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Ex-pats being warned they may have to self-isolate in UK even if vaccinated
Ex-pats being warned they may have to self-isolate in UK even if vaccinated

Although British ex-pats are allowed into the UK when fully vaccinated, isolation applies with track and trace…

10-year-old boy seriously ill after being rescued from drowning in the sea
10-year-old boy seriously ill after being rescued from drowning in the sea

Paramedics managed to revive him before he was taken to hospital by helicopter…

Covid update: 14 day incidence rates are continuing to rise in the Canaries
Covid update: 14 day incidence rates are continuing to rise in the Canaries

All of the four main islands now have an IA14 of 50 or above, and there were new cases today in all of the islands…

VIDEO: They reiterate the danger of volcanic ‘bombs’ on La Palma
VIDEO: They reiterate the danger of volcanic ‘bombs’ on La Palma

Large balls of pyroclastic material with a temperature of over 1,000°C are being thrown like bombs from the volcano…

La Palma is preparing for an influx of visitors over the bank holiday weekend
La Palma is preparing for an influx of visitors over the bank holiday weekend

There are buses every 20 minutes to see the eruption from a safe distance to keep the roads clear for the emergency services…

Riding a bike or electric scooter in pedestrian areas now carries a fine of 200 euros
Riding a bike or electric scooter in pedestrian areas now carries a fine of 200 euros

Breaking these rules is now considered a ‘serious offence’; more details here…

Say hello to hot weather for the bank holiday weekend in the Canary Islands
Say hello to hot weather for the bank holiday weekend in the Canary Islands

Here is the weather forecast for all of the islands…

Covid update: 108 new cases and one death in the last 24 hours
Covid update: 108 new cases and one death in the last 24 hours

There has been one big outbreak in la Palma and two in Tenerife, including one at Hospiten Sur in the south…

All Canary Islands remain at level 1 for another week despite the increase in cases
All Canary Islands remain at level 1 for another week despite the increase in cases

Daily cases have increased by 41% meaning that Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote are now at medium risk of contagion…

A 61-year-old man drowns in Corralejo in Fuerteventura
A 61-year-old man drowns in Corralejo in Fuerteventura

A man and a woman were pulled from the water, but rescuers couldn’t do anything to save his life…

Arico forest fire that started in May in Tenerife is now finally fully extinguished
Arico forest fire that started in May in Tenerife is now finally fully extinguished

It has taken five months to fully extinguish it; it is the largest forest fire to occur on the island in 2021…

LA PALMA UPDATE: Lava flows towards the sea without causing further damage
LA PALMA UPDATE: Lava flows towards the sea without causing further damage

Here is a complete update of the situation in La Palma as of this afternoon by the director of Pevolca…

Man arrested at Gran Canaria airport with 10.5 kilos of heroin in a holdall
Man arrested at Gran Canaria airport with 10.5 kilos of heroin in a holdall

The man, who was travelling from Brussels to Gran Canaria, is accused of drug trafficking after being caught red-handed…

Those vaccinated with Janssen will get a booster jab from November 15th
Those vaccinated with Janssen will get a booster jab from November 15th

Residents of Spain that received the Janssen single dose vaccine will receive a booster from Pfizer or Moderna…

Forest fire in Adeje started by a high voltage cable is finally extinguished
Forest fire in Adeje started by a high voltage cable is finally extinguished

Firemen managed to control it with minimal damage to the Finca Caldera del Rey…

A 4.8 earthquake in La Palma has been felt in Tenerife, including the south
A 4.8 earthquake in La Palma has been felt in Tenerife, including the south

The current level of seismicity continues to indicate that more intense earthquakes on the EM scale are possible…

Covid update: 86 new cases in the Canaries today as incidence rates increase again
Covid update: 86 new cases in the Canaries today as incidence rates increase again

Of the new cases today, 47 are in Tenerife, 30in Gran Canaria, 8 in Lanzarote, and 3 in Fuerteventura…

LATEST: The ground on La Palma has risen 10 centimetres in the last 24 hours
LATEST: The ground on La Palma has risen 10 centimetres in the last 24 hours

Further from the volcano it has deflated slightly due to activity at a greater depth…

Fred Olsen’s new high-tech Trimaran arrives in Gran Canaria after 9,500 mile journey
Fred Olsen’s new high-tech Trimaran arrives in Gran Canaria after 9,500 mile journey

Gran Canaria and Tenerife will now be connected by two Trimarans for the fastet and most comfortable trip available…

LA PALMA: Activity soars, more lava, new emission points, earthquakes increase
LA PALMA: Activity soars, more lava, new emission points, earthquakes increase

Another part of the main cone has collapsed causing lava to pour out northwest over the stream that reached the sea…