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Latest data indicates that the eruption in La Palma ‘is not ending soon’
Latest data indicates that the eruption in La Palma ‘is not ending soon’

The ash cloud could affect the airport today due to a change in wind direction…

Man dies after being rescued from the sea on Fañabé beach in Adeje
Man dies after being rescued from the sea on Fañabé beach in Adeje

Lifeguards gave him CPR on the beach until paramedics arrived…

Covid update: Light at the end of the tunnel as hospital pressure is easing
Covid update: Light at the end of the tunnel as hospital pressure is easing

Covid patients in hospital wards has dropped by 70% in a month, and those in ICU by 50%...

LA PALMA: More than 100 earthquakes registered but no other ‘mouth’ is feared
LA PALMA: More than 100 earthquakes registered but no other ‘mouth’ is feared

Here is a complete update of the situation with the volcano and the seismic activity detected…

The EMA approves third dose of Pfizer vaccine for the general population
The EMA approves third dose of Pfizer vaccine for the general population

Booster doses can be administered to anyone over 18 years of age, six months after first two jabs…

Covid update: 79 new cases and 1 Covid death today
Covid update: 79 new cases and 1 Covid death today

50% (40) of the new cases are in Tenerife today, 22 are in Gran Canaria, 11 are in Lanzarote, and 5 are in Fuerteventura…

Mayor of Santa Cruz wants no capacity or closing time restrictions in Level 1
Mayor of Santa Cruz wants no capacity or closing time restrictions in Level 1

Bermúdez asks the Canarian Government to lower Tenerife to Level 1, and let commerce and hospitality return to normal…

Latvian man arrested in Tenerife for smuggling 7 million euros worth of cigarettes
Latvian man arrested in Tenerife for smuggling 7 million euros worth of cigarettes

He has been detained by the National Police due to a European Arrest Warrant issued by the Latvian authorities…

Non-resident homeowners: save hundreds on your next tax return
Non-resident homeowners: save hundreds on your next tax return

Many people don’t realise that tax is due on your property, even if you haven’t rented it out.

LA PALMA: One of the cones collapses joining several vents of the volcano
LA PALMA: One of the cones collapses joining several vents of the volcano

A more intense lava flow is being emitted and the eruptive cloud reaches up to 4.5 kilometres high…

Holiday bookings surge as UK’s new travel rules come into effect
Holiday bookings surge as UK’s new travel rules come into effect

Travel rules have changed. What's different and how do they work?

PM announces 200 million euros aid for those affected by the La Palma volcano
PM announces 200 million euros aid for those affected by the La Palma volcano

Sánchez said that he will continue to visit and support La Palma as long as the emergency situation on the island continues…

More low cost automated petrol stations coming to the Canary Islands
More low cost automated petrol stations coming to the Canary Islands

12.5% of petrol stations in Spain are automated compared to less than 1% in the archipelago…

LA PALMA: Two weeks since eruption and still more earthquakes this morning
LA PALMA: Two weeks since eruption and still more earthquakes this morning

The National Geographic Institute has recorded eight tremors during the morning with some felt by the public…

TF-1 motorway resurfacing between Costa Adeje and Playa Paraíso this week
TF-1 motorway resurfacing between Costa Adeje and Playa Paraíso this week

There will be diversions and junctions closed after 10pm every night this week…

Covid update: Downward trend continues with 57 new cases today
Covid update: Downward trend continues with 57 new cases today

Of the new cases today, 25 are in Tenerife, 14 are in Gran Canaria, 13 are in Lanzarote, and 5 are in Fuerteventura…

21 earthquakes in La Palma and one of 3.1 magnitude south of Gran Canaria
21 earthquakes in La Palma and one of 3.1 magnitude south of Gran Canaria

The strongest measured in the last 24 hours was 3.6 on the Richter scale and was felt by the local population …

The ‘new land’ created by the lava from the volcano now measures 27.7 hectares
The ‘new land’ created by the lava from the volcano now measures 27.7 hectares

The new delta is 500 metres wide, 30 metres high, and is the size of 28 football pitches…

3,500 people confined to their homes due to worsening air quality in La Palma
3,500 people confined to their homes due to worsening air quality in La Palma

Meteorological conditions are preventing the dispersion of gases, keeping them at low levels of the atmosphere…

The La Palma volcano creates an impressive ‘vortex’ visible from space
The La Palma volcano creates an impressive ‘vortex’ visible from space

Vortices are huge rings of steam and gas that sometimes form over the eruptive columns of some volcanoes…