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All dressed up and nowhere to go! Will midnight closing have a negative effect on tourism?
All dressed up and nowhere to go! Will midnight closing have a negative effect on tourism?

Police are clearing hundreds of people from beaches in the south of Tenerife after bars have closed…

Will amber list be scrapped at traffic-light review on October 1st?
Will amber list be scrapped at traffic-light review on October 1st?

As vaccinations increase, the travel industry says that the current system is too expensive and out of date…

How to spot fake news from deniers and anti-vaxxers who are trying to fool us
How to spot fake news from deniers and anti-vaxxers who are trying to fool us

They are using subtle techniques to spread fallacies through social media and mobile networks...

Covid update: 434 new cases and 3 deaths as the data continues to show signs of decrease
Covid update: 434 new cases and 3 deaths as the data continues to show signs of decrease

91% of today’s cases are in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, Lanzarote has 24 new cases, with 10 in Fuerteventura…

65% of the target population in the Canary Islands are now fully immunised
65% of the target population in the Canary Islands are now fully immunised

With almost 80% having had at least one jab, we are days, not weeks, away from achieving herd immunity…

VIDEO: Customs storm a sinking ship with 20 tons of hashish onboard in Canary waters
VIDEO: Customs storm a sinking ship with 20 tons of hashish onboard in Canary waters

The 11 crew members of the boat, all of Syrian nationality, were arrested by the National Police…

New commercial dock in the port of Corralejo is costing 33 million euros
New commercial dock in the port of Corralejo is costing 33 million euros

The work is necessary to cater for the volume of commercial activity, essential to both Fuerteventura and Lanzarote…

Covid update: 384 new cases… Is this the downward trend we’ve been waiting for?
Covid update: 384 new cases… Is this the downward trend we’ve been waiting for?

Of today’s new cases, 183 are in Tenerife, 176 are in Gran Canaria, 14 in Fuerteventura, and 4 in Lanzarote…

Canaries extends free AXA Covid travel insurance coverage for tourists
Canaries extends free AXA Covid travel insurance coverage for tourists

The policy includes medical expenses, repatriation and an extension of stay in case someone catches Covid…

A heat wave with ‘abnormally high temperatures’ is due in the Canary Islands
A heat wave with ‘abnormally high temperatures’ is due in the Canary Islands

There is a "considerable thermal increase" on the way later in the week…

VIDEO: Emergency rescue of a tourist stranded at sea in a kayak
VIDEO: Emergency rescue of a tourist stranded at sea in a kayak

The Guardia Civil has rescued a man on holiday who was drifting in a kayak between the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura…

Bar owner arrested for refusing to enforce Covid restrictions
Bar owner arrested for refusing to enforce Covid restrictions

He refused to turn down the music on the terrace of his bar, which doesn’t have a music licence…

Covid update: lowest number of new cases in a month, after 8 days of decline
Covid update: lowest number of new cases in a month, after 8 days of decline

There are 478 new cases today, with Gran Canaria having the most with 237, followed by Tenerife with 196…

Two injured paragliders die from their injuries after crash in Tenerife
Two injured paragliders die from their injuries after crash in Tenerife

The accident was reported shortly after ten o'clock this Sunday…

A group of Montenegrin drug smugglers linked to the 'Pink Panthers' arrested in Adeje
A group of Montenegrin drug smugglers linked to the 'Pink Panthers' arrested in Adeje

More than 400 kilos of cocaine and almost half a million euros in cash have been seized in the operation…

Covid update: 638 new cases and 4 deaths as incidence rates drop significantly
Covid update: 638 new cases and 4 deaths as incidence rates drop significantly

Today there are 332 new cases in Tenerife, 268 in Gran Canaria, 21 in Fuerteventura, and 12 in Lanzarote…

Nine pregnant women are hospitalized with Covid in the Canary Islands
Nine pregnant women are hospitalized with Covid in the Canary Islands

Non-vaccinated pregnant women have a 23 times higher risk of admission with Covid complications…

Another tragedy at sea: 42 dead and 8 babies hospitalized heading to the Canaries
Another tragedy at sea: 42 dead and 8 babies hospitalized heading to the Canaries

On average, one person dies every 32 hours trying to make the trip from west Africa to the Canary Islands by boat…

Play airlines starts direct flights from Iceland to Tenerife
Play airlines starts direct flights from Iceland to Tenerife

Tenerife is one of only three destinations in Spain they currently fly to, with Gran Canaria starting in December…

The Ministry of Health clarifies restrictions for FECAM to inform all municipalities
The Ministry of Health clarifies restrictions for FECAM to inform all municipalities

After some confusion, the restrictions in force for hospitality, nightlife, capacities and closing times, have been clarified today…