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British tourist attacks three policemen as they were escorting him off a plane
British tourist attacks three policemen as they were escorting him off a plane

Agents were called to meet the plane as it landed in Lanzarote because he was abusive to cabin crew…

Heartbreak for couple who have wedding cancelled days before Spain lifts travel restrictions
Heartbreak for couple who have wedding cancelled days before Spain lifts travel restrictions

Their wedding was first postponed last year due to the pandemic, but since then the nightmare has just got worse and worse…

British estate agent has arrest warrant issued in the Canary Islands for fraud
British estate agent has arrest warrant issued in the Canary Islands for fraud

She is wanted for allegedly stealing 67,000 euros during a property transaction and operated in Tenerife and Lanzarote…

15 more people arrested smuggling cocaine and heroin into the Canary Islands
15 more people arrested smuggling cocaine and heroin into the Canary Islands

The initial arrest of drug mules led to the initiation of an investigation against the drug traffickers…

Lanzarote forecasts a rebound of British, German, and Spanish tourists
Lanzarote forecasts a rebound of British, German, and Spanish tourists

The average occupancy of tourist accommodation will exceed 70% in April, May and June…

Hit man charged with thirteen murders is arrested in the Canary Islands
Hit man charged with thirteen murders is arrested in the Canary Islands

He’s one of the the most wanted men in Columbia and has been hiding out in Lanzarote...

Karol G releases her new single with video filmed exclusively in Lanzarote
Karol G releases her new single with video filmed exclusively in Lanzarote

The Colombian singer travelled to the Canary Islands at the beginning of April to film the video for Provenza…

Two flights to Madeira diverted to the Canary Islands due to strong winds
Two flights to Madeira diverted to the Canary Islands due to strong winds

The TUI and Transavia planes were diverted to Lanzarote and Tenerife South airports...

New project is underway to extract electricity from the heat of volcanic origin
New project is underway to extract electricity from the heat of volcanic origin

The aim is to supply sustainable electricity from the geothermal energy in Timanfaya National Park...

Drug mule arrested at Canaries airport carrying more than a kilo of cocaine
Drug mule arrested at Canaries airport carrying more than a kilo of cocaine

Police stopped the man at passport control and scans showed 100 wraps of drugs inside his body…

Three more shops are investigated for the sale of fake designer products
Three more shops are investigated for the sale of fake designer products

The clamp down on counterfeit goods continues with 1,100 items worth 226,000 euros confiscated from the shops...

Radisson Hotel Group to open first hotel in Lanzarote at the end of 2022
Radisson Hotel Group to open first hotel in Lanzarote at the end of 2022

The hotel chain has acquired the former Coronas Playa hotel in Costa Teguise and will completely update it...

Several Lanzarote flights are diverted to Fuerteventura due to strong winds
Several Lanzarote flights are diverted to Fuerteventura due to strong winds

Flights from Scotland and Barcelona couldn’t land and were diverted to a different island...

Passenger arrested at Lanzarote Airport with 3 kilos of cocaine hidden in his luggage
Passenger arrested at Lanzarote Airport with 3 kilos of cocaine hidden in his luggage

The police pulled him for a search as he was acting elusively and nervous towards them…

Another dead dolphin washes up on a beach in the Canary Islands
Another dead dolphin washes up on a beach in the Canary Islands

Biologists and Lanzarote Emergency Services took the body of the cetacean to the port in Playa Blanca...

Tourism board say that the Ukraine war has not affected Lanzarote ‘yet’
Tourism board say that the Ukraine war has not affected Lanzarote ‘yet’

ASOLAN have confirmed that the island is currently above 75% occupancy in tourist accommodation...

One killed and five injured in a car accident in Yaiza
One killed and five injured in a car accident in Yaiza

Firemen had to cut the roof off the car to free two people who were trapped inside...

Police uncover holiday rental scam for holiday homes that don’t exist
Police uncover holiday rental scam for holiday homes that don’t exist

Two people have been arrested for 12 cases of fraud so far where people have paid deposits then communication has stopped...

Lanzarote increases promotion of the island for the summer
Lanzarote increases promotion of the island for the summer

The island is being publicised in Germany, Poland, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, France, and Portugal...

A 56-year-old man is stabbed to death in Lanzarote
A 56-year-old man is stabbed to death in Lanzarote

The National Police have already arrested two people who apparently were having a ‘dispute’ with the victim…