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A giant ‘rosco’ breaks all records for Kings Day in La Orotava
A giant ‘rosco’ breaks all records for Kings Day in La Orotava

The record breaking Roscón de Reyes, which is a giant donut, measures 570 metres long...

Loro Parque Foundation saves two more species from extinction
Loro Parque Foundation saves two more species from extinction

The Fuertes and Margariteña parrots join a list that means they have rescued twelve species from disappearing...

Five arrested at Tenerife airport flying to UK and Ireland with false passports
Five arrested at Tenerife airport flying to UK and Ireland with false passports

They were using French, Austrian, and Israeli documents to get to Manchester and Dublin to start a new life...

Almost 45,000 new cars were registered in the Canary Islands in 2022
Almost 45,000 new cars were registered in the Canary Islands in 2022

Only 2,100 electric cars were sold in the archipelago due to the lack of charging points...

VIDEO: Huge fire close to hotel in Ten Bel in the south of Tenerife
VIDEO: Huge fire close to hotel in Ten Bel in the south of Tenerife

The old entertainment venues next to Alborada Beach Club took five hours to put out...

Three women arrested smuggling drugs into Las Palmas prison
Three women arrested smuggling drugs into Las Palmas prison

Police seized heroin, cocaine, crystal meth, hashish, a mobile phone, a knife and a dagger from the three detainees...

Dead body washes up on Playa del Burro beach
Dead body washes up on Playa del Burro beach

Beach services personnel retrieved the body from the water...

The south stays dry as the rest of Tenerife is hit by heavy rains
The south stays dry as the rest of Tenerife is hit by heavy rains

Thunder and lightning were also reported in Tenerife and La Palma, and La Gomera has weather warnings...

Emergency landing in Tenerife after passenger has epileptic seizure
Emergency landing in Tenerife after passenger has epileptic seizure

The Ryanair plane was given priority landing with the emergency services standing by at Reina Sofia airport...

Three ‘sun and beach’ destinations in the Canaries are among the most visited in Spain
Three ‘sun and beach’ destinations in the Canaries are among the most visited in Spain

In total, eight sun and beach destinations accounted for 14.6% of all tourism in 2022...

The spectacular Quadrantids meteor shower will be visible on Wednesday
The spectacular Quadrantids meteor shower will be visible on Wednesday

LIVE STREAM: They are being broadcast live from Teide. You can watch them here...

No school buses on first day back on Monday 9th January
No school buses on first day back on Monday 9th January

The transport companies for public schools and education centres are protesting as they haven’t been paid correctly...

One dead and three injured in two New Year accidents in Lanzarote
One dead and three injured in two New Year accidents in Lanzarote

The deceased, aged 60, was trapped under the wheels of the car that ran him over...

Cloudy intervals and rain showers are forecast this Monday
Cloudy intervals and rain showers are forecast this Monday

Temperatures in the Canary Islands will stay about the same...

Apartment rents rose by up to 44% in 2022 in parts of the Canary Islands
Apartment rents rose by up to 44% in 2022 in parts of the Canary Islands

The average increase was 14% but they skyrocketed in tourist municipalities...

10 party people rescued by helicopter from stranded yacht on New Years Eve
10 party people rescued by helicopter from stranded yacht on New Years Eve

Maritime Rescue retrieved them near the shore of Playa del Inglés after the boat ran aground on rocks...

Retirement age has risen to 66 years and 4 months old from January 1st
Retirement age has risen to 66 years and 4 months old from January 1st

At the end of 2022, early retirements increased to take advantage of the 8.5% rise in pensions for this year...

The first Canarian baby of 2023 is a girl born in Fuerteventura
The first Canarian baby of 2023 is a girl born in Fuerteventura

Amelia was born at 12:23am and weighed 2 kilos and 890 grams, followed by a boy in Lanzarote six minutes later...

2023 begins with no fuel discounts but with a reduction in IGIC on food
2023 begins with no fuel discounts but with a reduction in IGIC on food

The third ‘anti crisis’ plan comes into force today, which includes a 2% cap for new rental contracts...

A cyclist is killed in an accident in San Eugenio in Costa Adeje
A cyclist is killed in an accident in San Eugenio in Costa Adeje

The cyclist collided with a car on the main road not far from the Quiron Hospital...