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Petrol discounts end tonight fuelling trade war between filling stations
Petrol discounts end tonight fuelling trade war between filling stations

In an effort to stop motorists switching to low-cost petrol stations, Repsol and Cepsa are extending their own discount schemes...

Noah’s Ark charity worker and Tenerife’s favourite football pundit are awarded MBE’s
Noah’s Ark charity worker and Tenerife’s favourite football pundit are awarded MBE’s

Beverley Corbett is one of only two Brits in the whole of Spain named in the New Year Honours list...

Spain reintroduces travel restrictions for visitors from China
Spain reintroduces travel restrictions for visitors from China

All travellers from China, regardless of nationality, will have to provide a negative test or proof of vaccination...

What will the weather be like over New Year in the Canary Islands
What will the weather be like over New Year in the Canary Islands

AEMET are forecasting more stable weather with less haze, some rain, and temperatures of 25 degrees...

The calm after the storm: Snowy Teide looks spectacular with her ‘hat’ on
The calm after the storm: Snowy Teide looks spectacular with her ‘hat’ on

Here are some of the best photos of Mt Teide over the last couple of days...

Gran Canaria rises to Level 2 health alert for Covid
Gran Canaria rises to Level 2 health alert for Covid

This is a sign that the epidemiological situation has worsened, hospitalisations have increased, but no additional restrictions...

Eight arrested for selling cocaine after police raids in the south of Tenerife
Eight arrested for selling cocaine after police raids in the south of Tenerife

They searched four houses in the towns of El Medano, Los Cristianos, and Cabo Blanco...

The calima has dropped but will get more intense later today
The calima has dropped but will get more intense later today

Weather warnings have ended for haze but continue for high winds, and more rain is forecast for Friday...

Canary Islands exceeds 4.6 million vaccines, with 1.8 million immunized
Canary Islands exceeds 4.6 million vaccines, with 1.8 million immunized

Its two years since the SCS administered the first vaccine. The younger generation are the ones not getting inoculated...

Are you a rookie in online trading? Here's how to start
Are you a rookie in online trading? Here's how to start

With these simple steps, anyone can become an online trader in no time at all...

Outdoor activities suspended and parks closed in Gran Canaria due to weather warnings
Outdoor activities suspended and parks closed in Gran Canaria due to weather warnings

The Cabildo have also closed campsites and recreational areas until further notice...

New scooter law: no riding on pavements, no under 16s, helmets mandatory
New scooter law: no riding on pavements, no under 16s, helmets mandatory

The Mobility and Road Safety ordinance has been approved and will enforce new rules for privately owned and rental scooters...

AEMET cancels weather warnings for rain but extends them for haze and winds
AEMET cancels weather warnings for rain but extends them for haze and winds

Gusts above 110km/h are forecast. Here are the updated weather warnings for Wednesday...

The wind and intense haze causes more delays at Canary Islands airports
The wind and intense haze causes more delays at Canary Islands airports

The most affected are in Tenerife and Gran Canaria...

Smoking is banned on some Tenerife beaches from January 16th
Smoking is banned on some Tenerife beaches from January 16th

The new law on littering has been published in the BOC and comes with an increase in fines at the same time...

The weather warning for calima and haze is extended to all of the Canary Islands
The weather warning for calima and haze is extended to all of the Canary Islands

Here are all of the yellow and orange alerts extended by AEMET for each island for today...

The haze and the wind are already causing problems at airports
The haze and the wind are already causing problems at airports

There have been aborted landings and diversions due to low visibility in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura...

Fire in Granadilla leaves thousands without phones or internet
Fire in Granadilla leaves thousands without phones or internet

The antennas on the Acojeja mountain in the south of Tenerife caught fire...

Police meet Ryanair flight from the UK at Tenerife south airport after trouble on board
Police meet Ryanair flight from the UK at Tenerife south airport after trouble on board

Three British passengers were arrested as soon as the plane landed and escorted away by the National Police...

Teenage boy investigated for sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl in South Tenerife
Teenage boy investigated for sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl in South Tenerife

The girl’s family reported the incident to the Local Police claiming the boy knows the victim’s sister...