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OFFICIAL: You can now go to the Civil Registry to change your sex
OFFICIAL: You can now go to the Civil Registry to change your sex

The 'trans law' has been published in the BOE today and means anyone over 16 can change their sex by themselves…

You can now get two more points on your driving licence, here’s how!
You can now get two more points on your driving licence, here’s how!

This means you will have 14 points before you lose your licence not 12; fines and points for infractions have also been updated...

The EU explains why the ETIAS and Entry/Exit system have been delayed
The EU explains why the ETIAS and Entry/Exit system have been delayed

The ETIAS will be lunched six month after the Entry/Exit system has started, so one is delaying the other...

AEMET has activated yellow weather warnings in the Canary Islands for Tuesday
AEMET has activated yellow weather warnings in the Canary Islands for Tuesday

Today’s weather forecast shows some rain showers in Tenerife and Gran Canaria…

The EU postpones the launch of ETIAS until 2024
The EU postpones the launch of ETIAS until 2024

The official website has been launched where applications will be made. More details here...

A wet and chilly weekend in much of the Canary Islands
A wet and chilly weekend in much of the Canary Islands

Temperatures will be the same as in previous days, except for a slight drop in the minimums overnight…

47 people arrested over fraudulent residency applications after Brexit
47 people arrested over fraudulent residency applications after Brexit

Police have broken up two networks who were charging Brits 1,600 euros for fake documents to prove they lived in Spain...

42,000 pensioners in the Canary Islands will receive a bonus of 250 euros
42,000 pensioners in the Canary Islands will receive a bonus of 250 euros

The payment, to help with the cost of living crisis, was approved yesterday by the Governing Council...

More haze and some rain in the Canary Islands this Wednesday
More haze and some rain in the Canary Islands this Wednesday

The temperatures will stay the same with wind from the northeast, and frost is expected in high areas of Tenerife and La Palma...

Spanish Political Party introduces bill to scrap Golden Visa by investment in real estate
Spanish Political Party introduces bill to scrap Golden Visa by investment in real estate

They claim there is no benefit to the economy and that the external investment is making property prices unrealistic...

Goodbye to having to remove liquids and laptops from suitcases at airport security
Goodbye to having to remove liquids and laptops from suitcases at airport security

AENA have announced the installation of scanners that generate 3D images and will reduce queues at security controls...

UK authorities issue warning for holiday makers going to Spain, Portugal, and Germany
UK authorities issue warning for holiday makers going to Spain, Portugal, and Germany

The Government are advising Brits to check travel plans as entry requirements can change with little warning...

Spain's tourism industry concerned that new EU tax could affect tourist numbers from the UK
Spain's tourism industry concerned that new EU tax could affect tourist numbers from the UK

The United Kingdom is still the main international tourist market for all of Spain, including the Canary Islands...

Cloudy with unchanged temperatures and a northeast wind this Sunday
Cloudy with unchanged temperatures and a northeast wind this Sunday

The eastern islands are forecast to be warmer and sunnier with some haze, whereas the west will be chillier with some rain...

Airport strikes see flights cancelled coming to Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Airport strikes see flights cancelled coming to Tenerife and Gran Canaria

The strike at airports in Germany has led to eight cancellations to the Canary Islands so far today…

Restrictions on stag and hen parties are introduced in tourist hotspot
Restrictions on stag and hen parties are introduced in tourist hotspot

The local law that bans going naked or displaying items of a sexual nature in the streets of Malaga has been approved this week...

Raquel Welch: The icon who showed the Canary Islands to the world dies aged 82
Raquel Welch: The icon who showed the Canary Islands to the world dies aged 82

She starred in the 1966 movie A Million Years BC which was filmed in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Tenerife...

Yellow weather warnings activated for rain, snow, and storms
Yellow weather warnings activated for rain, snow, and storms

AEMET has issued warnings in four of the Canary Islands from midnight tonight...

The cold continues in the Canaries after the calima
The cold continues in the Canaries after the calima

More rain, falling temperatures, and high winds this Wednesday according to the forecast from AEMET...

The balance between hard study and maintaining mental health
The balance between hard study and maintaining mental health

Students are constantly striving to achieve academic success and push themselves to the limit, but it’s important to strike a balance…