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The Queen's immediate family are summoned to Balmoral as doctors keep her under medical supervision
The Queen's immediate family are summoned to Balmoral as doctors keep her under medical supervision

A statement about the Queen's health is exceptionally rare and suggests the situation is very serious…

Another calima and increase in temperatures are on the way
Another calima and increase in temperatures are on the way

The heat and haze are returning to the Canary Islands but there is also a high chance of some rain…

Plane forced to land again after takeoff due to a warning for a door problem
Plane forced to land again after takeoff due to a warning for a door problem

The aircraft, operated by Vueling, had to circle and burn fuel before it could land again...

Guide dog dies after being scared by fireworks and falling down a ravine
Guide dog dies after being scared by fireworks and falling down a ravine

Rubio the Labrador managed to escape from the house when people began letting off rockets and firecrackers...

History is made as the Canary Islands will take over control of their coasts
History is made as the Canary Islands will take over control of their coasts

The state has approved the transfer of the jurisdiction of coasts from Costas to the regional government...

Yellow weather warning for heavy rain and storms in Tenerife
Yellow weather warning for heavy rain and storms in Tenerife

AEMET warns of the tropical wave moving across the archipelago mixing heat with storms and showers...

A one-year-old girl is killed by 4 inch hail stone in Spain
A one-year-old girl is killed by 4 inch hail stone in Spain

30 people who needed medical treatment are said to have suffered head injuries or cuts from the ice, as well as broken bones...

Spain finally gets tough on pickpockets
Spain finally gets tough on pickpockets

A reform of the penal code means that they can now face between six to 18 months in prison...

August ends with a 'meteorological stew' of heat, haze and storms
August ends with a 'meteorological stew' of heat, haze and storms

Rain and storms are forecast on Wednesday and Thursday in several of the islands...

Spain is urging women to swim topless to ‘fight discrimination’
Spain is urging women to swim topless to ‘fight discrimination’

A new campaign has been launched to encourage women to go bare chested in public in the same way as men if they want to…

Tragedy as British baby girl dies after falling into swimming pool on family holiday
Tragedy as British baby girl dies after falling into swimming pool on family holiday

The 17-month-old toddler was found floating in one of the hotel's pools by her parents...

British woman dies after falling off a steep hillside while riding an electric scooter
British woman dies after falling off a steep hillside while riding an electric scooter

She plummeted down a barranco in front of horrified relatives. Firemen tried to save her but couldn’t resuscitate her…

VIDEO: Amazing rescue by Guardia Civil helicopter crew of climbers in Spain
VIDEO: Amazing rescue by Guardia Civil helicopter crew of climbers in Spain

This is not a movie, the pilot made the rescue with the rotor blades just inches away from rock walls at a height of 275 metres...

No. Airport workers in Spain are NOT going on strike
No. Airport workers in Spain are NOT going on strike

The UK press has wrongly reported of general strikes at Spanish airports...

Spain considering limiting school summer holidays to nine weeks
Spain considering limiting school summer holidays to nine weeks

They are rethinking the school calendar to finish right at the end of June and start them at the beginning of September...

A notary is arrested for drug money laundering in the Canary Islands
A notary is arrested for drug money laundering in the Canary Islands

14 people in the gang have been arrested on three islands. The value of the assets seized so far exceeds two million euros...

Weather alerts deactivated as temperatures drop in the Canary Islands
Weather alerts deactivated as temperatures drop in the Canary Islands

The Archipelago remains in a pre-alert situation for forest fires...

Accidents at sea: the difficulty of having bathers, boats and jet skis on the beach
Accidents at sea: the difficulty of having bathers, boats and jet skis on the beach

Water sports companies have gradually cornered the space used by bathers and the marine species that inhabit the coasts...

Three arrested for subjecting migrants to ‘slave labour’ for 16 hours a day
Three arrested for subjecting migrants to ‘slave labour’ for 16 hours a day

They were forced to clean and peel onions without a break for 5 cents per kilo...

‘Tourist train’ crashes injuring 11 people including 3 children
‘Tourist train’ crashes injuring 11 people including 3 children

The vehicle was travelling at speed and hit a kerb as it came to a bend and then the carriage flipped over...