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The EU delays the launch of the ETIAS until November 2023
The EU delays the launch of the ETIAS until November 2023

This is the form that Brits will have to complete to visit EU countries, including Spain, at a cost of seven euros...

Warning about an increase of ‘needle spiking’ attacks on women in nightclubs
Warning about an increase of ‘needle spiking’ attacks on women in nightclubs

Authorities across the country are warning of cases reported in the Canary and Balearic Islands as summer is in full swing...

Government energy saving plan limits air conditioning to 27°C in hotels and airports
Government energy saving plan limits air conditioning to 27°C in hotels and airports

Stores will have to turn off lights for shop windows at 10pm, as will lit up billboards and posters...

Spanish officials explain the 100 euros per day entry requirement for British tourists
Spanish officials explain the 100 euros per day entry requirement for British tourists

This is NOT new. It is established in the Schengen Borders Code and is not a Spain-specific requirement...

British models complain that Spanish authorities are using their pictures without consent
British models complain that Spanish authorities are using their pictures without consent

One of the models, Sian Green-Lord, is unhappy that they’ve also airbrushed out her prosthetic leg...

Shakira facing eight years in prison for alleged tax fraud
Shakira facing eight years in prison for alleged tax fraud

The Prosecutor's Office has asked for eight years in prison and a fine of 23.8 million euros for the singer...

The third heat wave of the summer will hit the Canary Islands this Sunday
The third heat wave of the summer will hit the Canary Islands this Sunday

August is forecast to start with extreme temperatures of 44°C and more haze...

All the Canary Islands start the week with active weather warnings
All the Canary Islands start the week with active weather warnings

As well as heat warnings a Force 7 wind between the islands will cause dangerous coastal conditions...

EU tourists will soon have to apply for ‘travel permission’ to visit UK
EU tourists will soon have to apply for ‘travel permission’ to visit UK

The UK Government says it will speed up the entry into the country but will cost 21 euros...

19 deaths from Covid in the Canary Islands in just three days
19 deaths from Covid in the Canary Islands in just three days

There are currently 450 people admitted to hospital with coronavirus with 29 in ICU and 421 on wards...

Brits using e-gates at Spanish airports may need additional documents
Brits using e-gates at Spanish airports may need additional documents

The FCO have updated their travel advice after Spain started allowing British passport holders to use e-gates...

A mother is arrested for recording pornographic videos of her teenage son
A mother is arrested for recording pornographic videos of her teenage son

A total of 19 minors have been identified in pornographic content shared on social media during the investigation...

The heat is on… highs of over 40 degrees are on their way to the islands
The heat is on… highs of over 40 degrees are on their way to the islands

The Canary Islands Government have activated weather warnings for the islands which come into force tomorrow…

Astronaut photographs the Canary Islands from space asking: ‘How many can you see?’
Astronaut photographs the Canary Islands from space asking: ‘How many can you see?’

Samantha Cristoforetti, an astronaut from the European Space Agency, shared the photos online...

Health warnings are reactivated in the Canary Islands due to another heatwave
Health warnings are reactivated in the Canary Islands due to another heatwave

Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and La Palma will have high temperatures between Tuesday and Saturday…

VIDEO: Five injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Marbella
VIDEO: Five injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Marbella

There are four people with gunshot wounds, while the person who fired the shots is also hospitalized after being stabbed…

360 people in Spain have died in five days as a result of the heatwave
360 people in Spain have died in five days as a result of the heatwave

Extreme temperatures will continue to affect practically all of mainland Spain until at least Monday...

A hot sunny weekend with no weather warnings as heatwave bypasses the islands
A hot sunny weekend with no weather warnings as heatwave bypasses the islands

The heatwave that is hitting the UK and Europe is bypassing the Canary Islands due to the trade winds...

Spain extends entry restrictions for another two months
Spain extends entry restrictions for another two months

This applies to British holidaymakers going to mainland Spain, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands this summer....

Temperatures drop in the Canary Islands until the end of the week
Temperatures drop in the Canary Islands until the end of the week

The alert for high temperatures has been lifted for now, but even hotter temperatures are expected this weekend...