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Six migrant boats arrive in the Canary Islands on Christmas Day
Six migrant boats arrive in the Canary Islands on Christmas Day

324 people, including 12 children, were intercepted by Maritime Rescue in Canaries waters…

OFFICIAL: Free public transport in the Canary Islands from 1st January 2025
OFFICIAL: Free public transport in the Canary Islands from 1st January 2025

Here are all the details of eligibility and the application process so you can travel around the islands for free…

Intense Calima to affect visibility across the Canary Islands over Christmas
Intense Calima to affect visibility across the Canary Islands over Christmas

The haze is expected to intensify from today as the DANA leaves the islands to the west…

New law on holiday rentals is approved by the Consultive Council
New law on holiday rentals is approved by the Consultive Council

However, they have raised several objections and have criticised it for failing to address tourism saturation…

Missing two-year-old girl found safe in La Palma
Missing two-year-old girl found safe in La Palma

She disappeared from the holiday home on Saturday where she was staying with her family…

The Christmas Lottery brings €16.8 million in prizes to the Canary Islands
The Christmas Lottery brings €16.8 million in prizes to the Canary Islands

Lucky ticket holders won €7 million in Gran Canaria and €5.8 million in Tenerife. Here all the winning numbers…

Government warns of intense storms across the Canary Islands
Government warns of intense storms across the Canary Islands

Forecasts predict storms with some thunder and lightning, heavy localised rainfall, and hail in some areas…

The Canary Islands have alerts for wind, snow, rain and storms this Sunday
The Canary Islands have alerts for wind, snow, rain and storms this Sunday

All of the islands are expected to have rain, but some in more areas than others...

Respiratory infections surge in the Canary Islands ahead of Christmas
Respiratory infections surge in the Canary Islands ahead of Christmas

The archipelago has the second highest rate of cases per 100,000 inhabitants in all of Spain…

AEMET issues new weather warnings for rain, hail, and severe winds in the Canary Islands
AEMET issues new weather warnings for rain, hail, and severe winds in the Canary Islands

These are in place for a DANA storm over the weekend in various islands as follows…

Authorities warn of new scam impersonating the National Police
Authorities warn of new scam impersonating the National Police

Scammers are trying to distribute malware through fraudulent emails claiming to be an official summons regarding the recipient's legal records…

More tragedy at sea: 377 people rescued and four dead crossing the Canary route
More tragedy at sea: 377 people rescued and four dead crossing the Canary route

Maritime Rescue has intercepted seven boats in the last 24 hours in Canary Islands waters…

Rain and strong winds forecast in the run-up to Christmas
Rain and strong winds forecast in the run-up to Christmas

Although the haze is clearing a DANA is passing the islands which will bring turbulent weather until Monday…

Spanish Government approves €81 million for free public transport in the Canary Islands
Spanish Government approves €81 million for free public transport in the Canary Islands

Regular bus users will continue to benefit from free travel throughout 2025…

Air quality is “extremely unfavourable” in the Canary Islands due to a supercalima
Air quality is “extremely unfavourable” in the Canary Islands due to a supercalima

Particle levels are approaching the same as the record breaking calima in 2020 when all airports in the islands were closed for two days…

Government downgrades weather warnings to pre-alert but warns of calima
Government downgrades weather warnings to pre-alert but warns of calima

The calima is predicted to vary in intensity from Tuesday with strong winds and visibility reduced to less than 3,000 metres…

New drink driving campaign launched in the lead up to Christmas
New drink driving campaign launched in the lead up to Christmas

The campaign starts today as over 1,000 people have lost their lives in Spain so far this year due to drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs…

Canary Islands maintain Maximum Alert for winds of up to 130 km/h
Canary Islands maintain Maximum Alert for winds of up to 130 km/h

Tenerife, El Hierro, and La Gomera, are the most affected but the other islands remain on pre-alert…

Mondays weather: Strong winds and high temperatures persist in the Canary Islands
Mondays weather: Strong winds and high temperatures persist in the Canary Islands

Temperatures are expected to reach 30°C in various parts of the archipelago due to the haze…

Government raises alert situation to “high-risk” as Storm Dorothea hits the Canary Islands
Government raises alert situation to “high-risk” as Storm Dorothea hits the Canary Islands

Here are the alerts in place and weather conditions from Sunday morning…