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The Guardia Civil clarifies whether or not it is allowed to drive wearing flip-flops
The Guardia Civil clarifies whether or not it is allowed to drive wearing flip-flops

Many motorists ask if it is legal or not. This is what the law says about driving wearing flip-flops in Spain…

VIDEO: View from inside a seaplane as it fills up with water in La Palma
VIDEO: View from inside a seaplane as it fills up with water in La Palma

The pilot flies low over the port of Tazacorte and looks as though he is going to crash in the sea!

The La Palma forest fire is ‘on its last legs’
The La Palma forest fire is ‘on its last legs’

The Cabildo have said they hope to extinguish it today if there are favourable conditions over the National Park...

The fire in La Palma is still active on three fronts, but some evacuees can return home
The fire in La Palma is still active on three fronts, but some evacuees can return home

The change in the weather has stopped the fire spreading and allowed deactivation of forest fire alert in the other islands.

An illegal night party is thought to be the cause of the fire in La Palma
An illegal night party is thought to be the cause of the fire in La Palma

There is a burnt out vehicle and bin where the fire started and forensic teams are piecing it together...

The temperatures drop and light rains return to the Canary Islands
The temperatures drop and light rains return to the Canary Islands

Sunday sees the heatwave disappear and temperatures start to return to normal for the time of year...

PHOTOS: The forest fire in La Palma continues to burn out of control
PHOTOS: The forest fire in La Palma continues to burn out of control

Here is the latest information and images twenty four hours after the fire was declared...

Red alerts are activated for fires with two more outbreaks in Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Red alerts are activated for fires with two more outbreaks in Tenerife and Gran Canaria

The government has activated the maximum alert due to the dryness of the land, the heat, and the wind...

The observatory in La Palma is evacuated due to the proximity of the fire
The observatory in La Palma is evacuated due to the proximity of the fire

Latest satellite images from NASA show that the smoke from the fire is visible from space...

Heat, waves and wind, these are the active warnings in the Islands this weekend
Heat, waves and wind, these are the active warnings in the Islands this weekend

Temperatures of 37°C are still forecast in some areas, with winds up to 90km/h, here’s all you need to know...

FIRE UPDATE: The fire now covers 11,000 acres and 2,000 people have been evacuated
FIRE UPDATE: The fire now covers 11,000 acres and 2,000 people have been evacuated

The fire started near the LP-1 highway in Puntagorda. Evacuees are being taken to a sports centre for safety...

UPDATE: Yelena Isinbáyeva officially lives in the south of Tenerife
UPDATE: Yelena Isinbáyeva officially lives in the south of Tenerife

New information shows that she is living in Palm Mar with her family and owns other property in Callao Salvaje...

Yesterday was the hottest day of the year with a new record of 44.8°C
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year with a new record of 44.8°C

The heatwave has left several marks on the islands already this summer with record temperatures, flight diversions, and outbreaks of fire…

The Canary Islands are facing the hottest day of the year today of 43°C
The Canary Islands are facing the hottest day of the year today of 43°C

Here are where the highest temperatures were yesterday in the daytime and overnight where it didn’t drop below 30°C in some places...

203 people died in the Canary Islands last summer from extreme heat
203 people died in the Canary Islands last summer from extreme heat

With high temperatures and heat waves in the islands, here is why you should be careful in the sun and take precautions...

Fernando Clavijo is officially sworn in as president of the Canary Islands
Fernando Clavijo is officially sworn in as president of the Canary Islands

His investiture is complete after an absolute majority vote of the plenary session of the regional Parliament…

Yelena Isinbáyeva: Major of the Russian Armed Forces found in Tenerife
Yelena Isinbáyeva: Major of the Russian Armed Forces found in Tenerife

Putin's rumoured girlfriend was a supporter of the Russian invasion and has a dark political past...

AEMET increases level of weather warnings to red and orange in the Canary Islands
AEMET increases level of weather warnings to red and orange in the Canary Islands

Temperatures of more than 41 degrees are forecast for this Wednesday…

The dead body of a decapitated child is found on a beach in Tarragona
The dead body of a decapitated child is found on a beach in Tarragona

It was discovered this morning by a council worker cleaning the beach who thought it was a child’s doll at first…

Too hot to sleep? Here are 10 ways to help you in the heat this summer
Too hot to sleep? Here are 10 ways to help you in the heat this summer

The heatwaves make it more difficult to fall asleep with temperatures not dropping below 20 degrees at night...