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BIOECOMAC wants next week’s navy manoeuvres in the Canaries cancelled
BIOECOMAC wants next week’s navy manoeuvres in the Canaries cancelled

They are scheduled to be too close to the islands and within the exclusion zone for protected species of cetaceans and turtles...

WEATHER: Yellow and orange warnings with haze and 30°C temperatures
WEATHER: Yellow and orange warnings with haze and 30°C temperatures

The 90km/h winds will continue today but they will be hot not cold, and warnings are active for coastal sea conditions...

April was the second hottest and ninth driest since records began
April was the second hottest and ninth driest since records began

Temperatures were 2°C higher than usual for the time of year and there was 77% less rain than expected...

AEMET declares orange weather warnings on four islands until Wednesday
AEMET declares orange weather warnings on four islands until Wednesday

They have extended and upgraded some of the alerts that are already in force today and tomorrow...

AEMET extend weather warnings until Tuesday that now include all islands
AEMET extend weather warnings until Tuesday that now include all islands

The warnings are for strong winds and dangerous sea conditions. More details here...

WEATHER: Cloudier skies and a drop in temperatures this Thursday
WEATHER: Cloudier skies and a drop in temperatures this Thursday

We are heading for a cloudy weekend so here is the full weather forecast from AEMET...

The Guardia Civil continue to get paid 1.42 euros an hour to work on bank holidays
The Guardia Civil continue to get paid 1.42 euros an hour to work on bank holidays

The AUGC are demanding changes, especially as the Local Police get paid 50 euros an hour for doing the same job...

EU announces new biometric checks that will help Brits abroad
EU announces new biometric checks that will help Brits abroad

This was confirmed just after the British Prime Minister said wants a deal with the EU to make travel easier for travellers from the UK...

Barack Obama and Steven Spielberg join The Boss for his concert in Barcelona
Barack Obama and Steven Spielberg join The Boss for his concert in Barcelona

The former US president and the film director accompanied Bruce Springsteen at the start of his European tour...

WEATHER: Highs of more than 30 degrees in the Canary Islands this Sunday
WEATHER: Highs of more than 30 degrees in the Canary Islands this Sunday

Here is the full forecast island by island...

SCOOTERS: Bad parking is becoming as big a problem as bad riding
SCOOTERS: Bad parking is becoming as big a problem as bad riding

They are being ‘dumped’ and left abandoned in the middle of pavements causing problems for pedestrians...

The ‘skeletal remains’ of a dead body are found buried next to a suitcase
The ‘skeletal remains’ of a dead body are found buried next to a suitcase

A gardener made the grim discovery next to a residential complex in Malaga, police think she could have been dead for more than 10 years…

UK Prime Minister seeks deal to open EU passport e-gates to British tourists
UK Prime Minister seeks deal to open EU passport e-gates to British tourists

He wants to make travel easier for UK holidaymakers after long queues at airports since Brexit...

A hot and sunny Bank Holiday weekend is on the way
A hot and sunny Bank Holiday weekend is on the way

It is going to reach a scorching 28 degrees in several areas across the islands with just breezes on the coast...

Briefcase left outside a hospital turns out to contain a €64,000 donation
Briefcase left outside a hospital turns out to contain a €64,000 donation

At first no one checked if there was anything inside the abandoned case, but when they did they got a big surprise...

A ‘thermal anomaly’ will bring intense heat to the Canary Islands next week
A ‘thermal anomaly’ will bring intense heat to the Canary Islands next week

The islands will experience a mini-heatwave so here’s a day by day guide to the general forecast in the archipelago...

More than 600 people have arrived in the Canary Islands this week in small boats
More than 600 people have arrived in the Canary Islands this week in small boats

There have been twelve boats in five days and one shipwrecked claiming 19 lives...

A sunny but showery weekend in the Canary Islands
A sunny but showery weekend in the Canary Islands

The arrival of an Atlantic front will bring cloudy skies and rain to parts of the archipelago...

Spain registered 30% more international passengers than in March 2022
Spain registered 30% more international passengers than in March 2022

In total over 6.5 million people visited Spain with the Canary Islands the main beneficiary with over 35% of all visitors...

A cooler start to the week with a few scattered showers
A cooler start to the week with a few scattered showers

Temperatures are expected to drop to 23-25°C. Full forecast here...