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Return of Masks? Ministry of Health to propose mandatory use in all healthcare facilities
Return of Masks? Ministry of Health to propose mandatory use in all healthcare facilities

Three regions of Spain have already reintroduced them due to the rebound in Influenza A and COVID-19 cases…

What is Kings Day in the Canary Islands and where are the parades?
What is Kings Day in the Canary Islands and where are the parades?

January 6th is considered to be more important than Christmas Day in Spanish culture and is the biggest bank holiday of the year…

Possible rain in Tenerife and cloudy skies across the Canary Islands on Thursday
Possible rain in Tenerife and cloudy skies across the Canary Islands on Thursday

It will still be quite hot with temperatures reaching 25°C with sunny spells…

Increase in drone and laser pointer incidents are serious threat to Canaries Airports
Increase in drone and laser pointer incidents are serious threat to Canaries Airports

The State Aviation Safety Agency have reported 1,700 incidents which have led to some flights being diverted…

Electric Scooters: Everything you need to know about the new regulations of use
Electric Scooters: Everything you need to know about the new regulations of use

New rules for using electric scooters come into effect this January. Here is a full guide to what is changing and when…

The Canary Islands welcome the first babies of 2024!
The Canary Islands welcome the first babies of 2024!

A baby girl weighing just 4lbs was the first newborn of the year at 2:26am in Gran Canaria…

UK Embassy says green residencias exempt Brits from EES and ETIAS requirements
UK Embassy says green residencias exempt Brits from EES and ETIAS requirements

The Embassy has reminded people that their Spanish “green certificates” remain valid under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement…

444 flights cancelled next week due to Iberia ground crew strike
444 flights cancelled next week due to Iberia ground crew strike

More than 45,000 passengers are affected at one of the busiest times of the year for air travel in Spain…

COVID and flu infections are on the rise with over 5,500 cases in the Canary Islands
COVID and flu infections are on the rise with over 5,500 cases in the Canary Islands

Extreme pressure is being placed on the island’s hospitals with the age group over 79 years old being admitted the most…

The number of holiday let properties to be restricted and limited in 2024
The number of holiday let properties to be restricted and limited in 2024

A new tourist housing law will come into force on June 30th next year which will limit private holiday rentals in the Canary Islands…

Free public transport is extended in the Canary Islands for another year
Free public transport is extended in the Canary Islands for another year

The government is actively considering eliminating the requirement of 15 trips per month so that free travel is available to everyone…

Warm sunny weather is forecast in the days leading up to New Year's Eve
Warm sunny weather is forecast in the days leading up to New Year's Eve

Temperatures will reach 26°C, here is Thursday’s forecast for each of the islands…

AEMET warns of Calima in the Canary Islands today as temperatures go up
AEMET warns of Calima in the Canary Islands today as temperatures go up

Here is your Boxing Day weather forecast for all of the islands…

Average pension to exceed 1,000 euros in all regions of Spain in 2024
Average pension to exceed 1,000 euros in all regions of Spain in 2024

The annual increase of 3.8% means almost 50 euros a month extra for pensioners in the Canary Islands…

Yellow weather warnings for rain and storms in five of the Canary Islands for the weekend
Yellow weather warnings for rain and storms in five of the Canary Islands for the weekend

Here’s the forecast from now until Christmas for the archipelago…

GOOD NEWS: Air traffic controllers in the Canary Islands choose NOT to strike over Christmas
GOOD NEWS: Air traffic controllers in the Canary Islands choose NOT to strike over Christmas

They have said they will work as its one of the busiest times of year and then resume the strike from January 7th…

The 'El Gordo' Christmas Lottery breaks records by showering millions on the Canary Islands
The 'El Gordo' Christmas Lottery breaks records by showering millions on the Canary Islands

This year's Christmas Lottery is set to distribute a whopping 2.59 billion euros in prizes across the country…

New deadline set for the end of petrol and diesel cars in Europe
New deadline set for the end of petrol and diesel cars in Europe

They have brought forward the deadline by five years, although combustion engine cars will still be allowed if they run on synthetic fuels…

10 people received euthanasia in the Canaries in the first 18 months of the law coming into force
10 people received euthanasia in the Canaries in the first 18 months of the law coming into force

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, 576 requests of euthanasia were registered in Spain last year…

2023 was the warmest and driest year in the Canary Islands for 62 years
2023 was the warmest and driest year in the Canary Islands for 62 years

Two weather stations in Tenerife recorded the highest autumn temperatures since 1920…