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Flight chaos to last for days as 500 flights are cancelled by UK air traffic control
Flight chaos to last for days as 500 flights are cancelled by UK air traffic control

Thousands of Brits are stranded in holiday resorts, including the Canary Islands, despite the 'network failure' being 'remedied'

AEMET activates weather warnings for strong wind and sea conditions
AEMET activates weather warnings for strong wind and sea conditions

Gusts of wind in Tenerife and Gran Canaria are expected to reach 70 km/h with the presence of haze…

A Canarian company owns the best marine cleaning boats in the world
A Canarian company owns the best marine cleaning boats in the world

The vessels of Ocean Cleaner Technology can clean the sea of microalgae in just a few days…

Weather warnings and heat alerts are deactivated in the Canary Islands
Weather warnings and heat alerts are deactivated in the Canary Islands

Emergency resources continue to be on standby in case of possible changes in the meteorological conditions…

HiperDino are giving 50% discount vouchers to help buy school supplies
HiperDino are giving 50% discount vouchers to help buy school supplies

Here is the school calendar including holidays and bank holidays island by island…

The heat is back: AEMET activates yellow and orange warnings for high temperatures
The heat is back: AEMET activates yellow and orange warnings for high temperatures

Several islands are forecast to reach 37 degrees Celsius today…

500 people have arrived in the Canaries in nine boats in 48 hours
500 people have arrived in the Canaries in nine boats in 48 hours

20% of all the people that have come in boats so far this year have arrived in the first three weeks of August…

DGT warns drivers of medicines that can give a ‘false positive’ in a drug test
DGT warns drivers of medicines that can give a ‘false positive’ in a drug test

You can test positive even if you haven’t consumed any illegal substances and be fined 1,000 euros…

More weather warnings this weekend as temperatures are set to rise
More weather warnings this weekend as temperatures are set to rise

After a respite in the intense heat, AEMET forecasts a return this weekend with some warnings extended until August 23rd…

‘Huge amounts’ of microalgae will arrive on the Canary coastline this week
‘Huge amounts’ of microalgae will arrive on the Canary coastline this week

The arrival of microalgae may be due to "extreme heat and the progressive warming of the sea due to climate change"…

Six of the Canary Islands are now on a red warning for extreme temperatures
Six of the Canary Islands are now on a red warning for extreme temperatures

AEMET has upgraded the warnings until at least Sunday. Temperatures have already reached 46 degrees…

The heatwave of the summer arrives with 40°C in Tenerife and 42°C in Gran Canaria
The heatwave of the summer arrives with 40°C in Tenerife and 42°C in Gran Canaria

AEMET and the Ministry of Health have both extended their alerts and warnings for heat until next Wednesday…

AEMET extends heat wave warnings to the entire Canary Islands
AEMET extends heat wave warnings to the entire Canary Islands

These are the places that will be most affected by the extreme heat…

British Embassy urges UK licence holders to exchange their licence before cut-off date
British Embassy urges UK licence holders to exchange their licence before cut-off date

Residents who haven’t changed it yet only have until September 15th before they will be driving illegally again…

The next heatwave will bring days of 40°C and nights of 30°C to the Canary Islands
The next heatwave will bring days of 40°C and nights of 30°C to the Canary Islands

The Ministry of Health has issued various warnings for health risks to 39 municipalities in the Islands…

Canaries beaches are full on the first Sunday of August
Canaries beaches are full on the first Sunday of August

This is traditionally one of the busiest beach days of the year as most Canarians start their August summer holidays…

Another heatwave is coming to the Canary Islands from Wednesday
Another heatwave is coming to the Canary Islands from Wednesday

AEMET are forecasting temperatures of 36°C initially and more “intense heat” next week…

The DGT is intensifying fines for using mobile phones when driving
The DGT is intensifying fines for using mobile phones when driving

You can now get fined for holding or touching your phone, even if it is in a cradle or stand…

The Perseids meteor show will be broadcast live from the Canary Islands
The Perseids meteor show will be broadcast live from the Canary Islands

You can watch it online from the Teide Observatory in Tenerife or the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma…

AEMET issues a yellow weather warning for Tenerife and Gran Canaria
AEMET issues a yellow weather warning for Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Force 7 winds causing dangerous sea conditions are prominent in both islands today…