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British man arrested in Spain accused of being front man for Russian oligarch close to Putin
British man arrested in Spain accused of being front man for Russian oligarch close to Putin

He is accused of hiding the identity of the yacht under a false name and being paid 800,000 euros to do so...

A Ryanair plane is evacuated in Greece due to a bomb scare
A Ryanair plane is evacuated in Greece due to a bomb scare

Fighter Jets were scrambled to escort it to Athens after it had taken off from Katowice in Poland...

The Canary Islands expect more clouds and rain this Monday
The Canary Islands expect more clouds and rain this Monday

Rain will mainly be in the north of the islands but there could be some isolated showers inland in other areas...

VIDEO: A freighter with 4,500 kilos of cocaine intercepted in the Canary Islands
VIDEO: A freighter with 4,500 kilos of cocaine intercepted in the Canary Islands

Police stormed the ship finding drugs worth 180 million euros on board and arresting 15 members of the crew...

New ETIAS and Entry/Exit system will help authorities track length of visitors stays
New ETIAS and Entry/Exit system will help authorities track length of visitors stays

Travellers from the UK will have to apply for an ETIAS authorization before visiting EU countries from November this year...

Weather warnings are activated in all of the Canary Islands until the weekend
Weather warnings are activated in all of the Canary Islands until the weekend

AEMET has extended the duration of the warnings issued on Tuesday and has added another for strong winds…

Air traffic controllers announce strikes at four airports in the Canary Islands
Air traffic controllers announce strikes at four airports in the Canary Islands

In total, 16 airports that have privatised control towers are affected on five dates in January and February…

AEMET warns of rain and waves up to four metres high over the next few days
AEMET warns of rain and waves up to four metres high over the next few days

Here is today’s weather forecast for all of the islands...

Snow and rain are forecast throughout the Canary Islands later this week
Snow and rain are forecast throughout the Canary Islands later this week

The rains will be more intense in the more mountainous islands from Wednesday afternoon…

The IGN recorded 3,241 earthquakes in the Canary Islands in 2022
The IGN recorded 3,241 earthquakes in the Canary Islands in 2022

The biggest quake of the year was between Tenerife and Gran Canaria with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale...

80 boats destroyed in dramatic fire in Bajadilla port
80 boats destroyed in dramatic fire in Bajadilla port

The fire caused millions of pounds worth of damage at the marina in Marbella...

The DGT no longer allows 50% reduction for prompt payment of certain fines
The DGT no longer allows 50% reduction for prompt payment of certain fines

These include driving after your car has failed its ITV, not producing documents, and not responding to their notifications…

A corpse without head or hands is washed up on a beach in front of a restaurant
A corpse without head or hands is washed up on a beach in front of a restaurant

Diners spotted a body floating in the sea this Sunday afternoon which was eventually washed ashore...

Abundant rains and more snow this week in the Canary Islands
Abundant rains and more snow this week in the Canary Islands

The forecast shows the most rain will fall in Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Palma, especially on Thursday and Friday...

Campaign group calls for changes to post Brexit 90-day travel rule
Campaign group calls for changes to post Brexit 90-day travel rule

Thousands of ‘swallows’ and seasonal workers have had their travelling rights curtailed since the UK left the EU...

Three tremors detected between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura in an hour
Three tremors detected between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura in an hour

The biggest one was only at a depth of 5 kilometres and measured 3.2 on the Richter scale...

A clear and sunny weekend with 25°C temperatures across the Canary Islands
A clear and sunny weekend with 25°C temperatures across the Canary Islands

There will be some clouds, mostly in the morning or at the end of the day, and possibly some local drizzle at altitude...

Sentinel-3 sends an impressive satellite image of the Canary Islands for Kings Day
Sentinel-3 sends an impressive satellite image of the Canary Islands for Kings Day

The crystal clear picture was published by Copernicus on social media on Friday...

December was the hottest on record in the Canary Islands since 1961
December was the hottest on record in the Canary Islands since 1961

It is officially classed as "extremely hot" and was an average of 1.7°C above the norm for the time of year...

Residents of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote all win big on the El Niño lottery
Residents of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and Lanzarote all win big on the El Niño lottery

There are four winners of the second prize in the south of Tenerife worth 750,000 euros for the series...