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El Corte Ingles report job scam circulating on WhatsApp and SMS
El Corte Ingles report job scam circulating on WhatsApp and SMS

The company is not offering remote jobs, it’s phishing campaign that uses a part time job offer as a hook…

British woman dies after falling off a steep hillside while riding an electric scooter
British woman dies after falling off a steep hillside while riding an electric scooter

She plummeted down a barranco in front of horrified relatives. Firemen tried to save her but couldn’t resuscitate her…

Darias confirms that use of masks is staying into autumn and winter
Darias confirms that use of masks is staying into autumn and winter

There are no plans to relax face mask rules in Spain, which includes the Canary Islands, during ‘flu’ season...

VIDEO: Amazing rescue by Guardia Civil helicopter crew of climbers in Spain
VIDEO: Amazing rescue by Guardia Civil helicopter crew of climbers in Spain

This is not a movie, the pilot made the rescue with the rotor blades just inches away from rock walls at a height of 275 metres...

Arrested twice in 24 hours for robbing a restaurant and stealing a car
Arrested twice in 24 hours for robbing a restaurant and stealing a car

He was caught red handed robbing the restaurant in Tenerife and then was in an accident in the stolen car...

The new ALDI supermarket opens its doors in Adeje
The new ALDI supermarket opens its doors in Adeje

This is the sixth store they have opened in the Canary Islands. The next one will be in San Isidro in September…

New forest fire breaks out in Tenerife
New forest fire breaks out in Tenerife

Ground crews and two helicopters are already working to control the blaze in La Esperanza…

The Canary Islands had more tourists in July than before the pandemic
The Canary Islands had more tourists in July than before the pandemic

Hotels exceeded 74% occupancy with more than six million overnight stays, the third main destination behind the Balearics and Catalonia…

A man is killed and a woman injured by a rock falling onto the Alojera beach
A man is killed and a woman injured by a rock falling onto the Alojera beach

A helicopter was needed to rescue them as the beach is difficult to access by land...

ENERGY: Streetlights will be switched off this winter, but not Christmas lights
ENERGY: Streetlights will be switched off this winter, but not Christmas lights

Spain only has to reduce energy consumption by 7% compared to 15% for other EU countries...

Surprise for UK model as she sees her face on a strip club sign in Tenerife
Surprise for UK model as she sees her face on a strip club sign in Tenerife

The former page 3 model is on holiday and saw the sign in Playa Las Americas...

Search continues for missing bather in Tenerife
Search continues for missing bather in Tenerife

The man went for a swim yesterday afternoon and didn’t come back...

No. Airport workers in Spain are NOT going on strike
No. Airport workers in Spain are NOT going on strike

The UK press has wrongly reported of general strikes at Spanish airports...

The Canary Islands has the highest hospital occupancy of Covid patients in Spain
The Canary Islands has the highest hospital occupancy of Covid patients in Spain

The Persistent Covid Association claim that there are 40,000 people in the Canary Islands with long Covid…

VIDEO: A dangerous fugitive wanted in the UK is arrested in Los Cristianos
VIDEO: A dangerous fugitive wanted in the UK is arrested in Los Cristianos

He was sentenced to life imprisonment for drug smuggling in the UK before fleeing to the Canary Islands...

Spain considering limiting school summer holidays to nine weeks
Spain considering limiting school summer holidays to nine weeks

They are rethinking the school calendar to finish right at the end of June and start them at the beginning of September...

A notary is arrested for drug money laundering in the Canary Islands
A notary is arrested for drug money laundering in the Canary Islands

14 people in the gang have been arrested on three islands. The value of the assets seized so far exceeds two million euros...

Man dies after falling from a bridge in Tenerife
Man dies after falling from a bridge in Tenerife

The SUC medical staff dispatched to the scene of the incident could only confirm his death...

Weather alerts deactivated as temperatures drop in the Canary Islands
Weather alerts deactivated as temperatures drop in the Canary Islands

The Archipelago remains in a pre-alert situation for forest fires...

Human remains found in Tenerife thought to be a man who has been missing for a year
Human remains found in Tenerife thought to be a man who has been missing for a year

Last week some teenagers found his back pack on the side of a mountain with a drone…