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Accidents at sea: the difficulty of having bathers, boats and jet skis on the beach
Accidents at sea: the difficulty of having bathers, boats and jet skis on the beach

Water sports companies have gradually cornered the space used by bathers and the marine species that inhabit the coasts...

Plastic now accounts for 85% of all rubbish in our oceans
Plastic now accounts for 85% of all rubbish in our oceans

Experts warn: “If additional measures are not taken, by 2025 there will be 150 million tons of plastic floating in the sea”

Firefighters contain outbreak of forest fire in the south of Tenerife before it spreads
Firefighters contain outbreak of forest fire in the south of Tenerife before it spreads

It broke out in the El Roque area of San Miguel de Abona on Sunday afternoon...

BBQ areas closed as fire alert activated in Gran Canaria from today
BBQ areas closed as fire alert activated in Gran Canaria from today

Weather forecasts see highs of up to 38 degrees for Monday and up to 40 from Tuesday...

A new millionaire in the Canary Islands after Fridays Euromillions draw
A new millionaire in the Canary Islands after Fridays Euromillions draw

According to the lottery administration, a ticket bought in Gran Canaria has won the Millionaire Maker...

Man arrested for simulating a fraud to recover money he lost on a crypto platform
Man arrested for simulating a fraud to recover money he lost on a crypto platform

The 28-year-old claimed his bank had taken the money without his authorisation...

50% discounts on bus and tram Bonos in Tenerife from September 1st
50% discounts on bus and tram Bonos in Tenerife from September 1st

This measure has been funded by the Spanish Government until the end of the year to help with the cost of living crisis...

Tenerife’s ports had more than three million passengers between January and July
Tenerife’s ports had more than three million passengers between January and July

2.8 million were ferry passengers and 313,000 were on cruises...

Three arrested for subjecting migrants to ‘slave labour’ for 16 hours a day
Three arrested for subjecting migrants to ‘slave labour’ for 16 hours a day

They were forced to clean and peel onions without a break for 5 cents per kilo...

Drug dealer arrested whilst selling heroin in San Isidro in Tenerife
Drug dealer arrested whilst selling heroin in San Isidro in Tenerife

The Guardia Civil saw the man take the wrap of drugs out of his mouth and sell it...

‘Tourist train’ crashes injuring 11 people including 3 children
‘Tourist train’ crashes injuring 11 people including 3 children

The vehicle was travelling at speed and hit a kerb as it came to a bend and then the carriage flipped over...

The Masca trail is closed on Sunday due to high temperatures
The Masca trail is closed on Sunday due to high temperatures

Any activity that involves fire, including barbeques, and the use of certain machinery is forbidden in risk areas...

Government issues alert for the risk of forest fires in the Canary Islands
Government issues alert for the risk of forest fires in the Canary Islands

A heat wave with added haze due to the arrival of African continental air will lower the relative humidity values…

Cuna del Alma have their say about the new construction in Puertito de Adeje
Cuna del Alma have their say about the new construction in Puertito de Adeje

Activists managed to stop work again yesterday on the construction site, so the developers wanted the opportunity to clarify a few points…

Orange weather warning in the Canary Islands for extreme temperatures
Orange weather warning in the Canary Islands for extreme temperatures

Last week AEMET forecast storms this weekend which have now been replaced by temperatures up to 40 degrees...

A new species of slug is discovered in Tenerife
A new species of slug is discovered in Tenerife

The never seen before specimens have been found on the coast of Santa Cruz, between Caleta El Águila and El Roquete...

Two local policemen save a girls life who had choked and stopped breathing
Two local policemen save a girls life who had choked and stopped breathing

They performed recovery manoeuvres to free whatever was blocking her throat and managed to revive her in the street...

No happy ending for thief who tried to burgle a massage parlour in El Medano
No happy ending for thief who tried to burgle a massage parlour in El Medano

He attacked a woman after she tried to stop him stealing money and gave false ID to the police when arrested...

Tragedy as woman drowns after falling into the sea by the Los Gigantes port
Tragedy as woman drowns after falling into the sea by the Los Gigantes port

Two people fell into the sea, both aged 63 years old, the man suffered a severe chest injury and the woman was killed...

Charging an electric car in the Canaries causes more emissions than a combustion car
Charging an electric car in the Canaries causes more emissions than a combustion car

This is the result of a new study that found there is more pollution generated to create electricity than vehicle emissions…