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Covid update: 16 more deaths in the last 4 days, 52 so far in July
Covid update: 16 more deaths in the last 4 days, 52 so far in July

There have been 2,027 new cases since Friday in the over 60s and 8,155 in the last two weeks as the virus continues to spread...

Involcan records another seismic swarm of small earthquakes under Teide
Involcan records another seismic swarm of small earthquakes under Teide

The most likely origin of this type of low-magnitude swarm is the movement of steam, gas or water under the volcano…

Six arrested in Adeje for falsifying residency documents for immigrants
Six arrested in Adeje for falsifying residency documents for immigrants

They issued fake work contracts and social security registrations for up to 3,000 euros a person…

Scotsman is new president of Age in Spain
Scotsman is new president of Age in Spain

John Rafferty joined the organisation as a volunteer on its Residency Helpline during the Brexit negotiations…

Temperatures drop in the Canary Islands until the end of the week
Temperatures drop in the Canary Islands until the end of the week

The alert for high temperatures has been lifted for now, but even hotter temperatures are expected this weekend...

Three young women injured in a two-car collision in Granadilla
Three young women injured in a two-car collision in Granadilla

One of the girls suffered a serious head injury and was rushed to Candelaria hospital for treatment...

Missing tourist is found with sunburn, head injuries and very disoriented
Missing tourist is found with sunburn, head injuries and very disoriented

Rescuers found him at the bottom of a ravine and had to give him part of their uniform to protect him from the sun...

Emergency landing for plane bound for Tenerife due to a child choking
Emergency landing for plane bound for Tenerife due to a child choking

All emergency protocols were activated on board as the young child lost consciousness...

Nightmare on a flight to Tenerife: drunk, smoking and urinating on a seat
Nightmare on a flight to Tenerife: drunk, smoking and urinating on a seat

An EasyJet flight from Liverpool had to land in Portugal so that two people could be taken off the plane by police...

Caught 'red-handed' after two years of robbing elderly people at ATMs in Tenerife
Caught 'red-handed' after two years of robbing elderly people at ATMs in Tenerife

The man manipulated cash machines then stole money from their accounts when the machine wouldn’t work…

VIDEO: Couple are caught on camera running from the scene of a car accident
VIDEO: Couple are caught on camera running from the scene of a car accident

A neighbour recorded it from her bedroom window after hearing two cars colliding outside her house in Gran Canaria…

Five injured, one seriously, when a car rolled down a ravine in Guía de Isora
Five injured, one seriously, when a car rolled down a ravine in Guía de Isora

The female driver is in serious condition after being revived from a cardiorespiratory arrest...

A mother is arrested after trying to kill her 7-year-old son in Tenerife
A mother is arrested after trying to kill her 7-year-old son in Tenerife

She allegedly attempted suicide after trying to suffocate the young boy...

A 35-year-old man dies after drowning in Lanzarote
A 35-year-old man dies after drowning in Lanzarote

Paramedics performed basic and advanced resuscitation manoeuvres on the beach but couldn’t revive him...

Temperatures will top 40°C again this Monday as heat wave continues
Temperatures will top 40°C again this Monday as heat wave continues

The Emergency Services have issued advice and recommendations to avoid or treat sunstroke...

Two Guardia Civil officers save the life of 10-month-old British baby
Two Guardia Civil officers save the life of 10-month-old British baby

The agents were called by the hotel security guard because the young had stopped breathing and was turning blue...

Today is set to be the hottest day of the year in the Canary Islands
Today is set to be the hottest day of the year in the Canary Islands

Tunte was the hottest place in the archipelago reaching 40.3°C yesterday afternoon...

50th Anniversary of the first hotel in Playa de Las Americas
50th Anniversary of the first hotel in Playa de Las Americas

The Gran Tinerfe opened on 10th July 1972 a sign of the commitment to build a top international tourist destination in the South...

A decomposed human body is found in a ravine in Santa Cruz de La Palma
A decomposed human body is found in a ravine in Santa Cruz de La Palma

The body has been removed for an autopsy to identify who it is and the cause of death...

The Canary Islands recovered 100% of pre-pandemic international air traffic in June
The Canary Islands recovered 100% of pre-pandemic international air traffic in June

A total of 26,905 flights passed through the air traffic control centres of the Islands during the month...