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The arrival of boats from Africa has dropped to the lowest level in two years
The arrival of boats from Africa has dropped to the lowest level in two years

The figures have been decreasing over the last six weeks since peaking at 2,404 people between January 16th and 31st...

A 3.1 earthquake between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura this morning
A 3.1 earthquake between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura this morning

The National Geographic Institute recorded it at 4:59am in the sea between the two islands...

Transport strike in Spain is having an effect on food supply to the Canary Islands
Transport strike in Spain is having an effect on food supply to the Canary Islands

Distribution warns there will be a "lack of food” that next week as cargo has dropped by 70%...

Plane has to make emergency landing in Gran Canaria with engine problem
Plane has to make emergency landing in Gran Canaria with engine problem

Emergency protocols were activated with all flights grounded and those waiting to land cleared to make way for the plane...

Virgin’s Valiant Lady is coming to Tenerife for the first time
Virgin’s Valiant Lady is coming to Tenerife for the first time

The Virgin Voyager flag ship is the most sustainable cruise ship in the world...

Water park accident leaves 7-year-old boy in serious condition in hospital
Water park accident leaves 7-year-old boy in serious condition in hospital

He had to be taken to hospital by helicopter with a head injury and symptoms of drowning...

Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 5,424 new cases and 4 deaths
Covid update: The Canary Islands adds 5,424 new cases and 4 deaths

The figures are now only updated on a Tuesday and Friday, so this averages at 1,808 new cases per day…

Playa Paraiso had the biggest tourist growth in Tenerife in 2021
Playa Paraiso had the biggest tourist growth in Tenerife in 2021

Of the 17 tourist resorts on the island, Paraiso had an increase of 117% in overnight stays compared to the year before…

Wingate School is offering free tuition to Ukranian refugee children
Wingate School is offering free tuition to Ukranian refugee children

The aim is to restore some normality by continuing their education and giving them the chance to improve English and learn Spanish…

Sustainability and ecological transition are top of the agenda in the Canaries
Sustainability and ecological transition are top of the agenda in the Canaries

Gesplan encourages sustainable development and ecological transition to young farmers as part of Canaries’ Agenda 2030...

Five fighter jets spotted flying over the Canary Islands
Five fighter jets spotted flying over the Canary Islands

Eurofighters have come from Seville to team up with the F-18 Hornets based in Gran Canaria for training exercises...

Here comes the haze! Now Storm Celia has gone a calima is coming
Here comes the haze! Now Storm Celia has gone a calima is coming

The winds have died down, sea conditions are better, and weather warnings have gone, here is the full forecast...

Two fugitives arrested at Tenerife South airport on the same flight for different crimes
Two fugitives arrested at Tenerife South airport on the same flight for different crimes

One is Romanian and wanted for burglaries, the other, a Moldovan, faces extradition to America for fraud…

Covid update: All islands stay at same alert level this week
Covid update: All islands stay at same alert level this week

The number of cases and incidence rates have gone up, and hospital pressure has only dropped slightly…

The Canary Islands is now the only region of Spain where dancing is not allowed
The Canary Islands is now the only region of Spain where dancing is not allowed

‘Social dancing’ is still not allowed in clubs or pubs, not even with masks or in outdoor spaces...

Drunk 17-year-old crashes police car whilst live on social media
Drunk 17-year-old crashes police car whilst live on social media

The police left the car after being called to a fight, when they came back he’d gone, but they found him via the video...

Los Cristianos port can’t cope with any more passengers or vehicles
Los Cristianos port can’t cope with any more passengers or vehicles

Last year 1.5 million passengers and 475,000 vehicles passed through the port, making it one of the busiest in Spain...

Proof of vaccination no longer needed to enter the Canary Islands from Spain
Proof of vaccination no longer needed to enter the Canary Islands from Spain

Screening has been in place since December 1st at ports and airports, but has now been lifted...

500 euro for ‘aggressive’ driving is among the new traffic fines from Monday
500 euro for ‘aggressive’ driving is among the new traffic fines from Monday

Holding your mobile phone whilst driving and not wearing a helmet on electric scooters also carry a fine and points…

Teide reveals herself as the clouds clear
Teide reveals herself as the clouds clear

The snow on Mt Teide has left a completely white landscape, and many people wondering when they will be able to enter the National Park…