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Dead pilot whale washes up on a beach in Gran Canaria
Dead pilot whale washes up on a beach in Gran Canaria

The 700kg body of the young mammal was moved away from the sea to prevent the tide taking it away again…

Man arrested after threatening youngsters with a knife on Halloween night
Man arrested after threatening youngsters with a knife on Halloween night

The youngsters were dressed up for Halloween and had to hide from him in a shop after he chased them with a knife…

Covid update: Canary Islands register 103 new cases and no deaths this Tuesday
Covid update: Canary Islands register 103 new cases and no deaths this Tuesday

The Accumulated Incidence rate over 7 days in the Canary Islands now stands at 25.05 cases per 100,000 inhabitants…

Flight diversions and cancellations in Tenerife and La Palma due to the ash cloud
Flight diversions and cancellations in Tenerife and La Palma due to the ash cloud

Flights have been diverted to Tenerife South because of the ash cloud…

LA PALMA UPDATE: Air quality decreases and ash coverage increases
LA PALMA UPDATE: Air quality decreases and ash coverage increases

Ash now covers the Aridane Valley as more gases and particles are emitted by the volcano…

Flights from the UK to the Canary Islands will increase by 12.5% over the winter
Flights from the UK to the Canary Islands will increase by 12.5% over the winter

This was announced yesterday by the Minister of Tourism at the World Travel Market in London…

Covid update: Daily cases decrease over last three days to 43 today
Covid update: Daily cases decrease over last three days to 43 today

Even though daily cases have decreased, active cases are above 1,000 again...

WINTER IS COMING: The south of Tenerife shows good signs of economic recovery
WINTER IS COMING: The south of Tenerife shows good signs of economic recovery

Airlines have 6.4 million flight seats scheduled with Tenerife South airport for the winter season…

Extra scare for Halloween in Tenerife as a two metre long snake found in streets
Extra scare for Halloween in Tenerife as a two metre long snake found in streets

Several pedestrians and drivers called the police when they found her slithering through the streets…

17,737 people have already had their Covid booster jab in the Canaries
17,737 people have already had their Covid booster jab in the Canaries

Nearly a million people in Spain have already had their third dose of a Covid vaccine…

15 year old teenager found dead in skate park by padel tennis courts
15 year old teenager found dead in skate park by padel tennis courts

He was found hanging at the Playa Honda Sports Centre by staff when they arrived for work yesterday morning…

Lava advances 1.5 kilometres in 24 hours destroying more homes and farm land
Lava advances 1.5 kilometres in 24 hours destroying more homes and farm land

The front of lava flow 3, the one located the farthest south, has broken away from flow 9 causing more destruction…

Thousands of tourists arrive in La Palma to see the eruption up close
Thousands of tourists arrive in La Palma to see the eruption up close

10,000 visitors are expected per day this bank holiday weekend; the shuttle bus service worked smoothly yesterday…

La Palma registers an earthquake of magnitude 5, felt in Tenerife
La Palma registers an earthquake of magnitude 5, felt in Tenerife

The earthquake was felt in all of the islands in the western province; 186 earthquakes were recorded yesterday…

Ex-pats being warned they may have to self-isolate in UK even if vaccinated
Ex-pats being warned they may have to self-isolate in UK even if vaccinated

Although British ex-pats are allowed into the UK when fully vaccinated, isolation applies with track and trace…

10-year-old boy seriously ill after being rescued from drowning in the sea
10-year-old boy seriously ill after being rescued from drowning in the sea

Paramedics managed to revive him before he was taken to hospital by helicopter…

Covid update: 14 day incidence rates are continuing to rise in the Canaries
Covid update: 14 day incidence rates are continuing to rise in the Canaries

All of the four main islands now have an IA14 of 50 or above, and there were new cases today in all of the islands…

VIDEO: They reiterate the danger of volcanic ‘bombs’ on La Palma
VIDEO: They reiterate the danger of volcanic ‘bombs’ on La Palma

Large balls of pyroclastic material with a temperature of over 1,000°C are being thrown like bombs from the volcano…

La Palma is preparing for an influx of visitors over the bank holiday weekend
La Palma is preparing for an influx of visitors over the bank holiday weekend

There are buses every 20 minutes to see the eruption from a safe distance to keep the roads clear for the emergency services…

Riding a bike or electric scooter in pedestrian areas now carries a fine of 200 euros
Riding a bike or electric scooter in pedestrian areas now carries a fine of 200 euros

Breaking these rules is now considered a ‘serious offence’; more details here…