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Couple arrested after robbing a dozen petrol stations in Tenerife
Couple arrested after robbing a dozen petrol stations in Tenerife

They forced open the cash boxes of the jet washing machines and collected all the coins…

6 things you must know about forex trading
6 things you must know about forex trading

Forex trading (FX) is most easily described in its similarity to the currency exchange you do when you travel abroad…

Mass queues as Santa Cruz market re-opens after being closed for months
Mass queues as Santa Cruz market re-opens after being closed for months

From early in the morning, thousands of people queued to access the 384 authorized stalls...

The population of the south of Tenerife is getting older
The population of the south of Tenerife is getting older

There are more over 65’s in the south than ever before, numbers have increased in eight municipalities...

Big house party with 84 people broken up in Fuerteventura
Big house party with 84 people broken up in Fuerteventura

During the weekend police stopped another 8 parties with groups of over 10 people in Fuerteventura...

Pictures released of Spanish police raiding 3D-printed gun factory in Tenerife
Pictures released of Spanish police raiding 3D-printed gun factory in Tenerife

Police raided an illegal workshop that was using 3D printers to produce guns for a suspected far-right group...

Covid update: 182 new cases endorses level 3 in Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Covid update: 182 new cases endorses level 3 in Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Yesterday vaccination teams managed to administer 17,389 vaccines in the Canary Islands...

State of Alarm ending triggers holiday bookings for May and 24% are for the Canaries
State of Alarm ending triggers holiday bookings for May and 24% are for the Canaries

Summer bookings have remained stable, growing regularly from week to week as summer approaches...

Man arrested in Tenerife for making teenage girls undress in video calls
Man arrested in Tenerife for making teenage girls undress in video calls

He contacted them and made them believe that he had hacked their mobile phones and had access to all their content...

First aid payments for businesses will be in 10 days time
First aid payments for businesses will be in 10 days time

Madrid has already sent the aid agreement to the Canary Islands for SMEs and self-employed...

VIDEO: This week’s Canarian Weekly news update with Sam
VIDEO: This week’s Canarian Weekly news update with Sam

See the latest Canarian Weekly news update here...

Calls to 012 for vaccinations have ‘crashed’ the phone system
Calls to 012 for vaccinations have ‘crashed’ the phone system

The Health Service asks for patience because the service is available 24 hours a day…

No tests or quarantine for travellers visiting Spain with vaccine ‘passports’
No tests or quarantine for travellers visiting Spain with vaccine ‘passports’

More details explained here, including how this could be incorporated for travellers from the UK…

Germany keeps the Canary Islands on their travel black list
Germany keeps the Canary Islands on their travel black list

The islands remain a high-risk destination according to the German Government due to the rates of contagion…

Covid update: Canaries passes 50,000 cases with 284 detected today
Covid update: Canaries passes 50,000 cases with 284 detected today

Tenerife has added the most with 154, followed by Gran Canaria with 85, Fuerteventura has 17, and Lanzarote 14…

If you are between 66 and 69 years old and have not been vaccinated, call 012
If you are between 66 and 69 years old and have not been vaccinated, call 012

This is particularly for residents of Tenerife and Gran Canaria to speed up the vaccination process...

These are the specific measures wanted by the hospitality industry to re-open
These are the specific measures wanted by the hospitality industry to re-open

The hospitality sector has put forward their demands for specific measures as the government is reviewing all restrictions...

Cloudy and rainy in the north today, but clear and sunny in the south
Cloudy and rainy in the north today, but clear and sunny in the south

Here is today’s weather forecast for all the Canary Islands...

Will smoking be banned on bar and restaurant terraces permanently?
Will smoking be banned on bar and restaurant terraces permanently?

The Ministry of Health proposes the prohibition of smoking on terraces even if the distances are met…

Tenerife and Gran Canaria will continue at alert level 3
Tenerife and Gran Canaria will continue at alert level 3

Fuerteventura goes from level 3 to level 2…