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Jet2 sees massive increase in demand for holidays this summer
Jet2 sees massive increase in demand for holidays this summer

Jet2 group has had to increase its flight schedule to Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus...

Covid update: 195 new cases and just one death in Gran Canaria
Covid update: 195 new cases and just one death in Gran Canaria

Those registered with the Canarian Health Service will receive an SMS text message with their appointment to receive the vaccine…

Police interrupt 50 people having a party at the Punta Rasca lighthouse
Police interrupt 50 people having a party at the Punta Rasca lighthouse

The Arona Local Police were alerted by residents of El Fraile and issued 35 fines, but 15 people managed to get away…

The BOE publishes the Law of 'new normality' with extended rules for use of masks
The BOE publishes the Law of 'new normality' with extended rules for use of masks

New normality law comes into effect from tomorrow until the end of the pandemic…

Man dies in hospital 24 hours after being tasered by police in Adeje
Man dies in hospital 24 hours after being tasered by police in Adeje

It took four policemen to detain him after a shot from a stun gun allegedly had no effect...

VIDEO: Pod of killer whales filmed off coast of Gran Canaria
VIDEO: Pod of killer whales filmed off coast of Gran Canaria

They were sighted by a professional fishing boat between the coast of Telde and Agüimes...

EU: ‘70% of the population can be vaccinated by July 14th’
EU: ‘70% of the population can be vaccinated by July 14th’

The EU vice president says that all is on target with increase of supply and more vaccines becoming available to use...

Spain extends border closure to countries outside of EU until April 30th
Spain extends border closure to countries outside of EU until April 30th

Many people are confused as there are three changes in next 48 hours, all is explained here…

Balearics have tourists and are benefitting from stricter restrictions before Easter
Balearics have tourists and are benefitting from stricter restrictions before Easter

There are over 500 flights scheduled between Germany and Mallorca in ten days…

Covid update: 151 new cases and 3 deaths, incidence rates drop for islands
Covid update: 151 new cases and 3 deaths, incidence rates drop for islands

There were 240 medical discharges this morning which have put active cases at 4,063 after the weekend…

Guardia Civil intercept a speed boat with more than 1,000 kilograms of hashish onboard
Guardia Civil intercept a speed boat with more than 1,000 kilograms of hashish onboard

The drugs have a street value of approximately 1.8 million euros…

UK government are in talks over expanding Covid travel 'red list'
UK government are in talks over expanding Covid travel 'red list'

Ministers are under growing pressure to prevent variants undermining the vaccine programme...

Can you avoid the new £5,000 fine for leaving the UK from today?
Can you avoid the new £5,000 fine for leaving the UK from today?

Uk residents can enter Spain from tomorrow, here are the reasons allowed to leave UK and enter Spain...

Over 80s will be vaccinated in the next two weeks in Spain
Over 80s will be vaccinated in the next two weeks in Spain

Vaccination rate will increase by three times in April with increased supply...

Light rains expected today in all of the Canary Islands
Light rains expected today in all of the Canary Islands

Full weather forecast for all the islands for today here...

Covid update: New cases drop again to 131, and no deaths in last 24 hours
Covid update: New cases drop again to 131, and no deaths in last 24 hours

Of the new cases Gran Canaria had 67, Tenerife had 44, Fuerteventura, 9, and Lanzarote 9 also... full stats here...

2,500 artists are desperate for hotels to reopen as they cannot live on 100 euro ERTE
2,500 artists are desperate for hotels to reopen as they cannot live on 100 euro ERTE

This group of artists have been left completely unprotected as their contribution scheme leaves them with insufficient aid to live...

Police break up house party of 30 people in Santa Cruz
Police break up house party of 30 people in Santa Cruz

Current legislation doesn’t allow more than 4 people or going to someone else’s home...

Man arrested with 52,000 euros in backpack after running away from police
Man arrested with 52,000 euros in backpack after running away from police

Police only approached the man as he was acting suspiciously in the El Polvorín neighborhood of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria...

5,000 people attend concert in Barcelona last night
5,000 people attend concert in Barcelona last night

All attendees had undergone a rapid antigen test (TAR) to be able to enter the ‘Love of Lesbian’ group concert...