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Tenerife to host national final of the First Lego League in June
Tenerife to host national final of the First Lego League in June

Last year a team from Tenerife were crowned as World Champions...

Accident in San Eugenio Alto, two feared dead
Accident in San Eugenio Alto, two feared dead

The car left the road and rolled down a hill before coming to a stop... Emergency services have been seen stretchering away two people...

Torres is confident of lowering restrictions on the islands this week
Torres is confident of lowering restrictions on the islands this week

The president of the Canary Islands says that "we are in a key week in which the pandemic is improving in the Canary Islands"

Controversy over the actions of two Local Police officers in Arrecife
Controversy over the actions of two Local Police officers in Arrecife

The two officers punched two people who were recording them while they were making an arrest… watch the video here…

Covid update: 185 new cases and 2 deaths, 85,412 people vaccinated
Covid update: 185 new cases and 2 deaths, 85,412 people vaccinated

The Canary Islands will start on Group 4 of the Vaccination Plan with their first vaccine this week…

The Cabildo will open all access roads to Teide tomorrow, Tuesday
The Cabildo will open all access roads to Teide tomorrow, Tuesday

Constant vigilance will be established on these roads to control the flow of people…

Burglar drops notebook with his name on it, in a house he was robbing!
Burglar drops notebook with his name on it, in a house he was robbing!

On the small notepad was written "this notebook belongs to" followed by his name!

How to choose the best type of bed?
How to choose the best type of bed?

Quality of sleep is just as important as the number of hours you sleep, and choosing the right bed will help you get the sleep you deserve after a long, busy day...

UK Government says NO to vaccine passports to enable travel
UK Government says NO to vaccine passports to enable travel

The Vaccine Minister says that if other countries require proof of vaccination, your GP has records... is this practical? Are ‘vaccination passports’ a good idea?

Bus driver rescued after crashing into a tree in Las Palmas
Bus driver rescued after crashing into a tree in Las Palmas

He was trapped inside the vehicle after the accident and fire-fighters had to cut him out of the cabin... see video of the bus here...

A cloudy but dry Monday in the Canary Islands
A cloudy but dry Monday in the Canary Islands

Temperatures will rise in the main four islands as the polar front has left the archipelago...

Covid update: Contagions drop 40% in Lanzarote and 14% in Gran Canaria in the last week
Covid update: Contagions drop 40% in Lanzarote and 14% in Gran Canaria in the last week

Although cases have decreased, the pressure on hospitals has increased in both islands... Ministry of Health reported 189 infections and two deaths today...

FAKE NEWS: Social media ‘challenge’ NOT responsible for missing teens
FAKE NEWS: Social media ‘challenge’ NOT responsible for missing teens

SOS Desaparecidos have said: "The challenge is a hoax. The disappearances of these teenagers is a social problem, not a social media problem"

Russian man found stabbed to death in Costa Adeje
Russian man found stabbed to death in Costa Adeje

His body was found on a residential complex in the south of Tenerife... Neighbours claim they heard a family argument from his house the day before...

Hoteliers threaten legal action against city councils for the collection of taxes
Hoteliers threaten legal action against city councils for the collection of taxes

Ashotel has told the Canary Islands Federation of Municipalities the serious situation that closed hotel companies are going through since last March, but that they continue to have to pay fees and taxes for services that are not being used....

49-year-old man missing in the Roque de los Muchachos hills in La Palma
49-year-old man missing in the Roque de los Muchachos hills in La Palma

The search had to be suspended late yesterday due to bad weather, they are hoping to continue it today with drones as he's been missing since Tuesday...

Covid update: 191 new cases, 3 deaths and almost 80,000 vaccinated
Covid update: 191 new cases, 3 deaths and almost 80,000 vaccinated

The fatalities are an 86-year-old woman in Gran Canaria and two 58 and 88-year-old men in Fuerteventura...

Access roads to the summit of Gran Canaria are still closed
Access roads to the summit of Gran Canaria are still closed

Several cars were trapped last night by the state of the roads due to snow and ice...

Compensation awarded to Tenerife tourists sold investments in tax havens
Compensation awarded to Tenerife tourists sold investments in tax havens

The first court sentence of this kind in January has ordered the return of investor’s money plus costs and interest...

Repatriation flight plan for migrants is underway
Repatriation flight plan for migrants is underway

The Ministry of Migration has confirmed that there are four weekly flights to Morocco, and soon there will be some to Mauritania and Senegal...