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Vaguito, the dog that sits in front of the sea waiting for his deceased owner
Vaguito, the dog that sits in front of the sea waiting for his deceased owner

The faithful dog goes to the beach every day and stares at the sea waiting for his owner to return...

Chaos at Canaries airports due to the volume of tourist arrivals
Chaos at Canaries airports due to the volume of tourist arrivals

Some passengers claim to have waited more than an hour to pass through passport and health control points...

44 people have died trying to cross the Atlantic from Morocco
44 people have died trying to cross the Atlantic from Morocco

Among those on board the flimsy inflatable boat were 16 women and 7 babies...

Police uncover holiday rental scam for holiday homes that don’t exist
Police uncover holiday rental scam for holiday homes that don’t exist

Two people have been arrested for 12 cases of fraud so far where people have paid deposits then communication has stopped...

Man in rubber ring airlifted to safety in Costa Adeje in the south of Tenerife
Man in rubber ring airlifted to safety in Costa Adeje in the south of Tenerife

He was swept up the coast by strong currents and couldn’t get out due to big swells and dangerous sea conditions...

16 children from an orphanage in Ukraine arrive in Fuerteventura
16 children from an orphanage in Ukraine arrive in Fuerteventura

The group come from a town just 30 kilometres from Kiev and include a baby less than two years old...

The Canaries final of the 'First Lego League' is taking place in Tenerife
The Canaries final of the 'First Lego League' is taking place in Tenerife

There are 37 teams and 220 contestants taking part at the science park in La Laguna...

The Ukraine crisis has not affected holiday bookings to the Canary Islands
The Ukraine crisis has not affected holiday bookings to the Canary Islands

Airlines have insurance against varying fuel prices so prices are guaranteed in the short term...

TUI joins Jet2 and ditches face masks for passengers on most UK flights
TUI joins Jet2 and ditches face masks for passengers on most UK flights

Passengers on planes from England and Northern Ireland no longer have to wear a face mask during their flight...

Abramovich's super yacht spotted in waters around the Canary Islands
Abramovich's super yacht spotted in waters around the Canary Islands

Several media have confirmed that the Ecstasy is enroute in the Archipelago from the Caribbean…

AEMET activates more weather warnings this weekend in the Canary Islands
AEMET activates more weather warnings this weekend in the Canary Islands

The lack of rain in the Canary Islands since October is starting to become a concern for meteorologists…

Canary Islands surgeons extract a brain tumour from an awake patient for the first time
Canary Islands surgeons extract a brain tumour from an awake patient for the first time

This is a breakthrough operation at the Neurosurgery department at the Dr. Negrín Hospital...

Robber who broke into tourist’s apartment whilst she was asleep is arrested
Robber who broke into tourist’s apartment whilst she was asleep is arrested

The British woman woke up during the burglary and the man fled by jumping out of a window...

Canaries get confirmation that there will be no tolls on the islands roads
Canaries get confirmation that there will be no tolls on the islands roads

The Canary Islands are exempt from the new EU directive for more toll roads and congestion charges...

Fuerteventura drops to Level 2 and the rest of the islands stay the same
Fuerteventura drops to Level 2 and the rest of the islands stay the same

The daily average occupancy of conventional hospital beds has decreased by 24% in a week...

Covid update: 1,790 new cases and 4 deaths today in the Canary Islands
Covid update: 1,790 new cases and 4 deaths today in the Canary Islands

Tenerife is now the most infected island with the most active cases…

The new Covid monitoring system will only count serious cases
The new Covid monitoring system will only count serious cases

The Interterritorial Council agree to take the first steps towards classing and treating Covid like a ‘flu'…

Woman arrested trying to smuggle drugs into Las Palmas prison for an ‘intimate’ date
Woman arrested trying to smuggle drugs into Las Palmas prison for an ‘intimate’ date

She tried to take in heroin and hashish in her private parts, because she had ‘private time’ booked with her partner…

Fancy the Northern Lights? Niceair starts new flights from Tenerife to Iceland
Fancy the Northern Lights? Niceair starts new flights from Tenerife to Iceland

Tenerife is only one of three destinations they are starting to in June, as the demand is high both ways…

Check out the weather on your island for today, Thursday
Check out the weather on your island for today, Thursday

There will be some cloud and rain showers in Tenerife and Gran Canaria, elsewhere else will stay dry...