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VIDEO: A car catches fire in LIDL car park in Vecindario
VIDEO: A car catches fire in LIDL car park in Vecindario

Shoppers tried to put it out with fire extinguishers but it just got bigger so they moved their cars until the fire brigade arrived…

Gran Canaria beach is closed due to abnormal levels of bacteria
Gran Canaria beach is closed due to abnormal levels of bacteria

The presence of ‘intestinal enterococcus’ in the water has led it to be closed by the council until new test results come back…

Thousands of Brits 'stranded' at Tenerife airport due to the problems in the UK
Thousands of Brits 'stranded' at Tenerife airport due to the problems in the UK

At least 6,000 people have not been able to return home due to a technical problem with air traffic control…

Importers warn of a shortage of potatoes in the Canary Islands
Importers warn of a shortage of potatoes in the Canary Islands

Supply has stopped from England because of the presence of the Colorado beetle in crops…

UK air traffic control latest: 'Significant' disruption and more delays expected today
UK air traffic control latest: 'Significant' disruption and more delays expected today

UK airports have warned disruption will continue today despite the air traffic control glitch being fixed…

Flight chaos to last for days as 500 flights are cancelled by UK air traffic control
Flight chaos to last for days as 500 flights are cancelled by UK air traffic control

Thousands of Brits are stranded in holiday resorts, including the Canary Islands, despite the 'network failure' being 'remedied'

The Tenerife Fire remains stabilized and drops to a Level 1 emergency
The Tenerife Fire remains stabilized and drops to a Level 1 emergency

This means that the Canary Islands Government hands control of the extinguishing operation over to the Cabildo…

A 4-year-old boy is rescued from drowning in a hotel pool
A 4-year-old boy is rescued from drowning in a hotel pool

The young child, who is on holiday with his parents, is now recovering in hospital…

Cruise passenger numbers shoot up in Las Palmas and Santa Cruz
Cruise passenger numbers shoot up in Las Palmas and Santa Cruz

Las Palmas ports have seen 854,560 cruise passengers up to July, while those of Santa Cruz de Tenerife have had 619,348 passengers…

AEMET activates weather warnings for strong wind and sea conditions
AEMET activates weather warnings for strong wind and sea conditions

Gusts of wind in Tenerife and Gran Canaria are expected to reach 70 km/h with the presence of haze…

A Canarian company owns the best marine cleaning boats in the world
A Canarian company owns the best marine cleaning boats in the world

The vessels of Ocean Cleaner Technology can clean the sea of microalgae in just a few days…

Say goodbye to our heroes of the sky!
Say goodbye to our heroes of the sky!

43 Squadron are leaving Tenerife to return to mainland Spain as their work is done…

CABILDO: This is what has reopened and stayed closed due to the fire in Tenerife
CABILDO: This is what has reopened and stayed closed due to the fire in Tenerife

The access roads to Teide National Park from the south, via Vilaflor and Chio, are back open as far as the cable car…

UK Government considering short-term visa scheme for EU workers
UK Government considering short-term visa scheme for EU workers

This is exactly what Spain needs to solve staff shortages in the hospitality sector in holiday resorts…

Weather warnings and heat alerts are deactivated in the Canary Islands
Weather warnings and heat alerts are deactivated in the Canary Islands

Emergency resources continue to be on standby in case of possible changes in the meteorological conditions…

Weddings in Tenerife by Claire Lopez wins prestigious national award
Weddings in Tenerife by Claire Lopez wins prestigious national award

With 12 years of experience planning small and large-scale weddings, they have built a reputation for excellence and dependability…

The fire hasn’t advanced a single metre in the last 48 hours
The fire hasn’t advanced a single metre in the last 48 hours

Access to Teide and forest trails remain closed as we enter the tricky phases of fully controlling and extinguishing the fire…

Tenerife has never been so happy to see rain!
Tenerife has never been so happy to see rain!

A compact band of clouds has brought some unexpected rain to the western Canary Islands, in particular, Tenerife…

Arona council starts the removal of ‘illegal’ excursion kiosks
Arona council starts the removal of ‘illegal’ excursion kiosks

Agents from the Local and National Police removed five kiosks and all their marketing materials earlier today…

Firefighters rescue two puppies in the area of the fire in Tenerife
Firefighters rescue two puppies in the area of the fire in Tenerife

The dogs have been named Arafo and Candelaria after the names of the towns where the fire started…