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Temperatures will top 40°C again this Monday as heat wave continues
Temperatures will top 40°C again this Monday as heat wave continues

The Emergency Services have issued advice and recommendations to avoid or treat sunstroke...

Two Guardia Civil officers save the life of 10-month-old British baby
Two Guardia Civil officers save the life of 10-month-old British baby

The agents were called by the hotel security guard because the young had stopped breathing and was turning blue...

Today is set to be the hottest day of the year in the Canary Islands
Today is set to be the hottest day of the year in the Canary Islands

Tunte was the hottest place in the archipelago reaching 40.3°C yesterday afternoon...

50th Anniversary of the first hotel in Playa de Las Americas
50th Anniversary of the first hotel in Playa de Las Americas

The Gran Tinerfe opened on 10th July 1972 a sign of the commitment to build a top international tourist destination in the South...

A decomposed human body is found in a ravine in Santa Cruz de La Palma
A decomposed human body is found in a ravine in Santa Cruz de La Palma

The body has been removed for an autopsy to identify who it is and the cause of death...

The Canary Islands recovered 100% of pre-pandemic international air traffic in June
The Canary Islands recovered 100% of pre-pandemic international air traffic in June

A total of 26,905 flights passed through the air traffic control centres of the Islands during the month...

Drones were used for the first time to control the Santiago del Teide fire
Drones were used for the first time to control the Santiago del Teide fire

The fire on Thursday affected two hectares of dry land that drones with thermographic cameras pinpointed the hotspots...

La Garita beach is back open to the public after being closed for 10 days
La Garita beach is back open to the public after being closed for 10 days

The Public Health report confirms that the levels of bacteria are now low and that the quality of the water is optimal for bathing...

Latest Covid report reveals 2,364 new cases and 14 deaths in 3 days
Latest Covid report reveals 2,364 new cases and 14 deaths in 3 days

Many of you are quick to comment about us updating these figures, normally quite offensively, here is why...

Two arrested for scamming a million euros posing as stock investors of a US company
Two arrested for scamming a million euros posing as stock investors of a US company

They promised high returns on investment, but spent the money on holidays and a lavish lifestyle across Europe...

BREAKING NEWS: Man’s body found on fire in Tenerife
BREAKING NEWS: Man’s body found on fire in Tenerife

A local resident saw a fire then realised it was a human body...

BBQ areas and campsites are temporarily closed due to fire risk
BBQ areas and campsites are temporarily closed due to fire risk

They are expected to stay closed until the middle of next week until the warning is lifted...

Cabildo signs a promotional deal with MotoGP for the Tenerife Race Track
Cabildo signs a promotional deal with MotoGP for the Tenerife Race Track

There will be a simulator to test the track at MotoGP race meetings and they will advise on technical aspects of the circuit...

Fines up to 1,000 euros can be handed out to electric scooter riders
Fines up to 1,000 euros can be handed out to electric scooter riders

The DGT has reminded riders that standard traffic rules and fines apply to scooter as well as the dos and don’ts...

Five of the Canary Islands are put on maximum alert for risk of forest fires
Five of the Canary Islands are put on maximum alert for risk of forest fires

The alert has been raised in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro from today…

Tenerife joins Gran Canaria at Alert Level 2 due to the risk of Covid
Tenerife joins Gran Canaria at Alert Level 2 due to the risk of Covid

These are NOT the same levels as the ones for restrictions and don’t have any effect on capacities, closing times, or group sizes…

Only four EU countries still have entry restrictions for Covid. Spain is one of them
Only four EU countries still have entry restrictions for Covid. Spain is one of them

Travellers from the UK still have to have proof of vaccination, recovery, or a Covid test before they can enter Spain or the islands…

Fire outbreak in Santiago del Teide in Tenerife
Fire outbreak in Santiago del Teide in Tenerife

Two hectares of dry land has been affected not far from the forest, but firefighters extinguished it quickly…

Exceltur warns of ‘major chaos’ at Canarian airports this summer
Exceltur warns of ‘major chaos’ at Canarian airports this summer

This is a result of the avalanche of travel and the new procedures necessary for Brits entering EU countries...

Sales of Covid antigen tests have tripled as infections continue to increase
Sales of Covid antigen tests have tripled as infections continue to increase

This is due to the greater contagiousness of the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron variants, not only in the over 60s...