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New online tool for the self-employed to calculate their Social Security contributions
New online tool for the self-employed to calculate their Social Security contributions

The social system changes next year and will be income-based, so here you can work out how much you will have to pay...

The Canary Islands are exempt from the CO2 tax on aircraft until 2030
The Canary Islands are exempt from the CO2 tax on aircraft until 2030

The European Parliament have agreed that the outermost regions of France, Portugal and Spain will benefit...

Heavy rains in the eastern islands and strong winds on Tenerife peaks this Thursday
Heavy rains in the eastern islands and strong winds on Tenerife peaks this Thursday

The rains and storm are moving east to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura today, but some rain is not ruled out in the other islands...

11 Brits arrested at Tenerife South airport with 1,209 cartons of cigarettes
11 Brits arrested at Tenerife South airport with 1,209 cartons of cigarettes

In total they were carrying 241,960 cigarettes in 20 suitcases bound for various UK airports...

Property sales grew by 18% in the Canary Islands in October
Property sales grew by 18% in the Canary Islands in October

Nationally there was an increase of 9.7% in the same month compared to last year...

First flights have been cancelled due to the storm in the Canary Islands
First flights have been cancelled due to the storm in the Canary Islands

Binter have cancelled some inter-island flights to La Palma...

Thunder storm hits the south of Tenerife
Thunder storm hits the south of Tenerife

Heavy rain is forecast across the island today with electrical storms...

Emergency landing closes runway due to problem with landing gear
Emergency landing closes runway due to problem with landing gear

The plane came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the runway at Lanzarote airport after landing safely...

The Tenerife snowman is named as the ‘ugliest’ statue in Spain!
The Tenerife snowman is named as the ‘ugliest’ statue in Spain!

Local residents want it to be recognised as an official landmark that has been greeting visitors since 1987...

VIDEO: Large fire in apartment block in the south of Tenerife
VIDEO: Large fire in apartment block in the south of Tenerife

Six apartments in the Marina Palace complex in Playa Paraiso are on fire...

AEMET activates new weather warnings for Tenerife and Gran Canaria
AEMET activates new weather warnings for Tenerife and Gran Canaria

The warnings start from midnight tonight for heavy rains up to 60mm in 12 hours and strong winds over 80km/h…

Canarias Prime, the solution to online shopping with stores that don’t deliver to the Canaries
Canarias Prime, the solution to online shopping with stores that don’t deliver to the Canaries

This 100% Canarian start-up company has resolved shipping and delivery costs so you can buy from any online store in the EU...

Minister of Health visits site of new medical centre in Costa Adeje
Minister of Health visits site of new medical centre in Costa Adeje

The new centre will have 10 family doctors, paediatric facilities, an emergency unit, and mental health specialists among its services...

Bomb scare at Glasgow airport delays flights to the Canary Islands
Bomb scare at Glasgow airport delays flights to the Canary Islands

The airport was in police lockdown for six hours after a suspicious package was found during a security check...

VIDEO: Strong winds prevent tourist planes from landing in Lanzarote
VIDEO: Strong winds prevent tourist planes from landing in Lanzarote

Seven flights could not land at the César Manrique Airport yesterday due to adverse weather conditions...

Two sailing boats are smashed into rocks in Lanzarote due to bad weather
Two sailing boats are smashed into rocks in Lanzarote due to bad weather

The intense waves forced them from their moorings and caused them to capsize in Playa Blanca…

The first incidents are reported in Tenerife due to high winds from the storm
The first incidents are reported in Tenerife due to high winds from the storm

Tacoronte, La Matanza, La Orotava, Los Realejos and Arona are the most affected municipalities...

The fines you can get for driving whilst wearing a heavy coat, or flip-flops
The fines you can get for driving whilst wearing a heavy coat, or flip-flops

The DGT doubles road surveillance during these bank holidays and traffic police are out in force. Details of the laws here...

Heavy rain and intense wind at the start of the week in the Canary Islands
Heavy rain and intense wind at the start of the week in the Canary Islands

The storm conditions didn’t affect the south of the islands over the weekend, but now the weather change is here...

The Irish are heading to the Canaries for longer due to increasing costs at home
The Irish are heading to the Canaries for longer due to increasing costs at home

They are choosing Tenerife and Lanzarote for at least a month at a time to get more for their euros...