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Drugs gang caught red handed unloading 1,600 kilos of hashish on to a beach
Drugs gang caught red handed unloading 1,600 kilos of hashish on to a beach

Police seized 51 bundles of the drug and arrested 7 people in Gran Canaria…

4.4 magnitude earthquake rattles the south of La Palma this afternoon
4.4 magnitude earthquake rattles the south of La Palma this afternoon

This earthquake was felt by almost the whole island just after 3.30pm this afternoon…

Experts warn that the eruption will not end in the short or medium term
Experts warn that the eruption will not end in the short or medium term

The volcano is releasing 17,000 tons of sulphur dioxide per day, which would have to drop to 100 for it to end…

Greenworld becomes first trial festival during Covid in the Canaries
Greenworld becomes first trial festival during Covid in the Canaries

Dancing and drinking with no masks will be allowed; all attendees must present negative test result before entry…

Recovery of tourism accelerates and a ‘spectacular’ end of October is forecast
Recovery of tourism accelerates and a ‘spectacular’ end of October is forecast

Bookings from the UK have increased massively since the traffic light system finished making travel easier and cheaper…

Covid update: 40 new cases and no deaths as data continues to be good
Covid update: 40 new cases and no deaths as data continues to be good

Of the new cases 26 were in Tenerife, 11 in Gran Canaria, 2 in Fuerteventura, and 1 was in Lanzarote…

The IGN records a 1.2 magnitude earthquake in Adeje in Tenerife
The IGN records a 1.2 magnitude earthquake in Adeje in Tenerife

This is one of five tremors over the last few days, recorded at a depth of 11 kilometres…

New flows increase the destruction of the La Palma volcano
New flows increase the destruction of the La Palma volcano

3,500 people have been confined due to gases formed by an explosion in a cement factory caused by the lava…

Level 1 is not the end of Covid, doctors warn of a new wave if we’re not careful
Level 1 is not the end of Covid, doctors warn of a new wave if we’re not careful

A video of over 500 people dancing in a club in the south of Tenerife prompts warnings that Covid is still here…

Contending clubs to watch in La Liga this season
Contending clubs to watch in La Liga this season

This season will be an interesting one in Spain as some big players have left La Liga, and several clubs fancy their chances of success…

29-year-old man dies after falling into the sea in Tenerife
29-year-old man dies after falling into the sea in Tenerife

Paramedics tried to revive him as he was airlifted to hospital but couldn’t save his life…

A clearer and sunnier start to the week with some light rain showers
A clearer and sunnier start to the week with some light rain showers

Here is today’s forecast for all of the Canary Islands…

Covid update: 31 new cases today, as long as we’re all careful Covid is beaten
Covid update: 31 new cases today, as long as we’re all careful Covid is beaten

There are 18 new cases in Gran Canaria, 9 in Tenerife, 3 in Fuerteventura, and 1 in Lanzarote…

Another part of the main cone collapses and new lava flows cause more destruction
Another part of the main cone collapses and new lava flows cause more destruction

The new lava flow has destroyed part of an industrial estate, electricity pylons, and buildings…

Canaries Government increases capacities for indoor and outdoor events
Canaries Government increases capacities for indoor and outdoor events

This is fine for sport events and cultural ‘sit down’ events, but what about concerts or festivals? No dancing? No drinking?

Ash cloud threat clears from Tenerife South airport after flight diversions last night
Ash cloud threat clears from Tenerife South airport after flight diversions last night

Some flights were delayed or diverted on Friday evening due to bad air quality…

A cloudy start to Saturday but clearing during the afternoon
A cloudy start to Saturday but clearing during the afternoon

It will be mostly cloudy in the north of the islands and sunnier in the south…

LA PALMA UPDATE: Lava Delta could collapse into the sea. Big waves: Yes. Tsunami: No
LA PALMA UPDATE: Lava Delta could collapse into the sea. Big waves: Yes. Tsunami: No

If it collapses there will be a sudden release of gases, explosions due to chemical reactions, and a surge of water causing large waves…

Covid update: One death in Tenerife and 62 new cases for the Canary Islands today
Covid update: One death in Tenerife and 62 new cases for the Canary Islands today

Over 95,500 people have tested positive for the virus in the Canary Islands up to now…

Masks will be mandatory in the Canary Islands until at least spring 2022
Masks will be mandatory in the Canary Islands until at least spring 2022

Carolina Darias said that the use of the mask "is absolutely necessary" as respiratory viruses increase in winter…