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Man arrested in La Laguna with 400 kilos of hashish in a rented van
Man arrested in La Laguna with 400 kilos of hashish in a rented van

The police had been following the movements of the man, who has a history of drug trafficking…

LA PALMA: How long will eruptions last? Are the other islands affected?
LA PALMA: How long will eruptions last? Are the other islands affected?

The two lava flows from the volcano are advancing at 700 metres per hour and have temperatures of 1,075ºC…

5,000 people are being evacuated from El Paso, Tazacorte and Los Llanos
5,000 people are being evacuated from El Paso, Tazacorte and Los Llanos

Evacuation has started from the nearest residential areas to the eruption now that the island is on red alert…

La Palma is now on level 2 Red Alert for volcanic risk
La Palma is now on level 2 Red Alert for volcanic risk

Here is a live feed of the eruption and lava flows on the island…

Covid update: Downward trend continues with just 68 new cases today
Covid update: Downward trend continues with just 68 new cases today

Of the new cases 31 are Gran Canaria, 20 are in Fuerteventura, 11 are in Tenerife, and 7 are in Lanzarote…

LA PALMA ERUPTION: There are two lava flows heading for habited areas
LA PALMA ERUPTION: There are two lava flows heading for habited areas

A second blast at 4.25pm has created another outlet for the lava which has now crossed the LP-212 highway…

Volcanic eruption starts on La Palma
Volcanic eruption starts on La Palma

A thick pillar of volcanic material can be seen emitting from Las Manchas...

The first people are evacuated in La Palma as a precaution against the risk of eruption
The first people are evacuated in La Palma as a precaution against the risk of eruption

The Scientific Committee have declared that the island has entered a pre-eruptive phase with increased activity…

LA PALMA UPDATE: The intensity of earthquakes has increased
LA PALMA UPDATE: The intensity of earthquakes has increased

IGN has registered 70 more earthquakes today between 1 and 8 kilometres in depth; one is 4.0 in magnitude…

No green list for the Canaries but new UK system will make travel easier
No green list for the Canaries but new UK system will make travel easier

New clearer travel system: Go list and Red list with simpler, cheaper rules for fully vaccinated travellers…

LA PALMA UPDATE: 40,000 people ready for evacuation, mega-tsunami ruled out
LA PALMA UPDATE: 40,000 people ready for evacuation, mega-tsunami ruled out

The evacuation plan has been activated; people have bags packed ready to go….

UK scrapping traffic lights system and PCR tests for fully vaccinated travellers
UK scrapping traffic lights system and PCR tests for fully vaccinated travellers

From October 4th there will only be a red list, all other countries will be clear to go to…

Covid update: Data is generally stable or down, except in Fuerteventura
Covid update: Data is generally stable or down, except in Fuerteventura

Over 94,000 people have now had coronavirus in the islands since the pandemic began…

Numbers of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands by boat are double this year than in 2020
Numbers of migrants arriving in the Canary Islands by boat are double this year than in 2020

So far 11,160 irregular immigrants have come to the islands, which is 5,970 more than this time last year…

Foreign residents of the Canary Islands without a health card can be vaccinated
Foreign residents of the Canary Islands without a health card can be vaccinated

The Ministry of Health have put out a reminder as people are using it as an excuse to not get vaccinated…

Seismic activity has reduced but the ground has now risen 10cm in La Palma
Seismic activity has reduced but the ground has now risen 10cm in La Palma

The number of quakes has reduced, but the intensity has increased and the level of the land has risen…

Nightlife can stay open till 4am, but staff and clients must present Covid certificate
Nightlife can stay open till 4am, but staff and clients must present Covid certificate

This was requested by the nightlife associations, the Government decreed all of their requests to stay open later…

Tenerife down to Level 2, nightclubs can open til 4am
Tenerife down to Level 2, nightclubs can open til 4am

Tenerife has moved down to Level 2 restrictions due to the good evolution of the epidemiological data of the island…

No UK travel update until Friday
No UK travel update until Friday

It is thought the 3-weekly announcement is delayed because the new travel system will be announced at the same time…

Covid update: New cases stable, active cases drop, hospitalisations drop
Covid update: New cases stable, active cases drop, hospitalisations drop

Of the new cases today 49 are in Tenerife, 43 are in Gran Canaria, 7 are in Fuerteventura, and there are 5 in Lanzarote…