National News

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  UK passport holders and driving licences in the Canary Islands

  There is a lot of confusion regarding driving licences in Spain following Brexit, so here are the answers to your questions…

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  La Laguna buildings destroyed by lava as more people are evacuated from homes

  The same lava flow that destroyed Tazacorte has now flattened La laguna in La Palma…

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  A 4.8 earthquake is felt throughout La Palma and in parts of Tenerife

  In the last 24 hours 76 earthquakes were detected in various parts of La Palma at various strengths…

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  The new volcano is the most damaging among the historical eruptions on La Palma

  According to the latest measurement by the European Copernicus satellite the streams cover an area of 811.8 hectares…

Business News

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  Tourism in the Canary Islands reactivated in September with 500,000 more arrivals

  Last month the arrivals were at 36% of pre-Covid levels, the best monthly figure since the pandemic began…

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  Five new boarding gates open at Tenerife South airport today

  The gates are part of Zone C, an area that also includes 32 check-in desks which will be operational before March…

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  The Canary Islands celebrate Tourism Day with ‘full confidence’ in recovery

  Castilla advocates the transformation of the sector through digitization and commitment to the environment…

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  Cruise passengers return to the Canary Islands in Tenerife and Fuerteventura

  3,800 passengers are on board the 'Iona' which has stopped in Puerto Del Rosario…

Tenerife Latest

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  Tenerife chef nominated for the prestigious Fine Dining Lovers 'Food for Thought Award'

  Andrea Ravasio from Zumaque in Puerto de la Cruz is representing the whole of Spain with an amazing dish…

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  Four British residents of Tenerife arrested after taking ‘selfies’ in the exclusion zone

  The Guardia Civil have identified the people who ignored safety warnings and took photos of themselves near the volcano…

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  Fernando Alonso has a special helmet in support of La Palma

  He could be wearing it at the next race on October 24th in the United States…

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  10 year old boy seriously injured when he is run over in the south of Tenerife

  The accident took place in Golf Del Sur, the boy is in hospital with severe abdominal injuries…

Gran Canaria News

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  Bus driver arrested for running over a motorcyclist after an argument

  Video footage shows the two of them having an argument before the bus and the motorbike had a collision…

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  2nd major drug bust on the Gran Canaria coast in just over a week

  They seize a cache of 1,800 kilos of hashish from an inflatable boat on the Burrero coast in Ingenio…

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  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…

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  10 million euro lottery winners in the Canary Islands

  Fridays draw has left one winner with nine million euros; three with 40,000 euros each, and 26 with 25,000 euros each…

Lanzarote News

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  The 2021 cruise season starts this weekend in the Canary Islands

  The first ship is the 'Celebrity Silhouette' which docks first in Lanzarote before visiting other islands…

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  Eleven arrested on drug charges in Lanzarote after living high life with ‘no job’

  Police have seized 30 kilos of hashish, 1.2 kilos of fetamines, half a kilo of cocaine, cash and five luxury cars…

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  Man found dead inside a house in Lanzarote

  The Guardia Civil were sent to the address and found him after entering the property through an open window…

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  A Lanzarote man becomes the first Canarian to request euthanasia after its legalization

  He suffers from a neurodegenerative disease and has been waiting for it to be legalized before he died…

Fuerteventura News

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  A beach in the Canary Islands is ranked at number 11 in the best in the world

  Travellers value it for its "miles of wild and beautiful beach, surrounded by mountains that seem to flow into the water"

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  Another holiday villa scam uncovered in the Canary Islands

  The scammers charged for holiday villas with fake profiles online that weren’t theirs…

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  Blue full moon will be visible in the Canary Islands tonight

  This phenomenon only happens approximately every two and a half years…

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  VIDEO: Customs storm a sinking ship with 20 tons of hashish onboard in Canary waters

  The 11 crew members of the boat, all of Syrian nationality, were arrested by the National Police…

Health News

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  All islands stay at Level 1; 100% of admissions to ICU have not been vaccinated

  Hospital admissions have increased by 38.4%, but indicators are still at low or very low risk in all of the islands…

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  Covid update: Daily cases have doubled over the last 5 days in the Canary Islands

  It’s the fifth day that new cases have increased, and the fifth day with no deaths…

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  Covid update: 4th day no deaths, 4th day daily cases increase in number

  There are only new cases in the four main islands with 33 in Gran Canaria, 26 in Tenerife, 7 in Lanzarote, and 3 in Fuerteventura…

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  Covid update: 58 new cases and 3rd day with no Covid related deaths

  Of the new cases today, Tenerife has 22, Gran Canaria has 21, there are 12 in Lanzarote and 3 in Fuerteventura…