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A motorcyclist runs over and injures two children in Fuerteventura
A motorcyclist runs over and injures two children in Fuerteventura

The young girls, aged 6 and 8, are being treated in hospital in Puerto Rosario…

Woman dies after being hit by a bus at the Puerto del Rosario station
Woman dies after being hit by a bus at the Puerto del Rosario station

Medical staff at the scene of the incident couldn’t save her life and she died from her injuries…

A ‘water taxi’ taking holidaymakers from Corralejo to Isla de Lobos sinks
A ‘water taxi’ taking holidaymakers from Corralejo to Isla de Lobos sinks

All passengers were safely evacuated and no injuries have been reported…

Fuerteventura is emerging as the top choice for Scandinavians this winter
Fuerteventura is emerging as the top choice for Scandinavians this winter

Nicknamed the ‘Hawaii of Europe’ it is the most requested destination in the Canary Islands for the Swedish…

British Airways announces new flights from London to Fuerteventura
British Airways announces new flights from London to Fuerteventura

Flights will initially be twice a week before the end of this year and an extra one will be added in February…

Help get Harriet home!
Help get Harriet home!

Harriet was one of the people seriously injured when a car ploughed through a packed terrace in Corralejo…

A 68-year-old man dies from drowning in Corralejo
A 68-year-old man dies from drowning in Corralejo

He was pulled from the water by fellow beachgoers showing signs of drowning and in a state of cardiac arrest…

Helicopter airlifts injured person from Jurago Beach after suffering from drowning
Helicopter airlifts injured person from Jurago Beach after suffering from drowning

People at the beach pulled the victim from the water and the emergency services quick response saved their life…

Sunbeds, umbrellas, kiosks, and beach bars return to Corralejo beaches
Sunbeds, umbrellas, kiosks, and beach bars return to Corralejo beaches

Licenses are being granted for 1,400 sunbeds and 700 umbrellas in five different zones on the town's beaches…

VIDEO: CCTV captures the moment of the accident in Corralejo on film
VIDEO: CCTV captures the moment of the accident in Corralejo on film

A British tourist was driving the car that inexplicably went out of control and injured eight people…

7 people injured as rent a car crashes into a packed bar terrace in Corralejo
7 people injured as rent a car crashes into a packed bar terrace in Corralejo

One of the injured is a 4-month-old baby who has been flown to hospital in Gran Canaria for specialist treatment…

VIDEO: Two men save the life of a whale in distress in Fuerteventura
VIDEO: Two men save the life of a whale in distress in Fuerteventura

It was tangled in a rope and let them get close enough so they could free it after several hours of trying…

Two women have died whilst jogging and hiking in the heat in the Canary Islands
Two women have died whilst jogging and hiking in the heat in the Canary Islands

One of them was found dead on a dirt track in Fuerteventura and the other fainted while hiking in Tenerife…

Ten boats with almost 500 migrants were rescued in the last 24 hours
Ten boats with almost 500 migrants were rescued in the last 24 hours

The number of migrants crossing the Atlantic from Africa to the Canary Islands has increased in August…

Sunbed wars turn nasty as British tourists 'tip Spanish mother off sun lounger’
Sunbed wars turn nasty as British tourists 'tip Spanish mother off sun lounger’

The Brits say the Spanish family took their spot by the pool even though the sunbeds were empty…

Council orders the removal of scooters obstructing streets in Corralejo
Council orders the removal of scooters obstructing streets in Corralejo

Most people would rather see them removed permanently or police enforcing rules of use and fines…

The dead body of a man is found in a rocky area on the coast of Pajara
The dead body of a man is found in a rocky area on the coast of Pajara

Some bathers spotted it this morning whilst swimming in the area and raised the alert…

Popcorn Beach a truly unique and enigmatic wonder that is under threat
Popcorn Beach a truly unique and enigmatic wonder that is under threat

Thousands flock to the beach for a photograph every day, but this is threatening its very existence which is essential for biodiversity…

Fines up to 6,000 euros for parking illegally in protected areas
Fines up to 6,000 euros for parking illegally in protected areas

The Cabildo’s Department of the Environment are issuing the sanctions...

KFC opens their first restaurant in Fuerteventura
KFC opens their first restaurant in Fuerteventura

They now have 11 restaurants in the Canary Islands in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife and now Fuerteventura...