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VIDEO: Beach is closed after the intense rain due to a large discharge
VIDEO: Beach is closed after the intense rain due to a large discharge

There are unidentified floating objects off the coast of Puerto del Rosario…

Pájara has closed all municipal facilities and raised red flags on all beaches
Pájara has closed all municipal facilities and raised red flags on all beaches

There has already been heavy rain in Fuerteventura and more is expected which has also led to the suspension of outdoor activities…

Yellow flag on a beach in Fuerteventura for sharks
Yellow flag on a beach in Fuerteventura for sharks

A patrol on jetskis confirmed the presence of sharks about 200 metres from the shore…

Bus crash in Fuerteventura: 27 people injured after it collided with two cars
Bus crash in Fuerteventura: 27 people injured after it collided with two cars

The FV-2 highway remains closed to traffic as a result of the incident…

Authorities prohibit access to a popular part of Fuerteventura's north coast
Authorities prohibit access to a popular part of Fuerteventura's north coast

A new sign put up by Costas prohibits camping and even accessing or driving along a dirt road to protect the natural environment…

Violent clash between police and squatters during an eviction in Fuerteventura
Violent clash between police and squatters during an eviction in Fuerteventura

Three police officers were injured and one woman doused herself in petrol and threatened to set herself on fire…

Drug mule arrested with 1,000 euros of ‘Pink Cocaine’ in her stomach
Drug mule arrested with 1,000 euros of ‘Pink Cocaine’ in her stomach

She was detained after acting suspiciously at a police control during passenger checks of a flight from Madrid…

Two shops raided with nearly 800 counterfeits items in stock
Two shops raided with nearly 800 counterfeits items in stock

The shop owners have been arrested in possession of over 400,000 euros worth of fake handbags, wallets, and football kits…

Fuerteventura sweeps Tourism Excellence Awards 2024
Fuerteventura sweeps Tourism Excellence Awards 2024

The island won the main award for its status as a modern and sustainable destination…

RIU says they will use "all legal avenues" to prevent demolition of the Oliva Beach Hotel
RIU says they will use "all legal avenues" to prevent demolition of the Oliva Beach Hotel

The Canarian Government says they will appeal it at the Constitutional Court because “their powers have been violated”…

Canary Islands resident wins Age In Spain’s Good Neighbour Award
Canary Islands resident wins Age In Spain’s Good Neighbour Award

She is the first person from the Canaries to be nominated and to win the award, and second woman also got a commendation…

Government orders the demolition of one of the best-known hotels in Fuerteventura
Government orders the demolition of one of the best-known hotels in Fuerteventura

The dispute is that the RIU Oliva Beach Resort hotel and apartment complex in Corralejo is built on protected land…

More crazy accommodation: This time a transit van in someone’s garden
More crazy accommodation: This time a transit van in someone’s garden

First tents on roof terraces, then a wooden hut with a bucket for the toilet, now a van in Fuerteventura in the middle of nowhere…

A new wave of work inspections sees 12 premises fined 188,000 euros
A new wave of work inspections sees 12 premises fined 188,000 euros

Ten people also face fines and deportation for working without the correct paperwork, mostly in hospitality businesses…

Lottery winners were on holiday in the Canaries when they found out they’d won £61 million
Lottery winners were on holiday in the Canaries when they found out they’d won £61 million

The UK couple thought they had won £2.60 before finding out that they had a considerably larger windfall…

VIDEO: Police remove two tourists from rocks as they endangered their lives for a selfie
VIDEO: Police remove two tourists from rocks as they endangered their lives for a selfie

They have reminded that the Canary Islands are under an alert for adverse sea conditions and dangerous coastal phenomena…

Police close popular nightclub after 38 teenagers found inside
Police close popular nightclub after 38 teenagers found inside

Police also found they had exceeded their legal capacity and couldn’t produce any documents or licences for the business…

Heartwarming rescue: Turtle saved from perilous tangle of plastic and nets
Heartwarming rescue: Turtle saved from perilous tangle of plastic and nets

The loggerhead turtle was facing certain death as it was unable to swim properly or dive for food…

One dead and one hospitalised in drowning incident in Costa Calma
One dead and one hospitalised in drowning incident in Costa Calma

Lifeguards rescued both of them from the sea but paramedics couldn’t revive one of them…

Authorities tackle illegal holiday rentals including the use of 'containers'
Authorities tackle illegal holiday rentals including the use of 'containers'

The decision to crack down in Fuerteventura means violators may face fines of up to €150,000 for breaking rental laws…