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F-18 assists an Airbus with landing gear problems over the Canary Islands
F-18 assists an Airbus with landing gear problems over the Canary Islands

The fighter jet was scrambled to visually check the underneath of the commercial passenger plane in mid air...

Animal Welfare Association is investigated for illegally exporting 482 dogs to the UK
Animal Welfare Association is investigated for illegally exporting 482 dogs to the UK

The association, based in the Canary Islands, forged official certificates, has no licences, and earned 265,000 euros in the process...

Police arrest man who killed his aunt then tried to commit suicide in Gran Canaria
Police arrest man who killed his aunt then tried to commit suicide in Gran Canaria

He is currently being held in a hospital as he needed treatment for wounds sustained whilst trying to take his own life...

The Maspalomas Parade attracts a record breaking 350,000 people
The Maspalomas Parade attracts a record breaking 350,000 people

The Carnival ended this weekend with the traditional burial of the sardine on Sunday night...

Why are there so many earthquakes between Gran Canaria and Tenerife?
Why are there so many earthquakes between Gran Canaria and Tenerife?

The area is home to the underwater Enmedio volcano and between 400 and 500 earthquakes are recorded every year...

Bonoloto makes someone a millionaire in the Canary Islands
Bonoloto makes someone a millionaire in the Canary Islands

There was one lucky winner of the top prize with a ticket purchased in Gran Canaria...

Young couple arrested for mistreating 19-month-old baby girl
Young couple arrested for mistreating 19-month-old baby girl

The nursery school called the police after finding bruises and smack marks on the young girl’s body…

VIDEO: Meteor caught on CCTV crossing the sky of Gran Canaria
VIDEO: Meteor caught on CCTV crossing the sky of Gran Canaria

A family’s home security camera recorded the fireball at around 9:30 at night...

Emergency landing for plane with baby on board in critical condition
Emergency landing for plane with baby on board in critical condition

The flight changed its route to land in Gran Canaria with an ambulance waiting to take the child straight to hospital…

Ferry passenger caught with 8.7 kilos of hashish in a holdall
Ferry passenger caught with 8.7 kilos of hashish in a holdall

His car was searched because of his attitude and nervousness as he disembarked from the ferry...

Anastacia is performing live in Gran Canaria this Friday
Anastacia is performing live in Gran Canaria this Friday

The American artist will perform at the carnival drag gala in the Santa Catalina Park…

VIDEO: School employee arrested for stealing 28 computers
VIDEO: School employee arrested for stealing 28 computers

He was responsible for the IT department and stole the new PCs that had been bought to upgrade the school systems...

VIDEO: Police are looking for woman who was ‘twerking’ on moving car
VIDEO: Police are looking for woman who was ‘twerking’ on moving car

The video of the woman dancing was recorded from inside the vehicle and shared on social media...

Il Divo concert will go ahead in October
Il Divo concert will go ahead in October

The band will perform their new show which features opera singer Steven Labrie as a special guest...

Fisherman finds an inflatable boat with 80 bales of hashish inside it
Fisherman finds an inflatable boat with 80 bales of hashish inside it

He told police that several people, who were in the boat, ran away when he started to approach them...

Two electric scooter riders injured in accident after testing positive for alcohol
Two electric scooter riders injured in accident after testing positive for alcohol

They both needed medical assistance before being transferred to hospital for further treatment...

A teacher arrested for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Gran Canaria
A teacher arrested for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Gran Canaria

He was giving private language lessons to two sisters; the youngest was the one who alerted her parents of the situation...

VIDEO: Cirque du Soleil is coming to the Canary Islands this summer
VIDEO: Cirque du Soleil is coming to the Canary Islands this summer

The world famous Canadian circus returns to the islands with its amazing show about insects, called 'OVO'...

Pickpocket caught in possession of mobile phones worth 8,000 euros
Pickpocket caught in possession of mobile phones worth 8,000 euros

The Local Police intercepted the individual after several complaints from people in the same area…

The IGN records four earthquakes in the Canary Islands in the last 12 hours
The IGN records four earthquakes in the Canary Islands in the last 12 hours

The strongest one was registered at 7am this morning to the northeast of Gran Canaria...