gran canaria

A 3-year-old boy drowns in natural pool in Arucas in Gran Canaria
A 3-year-old boy drowns in natural pool in Arucas in Gran Canaria

He was rescued from the water in a cadiorespiratory but paramedics were unable to save him...

Confused driver tries to access shopping centre in Gran Canaria by the stairs
Confused driver tries to access shopping centre in Gran Canaria by the stairs

The driver, a tourist, tried to access the underground parking at the Yumbo Centre thinking it was a ramp!

Policeman reported for sending daughter to Gran Canaria knowing she had Covid
Policeman reported for sending daughter to Gran Canaria knowing she had Covid

The girl’s mother denounced her ex after finding out the situation when trackers called about her daughter...

Woman intercepted at airport after flying to the Canaries knowing that she has Covid
Woman intercepted at airport after flying to the Canaries knowing that she has Covid

The Guardia Civil had to isolate a ‘young female student’ who ignored her PCR test result and flew to Gran Canaria...

Germany places all of Spain including the Canary Islands on its ‘risk list’ for travel
Germany places all of Spain including the Canary Islands on its ‘risk list’ for travel

The Canary Islands were not on their risk list before, but are from today due to the increase in infections…

VIDEO: Intense bus fire in Gran Canaria
VIDEO: Intense bus fire in Gran Canaria

See the video as firefighters battle the blaze...

5-year-old girl dies in rescue helicopter after spending 17 days in a boat
5-year-old girl dies in rescue helicopter after spending 17 days in a boat

Paramedics couldn’t save her life on the way to hospital after being stranded at sea in a patera...

Hype in Spanish press for change in travel rules from the UK on July 15th
Hype in Spanish press for change in travel rules from the UK on July 15th

FEHT claims that British Government sources have told them vaccinated travellers will avoid quarantine from July 15th...

Two ‘immigration mafia’ bosses running boats to the Canary Islands are arrested
Two ‘immigration mafia’ bosses running boats to the Canary Islands are arrested

They captured people in vulnerable situations to offer them an exit to the Spanish coasts at 2,000 euros per person...

Man killed as car plunges 100 metres into a ravine in Gran Canaria
Man killed as car plunges 100 metres into a ravine in Gran Canaria

The driver lost control of his car and went off a mountain road in Gáldar in the north of the island...

Young child gets trapped in ‘grabber’ machine in Gran Canaria arcade
Young child gets trapped in ‘grabber’ machine in Gran Canaria arcade

A 3-year-old child who had managed to crawl in to the machine, but couldn’t get out...

Gran Canaria drops to Level 1 restrictions, Tenerife and Lanzarote stay at Level 2
Gran Canaria drops to Level 1 restrictions, Tenerife and Lanzarote stay at Level 2

Five of the Canary Islands are now at Level 1 with low risk of contagion, all except for Tenerife and Lanzarote...

Police find a van with 300 kilos of hashish inside getting off a ferry
Police find a van with 300 kilos of hashish inside getting off a ferry

The vehicle raised the suspicions of agents on the arrival at Puerto de La Luz on a ferry from Fuerteventura…

Teenage girl falls to her death from 8th floor balcony in Gran Canaria
Teenage girl falls to her death from 8th floor balcony in Gran Canaria

The girl, aged 13, was on holiday with her family in Playa Del Ingles...

Large police deployment for festivities and crowds in Gran Canaria
Large police deployment for festivities and crowds in Gran Canaria

They had to check capacities and licences of many businesses as certain categories are still not allowed to open...

Man saved from drowning by other bathers in Gran Canaria
Man saved from drowning by other bathers in Gran Canaria

He was taken out of the water by several bathers before being treated by paramedics on the beach...

177 Dutch tourists arrive in Gran Canaria on TUI Nederland 'pilot trip'
177 Dutch tourists arrive in Gran Canaria on TUI Nederland 'pilot trip'

180 passengers were selected from more than 68,000 that registered....

Gran Canaria still has ICU occupancy despite the reduction in infections
Gran Canaria still has ICU occupancy despite the reduction in infections

The government will reviews the levels of the islands tomorrow, will Gran Canaria be reduced to Level 2?

Prisoner assaults guard in Gran Canaria: ‘I'm going to kill you, I'm a hitman’
Prisoner assaults guard in Gran Canaria: ‘I'm going to kill you, I'm a hitman’

He punched, kicked and head butted the guard, then pulled out a skewer to stab him at the Las Palmas II Penitentiary...

Gran Canaria now has Level 2 indicators but its ICUs are still almost full
Gran Canaria now has Level 2 indicators but its ICUs are still almost full

The IA7 has fallen from 80 to 56 during the last week, but it still has two parameters at high risk...