Taxi drivers propose a maximum flat rate of 30 euros for trips to the airport
If the meter shows less than 30 euros, only what it shows would be charged...
A record breaking 500-metre long chorizo baguette is made in Gran Canaria
380 kilos of chorizo and 900 loaves of bread were used to make it...
VIDEO: 215 kilos of cocaine found in a container in Las Palmas port
The drugs were hidden in sacks of white sugar on a boat that had sailed from Brazil and have a street value of 13 million euros...
Local Police arrest man selling ‘laughing gas’ to tourists
It is illegal to sell nitrous oxide for recreational use as it can lead to long term health problems...
Police find the bodies of two dead dogs floating in the sea, one with its jaws tied
The Local Police has called for citizen collaboration to locate those responsible for this cruel act…
American destroyer 'USS Roosevelt' stops in Gran Canaria for four days
The crew are having a well deserved break in various resorts around the island...
Nearly 300,000 people attended Pride in Maspalomas
Organizers say this weekend was a "resounding success". The economic impact is valued at around 50 million euros...
Man arrested for masturbating in front of teenage girls in a park
The incident took place in the Parque Romano in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria...
Van driver arrested in Gran Canaria with 360kg of hashish in the back
He had arrived in Las Palmas on a ferry from Fuerteventura and was searched because he was acting suspiciously...
Woman gives birth in chemists after her waters broke in the street
The incident occurred whilst she was walking her children to school...
Man faces 32 years in prison for abusing his underage stepdaughter for over a year
He told her that when she turned 14 he was going to penetrate her, making her believe it was ‘acts of love’...
Man arrested for killing his 90 year old aunt and setting fire to her house
He surrendered to the police after beating her to death, moving her body, starting the fire, and then fleeing from the scene...
118 immigrants rescued in two inflatable boats heading to the Canaries
They were intercepted with 50 miles of Gran Canaria and taken to Arguineguín...
7 essential places to visit in Gran Canaria
The amazing climate, its charming towns and gastronomy will make you fall in love with this fantastic island…
VIDEO: 54-year-old man arrested in connection with ten burglaries
Watch how he accessed the properties scaling balconies and stealing 40,000 euros worth of items and cash…
One killed and four injured in a car accident in Gran Canaria
The driver was trapped in the car with serious injuries and unfortunately couldn’t be saved…
Five years for stabbing a neighbour 10 times after an argument about underpants
The neighbour accused the defendant's mother of stealing his underwear off his washing line...
Traffic jams caused by man walking in middle of the motorway with a bunch of flowers
A roadworks vehicle spotted him and drove slowly behind with a warning sign to prevent him from being run over...
42 people arrested for illegal street races on public roads in the Canaries
Another six people are being investigated and 40 vehicles have been seized by the police…
Police divers find 80 kilos of cocaine hidden in the hull of a ship in the Canary Islands
The boat stopped off in Gran Canaria on its journey from Paranagua in Brazil to Huelva in mainland Spain…
