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Yellow weather warnings in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura for this weekend
Yellow weather warnings in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura for this weekend

Winds and Calima are forecast with gusts up to 80 km/h and haze throughout the day…

The biggest hotel in Lanzarote opens in Playa Blanca
The biggest hotel in Lanzarote opens in Playa Blanca

The brand new 720-room Barcelo Playa Blanca will have over 1,400 guests when full with eight restaurants to choose from…

Lanzarote feels the force of the Atlantic storm
Lanzarote feels the force of the Atlantic storm

Heavy rains have led to streets being flooded within minutes…

A spectacular rare encounter with a humpback in the waters of the Canary Islands
A spectacular rare encounter with a humpback in the waters of the Canary Islands

Gines Díaz captured the images within the marine reserve of the Chinijo archipelago north of Lanzarote…

Lanzarote wants more British and Irish tourists
Lanzarote wants more British and Irish tourists

They have launched an advertising campaign through Ryanair to reach travellers in twelve countries…

Merseyside Police launch search for missing man in Lanzarote
Merseyside Police launch search for missing man in Lanzarote

Joseph Howard was last seen at his home in the UK before allegedly flying to the Canary Islands…

Fire brigade tackle blaze at an abandoned building on Playa Blanca Pier
Fire brigade tackle blaze at an abandoned building on Playa Blanca Pier

They successfully extinguished the blaze without anyone being injured in the incident…

Green light for a new 400 bed hotel in Lanzarote despite tourism being ‘saturated’
Green light for a new 400 bed hotel in Lanzarote despite tourism being ‘saturated’

The complex will be built on the site of an unfinished ‘skeleton’ building that will be knocked down first…

Strong wind blows over a palm tree that crushes a pedestrian in Puerto del Carmen
Strong wind blows over a palm tree that crushes a pedestrian in Puerto del Carmen

A middle-aged woman was hurt in the incident when the tree landed on top of her…

VIDEO: Plane ‘bounces’ uncontrollably on runway at Lanzarote Airport before aborting landing
VIDEO: Plane ‘bounces’ uncontrollably on runway at Lanzarote Airport before aborting landing

Watch the video of the Canaryfly plane from Gran Canaria that had the bumpiest of rides for passengers…

Man dies on Órzola Beach after being rescued from drowning
Man dies on Órzola Beach after being rescued from drowning

The authorities have asked people to respect the dangerous sea conditions which are under an orange alert…

Money laundering case involving Lanzarote resort may move to national court
Money laundering case involving Lanzarote resort may move to national court

It involved funds allegedly derived from the sale of arms to the dictatorial regime of Equatorial Guinea…

Chaos as flight from Manchester to Lanzarote is diverted to Tenerife and then Benidorm
Chaos as flight from Manchester to Lanzarote is diverted to Tenerife and then Benidorm

It couldn’t land in Lanzarote due to weather conditions, but that was just the start of the ordeal…

British teenagers fatal fall from hotel balcony was not alcohol or ‘stupid behaviour’ related
British teenagers fatal fall from hotel balcony was not alcohol or ‘stupid behaviour’ related

Investigators say he was not climbing between balconies, he was on holiday with his distraught parents…

Tragedy strikes as British teenager dies after falling from aparthotel balcony
Tragedy strikes as British teenager dies after falling from aparthotel balcony

The 18-year-old was staying at a complex in Costa Teguise which is where the incident took place…

Two injured in head-on collision in Costa Teguise
Two injured in head-on collision in Costa Teguise

Firefighters had to cut one of the drivers out of his car because he was trapped inside due to the impact…

Fraser's Dolphins spotted for the first time in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura waters
Fraser's Dolphins spotted for the first time in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura waters

This species is characterized by its triangular and pointed fins and distinctive colouring…

Lanzarote will soon feature a new attraction for cultural and historical tourism
Lanzarote will soon feature a new attraction for cultural and historical tourism

Archeologists have made significant discoveries about the first European settlers in the Canary Islands…

Ryanair opens base in Lanzarote with its largest winter program of flights to the island
Ryanair opens base in Lanzarote with its largest winter program of flights to the island

It represents a 300 million euro investment by the airline who are basing three planes at Arrecife airport…

Three vehicles damaged by a fire in the heart of Lanzarote
Three vehicles damaged by a fire in the heart of Lanzarote

Police are not ruling out arson and will study CCTV footage from the area…