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Covid update: 175 new cases, the majority in Gran Canaria
Covid update: 175 new cases, the majority in Gran Canaria

One Covid related death was reported yesterday, a man in El Hierro, only the second person on that island to die from coronavirus...

The Canaries does it again: more big winners in the El Niño lottery
The Canaries does it again: more big winners in the El Niño lottery

There have been big winners in the Canary Islands in El Gordo, Euromillions, and now El Niño lottery this festive period...

More bad weather as Storm Filomena will affect the Canary Islands until Saturday
More bad weather as Storm Filomena will affect the Canary Islands until Saturday

Winds reached 128 kmh in La Gomera yesterday, and Gran Canaria had the most rain...

What restrictions will be in place from Sunday in the Canary Islands?
What restrictions will be in place from Sunday in the Canary Islands?

Current restrictions finish on Sunday in all the islands... the government and health authorities meet tomorrow to assess what will be in place afterwards...

Covid update: 229 new cases and 10 more deaths in last 24 hours
Covid update: 229 new cases and 10 more deaths in last 24 hours

Full stats for all the islands... almost 11,000 people have now had vaccine in the Canaries...

Is the ‘British variant’ of coronavirus already in the Canary Islands?
Is the ‘British variant’ of coronavirus already in the Canary Islands?

The virus with which a woman in La Palma, who returned from England has been infected with, has a 90% chance of being the same one that is sweeping the UK...

Covid update: Gran Canaria had more new cases than Tenerife yesterday
Covid update: Gran Canaria had more new cases than Tenerife yesterday

Four Islands now have 7-day incidence rate over 50... Tenerife's continues to drop slightly...

England goes back in to full lockdown
England goes back in to full lockdown

England is back into national lockdown with immediate effect until the middle of February...

Infections in Spain have soared with a weekly increase of 25% since Christmas
Infections in Spain have soared with a weekly increase of 25% since Christmas

Is Spain heading in the same direction as Scotland and England? Salvador Illa said today that we haven’t seen the 'Christmas effect' yet, and the health system is already struggling…

Sturgeon announces full lockdown for Scotland from tonight
Sturgeon announces full lockdown for Scotland from tonight

Scots are to be ordered to stay at home amid a fresh Covid-19 lockdown which will see schools remain closed to pupils until February…

Covid and Brexit confusion sees UK Spanish residents refused flights home
Covid and Brexit confusion sees UK Spanish residents refused flights home

A number of people reported problems this weekend when trying to return home after airlines refused to accept their green paper identity cards as proof of residency...

How will the new traffic regulations that have now come into effect, affect you?
How will the new traffic regulations that have now come into effect, affect you?

The use of mobile phones while driving is now a prosecutable offence because it is one of the main causes of deaths at the wheel...

Two storms are bringing a week of rain to the Canary Islands
Two storms are bringing a week of rain to the Canary Islands

Two storms will affect the Canary Islands from today, which will be felt first in Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro...

Covid update: 135 new cases yesterday, 14 deaths in 2021 so far
Covid update: 135 new cases yesterday, 14 deaths in 2021 so far

There have been 543 new cases so far this year, the majority through family and social gatherings...

21 year old woman dies from Coronavirus in the Canary Islands
21 year old woman dies from Coronavirus in the Canary Islands

It is reported that she had no previous illnesses or pathologies...

Ministry of Tourism fears a third wave of Covid after losing 10 million visitors in 2020
Ministry of Tourism fears a third wave of Covid after losing 10 million visitors in 2020

They are currently estimating that there will be 8 million visitors in 2021 from current data, and predict that the demand for travel will not increase until April...

Tenerife and La Palma have orange warning for wind and yellow for rain on Monday
Tenerife and La Palma have orange warning for wind and yellow for rain on Monday

Here’s today’s weather forecast for all of the islands...

Covid update: 149 new cases, 63 in Tenerife and 61 in Gran Canaria
Covid update: 149 new cases, 63 in Tenerife and 61 in Gran Canaria

The Ministry of Health reiterates the importance of following hygienic and sanitary recommendations to prevent infections in the final stretch of the festive holidays...

An Atlantic storm is coming to the islands from Tuesday
An Atlantic storm is coming to the islands from Tuesday

Here is today’s weather forecast for all the islands...

How will your holiday to the Canary Islands change after Brexit?
How will your holiday to the Canary Islands change after Brexit?

Holidaymakers can expect a number of changes to their trip abroad, but which ones will affect you?