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Tenerife and Gran Canaria are getting ready for Sting this weekend
Tenerife and Gran Canaria are getting ready for Sting this weekend

He will perform his biggest solo and Police hits as part of his 'My Songs' tour in Adeje and Las Palmas…

The first week of June will bring rain to the Canary Islands
The first week of June will bring rain to the Canary Islands

The weather forecasts show an Atlantic front that will mainly affect the Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week...

Pedro Sanchez calls a general election for July 23rd after a ‘swing to the right’
Pedro Sanchez calls a general election for July 23rd after a ‘swing to the right’

The Partido Popular won the vote in Spain benefitting from the decline of Ciudadanos...

Overview of some of the key seats in the 2023 local elections
Overview of some of the key seats in the 2023 local elections

Dolores Corujo is ousted in Lanzarote; Pedro Martin re-elected as president of the Tenerife Cabildo; Fraga wins again in Adeje...

The PSOE wins the elections but not with enough majority to govern alone
The PSOE wins the elections but not with enough majority to govern alone

The PP and CC could form a government with some external support as they are only two seats short of the 36 needed...

28M: 1.7 million people are called to vote at over 1,000 polling stations in the Canaries
28M: 1.7 million people are called to vote at over 1,000 polling stations in the Canaries

Today voters will elect candidates for the Canarian Parliament, the seven Cabildos, local councils, and town halls...

Spain launches new helpline to report racism following a rise in cases of discrimination
Spain launches new helpline to report racism following a rise in cases of discrimination

The 021 helpline is for victims of racism to call, or those who want to report an offence...

More rain this weekend across the Canary Islands
More rain this weekend across the Canary Islands

Temperatures will stay the same but it will be cloudier, wetter, and muggier than it has been…

AEMET forecasts heavy rain and showers throughout this week
AEMET forecasts heavy rain and showers throughout this week

Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and the western islands will be hit the worst with the heaviest rains on Friday...

Cloudy skies and light rains start the week in the Canary Islands
Cloudy skies and light rains start the week in the Canary Islands

Showers are expected in most parts of the islands, including the south of Tenerife...

Cyclists and scooter riders now face a 200 euro fine for wearing ear buds or headphones
Cyclists and scooter riders now face a 200 euro fine for wearing ear buds or headphones

Cyclists and scooter riders now face a 200 euro fine for wearing ear buds or headphones

There are now more than 1.8 million vehicles on the roads in the Canary Islands
There are now more than 1.8 million vehicles on the roads in the Canary Islands

It is now getting close to one car per person for those who are able to drive...

Navy training exercises will take place around the Canary Islands next week
Navy training exercises will take place around the Canary Islands next week

One is for the continued fight against drug smugglers and the other will simulate an accident at a thermal power plant...

A wet and possibly stormy Tuesday in many parts of the Canary Islands
A wet and possibly stormy Tuesday in many parts of the Canary Islands

AEMET has announced a significant change in the weather for today with rain and some thunderstorms...

AEMET: This summer is going to be hotter than usual in the Canary Islands
AEMET: This summer is going to be hotter than usual in the Canary Islands

They also warn that there will not be enough rain in June, July, or August to alleviate droughts...

BIOECOMAC wants next week’s navy manoeuvres in the Canaries cancelled
BIOECOMAC wants next week’s navy manoeuvres in the Canaries cancelled

They are scheduled to be too close to the islands and within the exclusion zone for protected species of cetaceans and turtles...

WEATHER: Yellow and orange warnings with haze and 30°C temperatures
WEATHER: Yellow and orange warnings with haze and 30°C temperatures

The 90km/h winds will continue today but they will be hot not cold, and warnings are active for coastal sea conditions...

April was the second hottest and ninth driest since records began
April was the second hottest and ninth driest since records began

Temperatures were 2°C higher than usual for the time of year and there was 77% less rain than expected...

AEMET declares orange weather warnings on four islands until Wednesday
AEMET declares orange weather warnings on four islands until Wednesday

They have extended and upgraded some of the alerts that are already in force today and tomorrow...

AEMET extend weather warnings until Tuesday that now include all islands
AEMET extend weather warnings until Tuesday that now include all islands

The warnings are for strong winds and dangerous sea conditions. More details here...