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WEATHER: Yellow warnings in the north and a heatwave in the south!
WEATHER: Yellow warnings in the north and a heatwave in the south!

Temperatures will be above 30 degrees in many areas over the next few days with a calima in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura...

Castilla speaks out: ‘Stop blaming tourism it’s what feeds us’
Castilla speaks out: ‘Stop blaming tourism it’s what feeds us’

The Minister of Tourism says the islands are a ‘mass destination’ but are NOT saturated...

Which days are bank holidays over Easter in the Canary Islands?
Which days are bank holidays over Easter in the Canary Islands?

The Spanish calendar includes eight national bank holidays a year and four more chosen by each region...

AEMET extends the yellow weather warning into Thursday
AEMET extends the yellow weather warning into Thursday

It comes into force from 12:00pm tomorrow for all the islands of the western province and now Gran Canaria as well…

Everything you want and need to know about moving to Spain
Everything you want and need to know about moving to Spain

A new guide to make moving to Spain, or the Canaries, easier for non-EU citizens, including Brits, has been published today…

Woman arrested for tweeting a bomb threat targeting a shopping centre in Spain
Woman arrested for tweeting a bomb threat targeting a shopping centre in Spain

The National Police tracked down a 20-year-old after the company notified them about the message on Twitter...

AEMET activates a yellow weather warning from Wednesday
AEMET activates a yellow weather warning from Wednesday

Tenerife will be the most affected especially in the south and southeast of the island...

WEATHER: Cloudy and occasional showers start the week in the Canary Islands
WEATHER: Cloudy and occasional showers start the week in the Canary Islands

The State Meteorological Agency is forecasting temperatures up to 24 degrees this Monday...

WEATHER: It’s going to be a wet St Patricks Day in many parts of the Canary Islands
WEATHER: It’s going to be a wet St Patricks Day in many parts of the Canary Islands

AEMET is forecasting rain on five of the islands this Friday, strong in the north, and generally weaker in the south...

CANARIAN DERBY: Can CD Tenerife tame high-flying UD Las Palmas?
CANARIAN DERBY: Can CD Tenerife tame high-flying UD Las Palmas?

Excitement is reaching fever pitch for this Saturday’s Canarian Derby between CD Tenerife and UD Las Palmas…

Women are safer drivers than men according to new research in Spain
Women are safer drivers than men according to new research in Spain

DGT data reveals that 60% of female motorists have never received any type of traffic penalty...

AT LAST: Spain and the UK finally agree on driving licence exchange
AT LAST: Spain and the UK finally agree on driving licence exchange

From Thursday you can drive on your UK licence again and have six months to change it without taking any additional test…

Record tourist numbers but 2 hours to get a taxi from the airport
Record tourist numbers but 2 hours to get a taxi from the airport

The volume of people combined with traffic problems and lack of taxis is causing major problems at the islands main airports...

MONDAYS WEATHER: Hot and sunny in the west, hot and hazy in the east
MONDAYS WEATHER: Hot and sunny in the west, hot and hazy in the east

Temperatures will touch 30 degrees again today, but Lanzarote and Fuerteventura will have continued haze...

Flight cancellations, delays and diversions due to the calima in the Canary Islands
Flight cancellations, delays and diversions due to the calima in the Canary Islands

Several international and domestic flights from Ryanair, TUI, and Jet2 have experienced problems...

10,000 euros returned to rightful owner thanks to supermarket employee in Aldi
10,000 euros returned to rightful owner thanks to supermarket employee in Aldi

A shopper left their bag behind at the store and it was reported to the Local Police by a member of staff...

A heatwave is hitting the Canary Islands with temperatures over 30°C
A heatwave is hitting the Canary Islands with temperatures over 30°C

AEMET are also forecasting light haze in the easternmost islands this weekend…

Husband ordered to pay 200,000 euros settlement to ex-wife for 'depriving her of a career'
Husband ordered to pay 200,000 euros settlement to ex-wife for 'depriving her of a career'

A Spanish court ruled that she should be compensated for all the housework and caring for the family she did during the marriage...

Today is international tortilla day, but why is it celebrated on 9th March?
Today is international tortilla day, but why is it celebrated on 9th March?

Potato omelette is one of the most popular tapas dishes in Spain, here’s how to make one...

VIDEO: Latest drugs seized by the Canary Islands puts value over a billion euros
VIDEO: Latest drugs seized by the Canary Islands puts value over a billion euros

Two sailing boats with 1,139 kilos of cocaine on board have been intercepted in waters to the west of the Archipelago…