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Is the end of mandatory masks in chemists and hospitals imminent?
Is the end of mandatory masks in chemists and hospitals imminent?

You still have to wear masks in these places in the Canary Islands, but a decision will be made at the end of this month either way…

Police issue guidelines to help tourists avoid holiday rental scams
Police issue guidelines to help tourists avoid holiday rental scams

The National Police in Spain with Confianza Online and Airbnb are advising what to look out for when booking holiday accommodation…

Four beaches in the Canary Islands get a 'black flag' for contamination and condition
Four beaches in the Canary Islands get a 'black flag' for contamination and condition

The latest report highlights that there could be more and the damage dog beaches are doing to the environment...

More marriages fail in the Canary Islands than anywhere else in Spain
More marriages fail in the Canary Islands than anywhere else in Spain

The Canaries has the highest rate of separations, divorces, and marriage annulments...

VIDEO: More than 120 immigrants have arrived in boats to Tenerife and Gran Canaria
VIDEO: More than 120 immigrants have arrived in boats to Tenerife and Gran Canaria

They were met at the Los Cristianos port and the Arguineguín dock by the Red Cross and medical personnel…

Alerts are deactivated as Storm Oscar passes the archipelago
Alerts are deactivated as Storm Oscar passes the archipelago

The weather has started to return to normal for the time of year with clearer skies and temperatures in the high 20s...

Storm Oscar hits the south of Tenerife with flights cancelled and delayed
Storm Oscar hits the south of Tenerife with flights cancelled and delayed

Heavy rain, strong winds, and low visibility are causing problems at the islands airports...

Storm Oscar leaves its mark in La Palma and the north of Tenerife
Storm Oscar leaves its mark in La Palma and the north of Tenerife

The highest accumulated rainfall and the strongest gusts of wind in Spain were recorded in the two islands...

FAKE NEWS: Schools are not closed because of Storm Oscar
FAKE NEWS: Schools are not closed because of Storm Oscar

A fake statement from the Ministry of Education has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp...

Storm Oscar hits Spain bringing rain and strong winds for almost a week
Storm Oscar hits Spain bringing rain and strong winds for almost a week

Heavy rains and storms are forecast in many parts of Spain this week by AEMET...

Orange and yellow storm warnings are activated in Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Orange and yellow storm warnings are activated in Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Strong winds up to 90km/h and intense rain up to 60 litres/m2 are forecast due to the unstable weather on the way...

AEMET issue a special warning about the storm due in the Canary Islands
AEMET issue a special warning about the storm due in the Canary Islands

They have released key points about it highlighting that Tuesday and Wednesday will have the most rain...

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…