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Maximum alert should be lifted today as Hermine heads away from the Canary Islands
Maximum alert should be lifted today as Hermine heads away from the Canary Islands

The tropical storm has been downgraded but more heavy rain is expected today...

The maximum alert remains in place until at least Monday at 12.00pm
The maximum alert remains in place until at least Monday at 12.00pm

The president of the Canary Islands reports on the evolution of 'Hermine' after the meeting with the Emergency Services...

All flights to Tenerife and Gran Canaria are suspended as ‘Zero Rate' is activated
All flights to Tenerife and Gran Canaria are suspended as ‘Zero Rate' is activated

This is not closure of airspace or airports, but no flight will be able to leave its airport of origin until it is lifted...

Fallen trees, floods, flight cancellations... here are photos and videos of Hermine
Fallen trees, floods, flight cancellations... here are photos and videos of Hermine

The emergency services have attended to over a hundred incidents caused by the rain that the tropical storm has left behind...

Flights cancelled on four islands due to heavy rains this Sunday
Flights cancelled on four islands due to heavy rains this Sunday

79 flights have now been cancelled and a further 30 diverted due to torrential rain and bad visibility...

Hermine is behaving as expected with heavier rain forecast for Sunday
Hermine is behaving as expected with heavier rain forecast for Sunday

The storm is passing 600km away from the Canary Islands and will be downgraded to a tropical depression...

Minimal flight problems on Saturday due to tropical storm Hermine
Minimal flight problems on Saturday due to tropical storm Hermine

Only five domestic flights between the Islands have been cancelled and six diverted...

Tropical storm Hermine will be felt from midday in the western Canary Islands
Tropical storm Hermine will be felt from midday in the western Canary Islands

Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro will register rains of 60 litres per square metre, with gusts of wind up to 70kmh...

The cyclone has now been named Tropical Storm Hermine by the NHC
The cyclone has now been named Tropical Storm Hermine by the NHC

It has now officially formed into a tropical storm and is only a question of when the Islands feel its effect...

Schools are closed in the Canary Islands on Monday
Schools are closed in the Canary Islands on Monday

Torres: "We could be facing the worst rainfall in the last decade"

The Canary Islands are on maximum storm alert for this weekend
The Canary Islands are on maximum storm alert for this weekend

The Government has declared maximum alert as conditions are those of a “tropical depression” with 150mm of rain expected…

A tropical cyclone will bring rain and storms to the Canary Islands tomorrow
A tropical cyclone will bring rain and storms to the Canary Islands tomorrow

AEMET and the National Hurricane Centre forecast that the cyclone will have a "strong impact” on the Islands...

Spain relaxes some Covid entry requirements from non-EU countries
Spain relaxes some Covid entry requirements from non-EU countries

As of today, passengers arriving by air or sea will not have to present the Spain Travel Health (SpTH) information...

The Queen’s Funeral: A final farewell to the Monarch who reigned for 70 years
The Queen’s Funeral: A final farewell to the Monarch who reigned for 70 years

The Queen's state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey at 11am today attended by 2,000 people and watched by millions...

A cloudy and rainy start to the week in the Canary Islands
A cloudy and rainy start to the week in the Canary Islands

Rain is forecast in all of the islands today, with some storms in the western ones. Full forecast here...

Masks will remain compulsory on public transport in Spain indefinitely
Masks will remain compulsory on public transport in Spain indefinitely

The Ministry of Health confirmed in parliament that the government will keep them until experts decide otherwise...

The British embassy gives latest update on driving licence negotiations
The British embassy gives latest update on driving licence negotiations

The only question people what answered is “when can I change my licence without taking a Spanish driving test?”

VIDEO: Expat couple arrested in major gangland money laundering investigation
VIDEO: Expat couple arrested in major gangland money laundering investigation

The Guardia Civil and Europol have dismantled Spain's 'biggest money laundering network'...

The Canaries is fifth highest region with the most serious electric scooter accidents
The Canaries is fifth highest region with the most serious electric scooter accidents

A new report puts emphasis on the importance of wearing a helmet, and respecting other road users and speed limits…

Spain extends entry restrictions due to Covid for another two months
Spain extends entry restrictions due to Covid for another two months

Anyone aged 12 or over must still present a vaccination certificate, recovery certificate, or negative test result...