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British woman dies after falling off a steep hillside while riding an electric scooter
British woman dies after falling off a steep hillside while riding an electric scooter

She plummeted down a barranco in front of horrified relatives. Firemen tried to save her but couldn’t resuscitate her…

VIDEO: Amazing rescue by Guardia Civil helicopter crew of climbers in Spain
VIDEO: Amazing rescue by Guardia Civil helicopter crew of climbers in Spain

This is not a movie, the pilot made the rescue with the rotor blades just inches away from rock walls at a height of 275 metres...

No. Airport workers in Spain are NOT going on strike
No. Airport workers in Spain are NOT going on strike

The UK press has wrongly reported of general strikes at Spanish airports...

Spain considering limiting school summer holidays to nine weeks
Spain considering limiting school summer holidays to nine weeks

They are rethinking the school calendar to finish right at the end of June and start them at the beginning of September...

A notary is arrested for drug money laundering in the Canary Islands
A notary is arrested for drug money laundering in the Canary Islands

14 people in the gang have been arrested on three islands. The value of the assets seized so far exceeds two million euros...

Weather alerts deactivated as temperatures drop in the Canary Islands
Weather alerts deactivated as temperatures drop in the Canary Islands

The Archipelago remains in a pre-alert situation for forest fires...

Accidents at sea: the difficulty of having bathers, boats and jet skis on the beach
Accidents at sea: the difficulty of having bathers, boats and jet skis on the beach

Water sports companies have gradually cornered the space used by bathers and the marine species that inhabit the coasts...

Three arrested for subjecting migrants to ‘slave labour’ for 16 hours a day
Three arrested for subjecting migrants to ‘slave labour’ for 16 hours a day

They were forced to clean and peel onions without a break for 5 cents per kilo...

‘Tourist train’ crashes injuring 11 people including 3 children
‘Tourist train’ crashes injuring 11 people including 3 children

The vehicle was travelling at speed and hit a kerb as it came to a bend and then the carriage flipped over...

Government issues alert for the risk of forest fires in the Canary Islands
Government issues alert for the risk of forest fires in the Canary Islands

A heat wave with added haze due to the arrival of African continental air will lower the relative humidity values…

Orange weather warning in the Canary Islands for extreme temperatures
Orange weather warning in the Canary Islands for extreme temperatures

Last week AEMET forecast storms this weekend which have now been replaced by temperatures up to 40 degrees...

Number of EU citizens in the UK has dropped significantly after Brexit
Number of EU citizens in the UK has dropped significantly after Brexit

Countries across Europe are experiencing staff shortages due to the aftermath of the pandemic and Brexit restrictions...

What do I need to do to vote in the local elections in Spain?
What do I need to do to vote in the local elections in Spain?

Here are the conditions you must meet to be able to vote in municipal elections since Brexit...

Rain showers are forecast for the most of next week in the Canary Islands
Rain showers are forecast for the most of next week in the Canary Islands

AEMET says there will be showers in various parts of the archipelago and a storm next weekend...

VIDEO: Tragedy as one killed and 40 injured at dance music festival following high winds
VIDEO: Tragedy as one killed and 40 injured at dance music festival following high winds

Powerful winds hit a music festival near Valencia early this morning leading organisers to cancel the 6-day festival...

The Perseids meteor shower returns to Teide this weekend
The Perseids meteor shower returns to Teide this weekend

The ‘Tears of San Lorenzo’ will reach their maximum activity tonight, although the full moon will affect visibility...

VIDEO: Wizz Air ‘lowest ever landing’ is caught on film
VIDEO: Wizz Air ‘lowest ever landing’ is caught on film

Watch the dramatic footage of the Airbus A321 literally metres above people’s heads as it lands on a Greek Island…

The Canary Islands follows protocol and turns off their lights
The Canary Islands follows protocol and turns off their lights

Tourist areas weren’t really affected but metropolitan and commercial areas went into darkness...

At last an agreement is made for the exchange of UK driving licences
At last an agreement is made for the exchange of UK driving licences

The UK says that an agreement has been finalised and that the annexes are now being worked on...

Lidl, Mercadona and Aldi told to withdraw contaminated ice creams from shelves
Lidl, Mercadona and Aldi told to withdraw contaminated ice creams from shelves

AESAN recommends not to eat these ice creams if you have them at home due to the presence of "foreign bodies"