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The La Palma fire is under control but continues to burn at emergency level 2
The La Palma fire is under control but continues to burn at emergency level 2

It has now affected 300 hectares in area and 60 homes as firefighters battle to control the 10km perimeter of the blaze…

The La Palma fire is raised to a Level 2 emergency as it burns uncontrollably
The La Palma fire is raised to a Level 2 emergency as it burns uncontrollably

The resources under the control of the Canary Islands Government, including the military, have been called in…

VIDEO: Reports of an outbreak of fire in La Palma
VIDEO: Reports of an outbreak of fire in La Palma

The fire is confirmed to have been started by a discarded cigarette butt...

55% of close contacts are avoiding trackers in outbreaks in Tenerife
55% of close contacts are avoiding trackers in outbreaks in Tenerife

This low percentage of traceability of possible positive infections is causing one of the islands indicators to be ‘very ‘high’

TITSA reactivates the service of line 343 between Costa Adeje and Puerto de la Cruz
TITSA reactivates the service of line 343 between Costa Adeje and Puerto de la Cruz

They have also increased the trips of the Aeroexpress 30 between the town and Tenerife North airport…

2.6 degree earthquake measured off south Tenerife coast on Sunday
2.6 degree earthquake measured off south Tenerife coast on Sunday

It was recorded just 2 kilometres away from El Medano…

El Médano beach is reopened to the public
El Médano beach is reopened to the public

New test results of the water have confirmed that it was a localised issue and the Council are investigating the cause…

Access to Teide was closed at 10pm last night to see the Perseids meteor shower
Access to Teide was closed at 10pm last night to see the Perseids meteor shower

The Cabildo says it will be closed again tonight once limit of cars is reached…

A 73-year-old man arrested for cocaine possession in south Tenerife
A 73-year-old man arrested for cocaine possession in south Tenerife

The man was stopped on his way to San Telmo in Los Cristianos with 10 grams of cocaine on him…

El Medano beach closed for swimming due to water contamination
El Medano beach closed for swimming due to water contamination

The Canary Islands Sanitary Inspection Service has advised Granadilla town hall after detecting traces of E-Coli…

Luxury holiday scammers arrested in Tenerife
Luxury holiday scammers arrested in Tenerife

They are being investigated for offering crazy discounts through WhatsApp and requesting payments through Bizum….

Loro Parque mourns the death of Ula, the daughter of killer whale Morgan
Loro Parque mourns the death of Ula, the daughter of killer whale Morgan

Ula was born at Loro Parque and first became ill some months ago, unfortunately not even the best doctors could save her…

All dressed up and nowhere to go! Will midnight closing have a negative effect on tourism?
All dressed up and nowhere to go! Will midnight closing have a negative effect on tourism?

Police are clearing hundreds of people from beaches in the south of Tenerife after bars have closed…

Two injured paragliders die from their injuries after crash in Tenerife
Two injured paragliders die from their injuries after crash in Tenerife

The accident was reported shortly after ten o'clock this Sunday…

A group of Montenegrin drug smugglers linked to the 'Pink Panthers' arrested in Adeje
A group of Montenegrin drug smugglers linked to the 'Pink Panthers' arrested in Adeje

More than 400 kilos of cocaine and almost half a million euros in cash have been seized in the operation…

Police detain British tourist for trying to leave Tenerife without a Covid test
Police detain British tourist for trying to leave Tenerife without a Covid test

Every passenger leaving Spain, including the Canary Islands, must present a negative pre-departure test to go to the UK…

IGN detect 30 small earthquakes in Las Cañadas del Teide over night
IGN detect 30 small earthquakes in Las Cañadas del Teide over night

14 of these tremors were detected southwest of Pico Viejo and northeast of Guía de Isora…

Arona Council asks for clarification about of closing hours at night time
Arona Council asks for clarification about of closing hours at night time

The Councillor for Security says they need a clear indication as it is unclear whether it is midnight or 2am…

Man arrested for assembling and selling weapons he bought as parts on the internet
Man arrested for assembling and selling weapons he bought as parts on the internet

Among the weapons confiscated were a anti-tank mine, detonators, machine guns and pistols…

Tomas Gimeno and daughter Anna will never be found if bodies were in the sea
Tomas Gimeno and daughter Anna will never be found if bodies were in the sea

The search ship could have passed over Gimeno's body 200 times, because it scanned the entire area…