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The house that survived a volcano: Extraordinary photo shows La Palma island home entirely surrounded by lava

THIS powerful image shows the isolation of the one house still remaining untouched by the rivers of thick lava that swallowed up everything else on

23 Sep, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead

LATEST: Sulphur dioxide cloud from La Palma to hit mainland Spain as volcano enters more explosive phase

A CLOUD of sulphur dioxide from the La Palma volcano is expected to hit mainland Spain on Thursday and may fall in the form of

23 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Canary Islands·Lead

Volcanic Eruption On Canary Island La Palma

‘The worst thing is not knowing what comes next’: La Palma residents face weeks of uncertainty as lava flow advances from volcano to the sea

By Rob Kiteley

22 Sep, 2021 @ 18:45

Canary Islands·Lead

A House Is Saved In Extremis From Being Destroyed By Lava From The Volcano On La Palma

Eruption of volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands could continue until Christmas, experts predict

THE volcanic eruption that began on La Palma on Sunday could last for up to three months, according to predictions by volcanology experts. A report

22 Sep, 2021 @ 11:19

Canary Islands·Lead

‘It’s terrifying, tragic… and the greatest show on earth’: La Palma tour guide describes volcano eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands

ALMOST every day for the 12 years since he has worked as a tour guide on the beautiful lush island of La Palma, in Spain’s

21 Sep, 2021 @ 19:55

Canary Islands·Lead·Must Read

‘I have lost my home…my neighbourhood’: La Palma residents watch helplessly as lava flow swallows up property in Spain’s Canary Islands

By Rob Kiteley

21 Sep, 2021 @ 14:50

Canary Islands·Lead

FROM THE AIR: Latest extraordinary images of volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

THE volcanic eruption that began on Sunday has so far destroyed more than 100 homes on the island of La Palma and forced thousands to

21 Sep, 2021 @ 12:52

Cadiz·Canary Islands·Lead

Eruption of new volcano mouth forces further evacuations in Spain’s La Palma

A NEW volcano mouth has opened and forced further evacuations as lava engulfs hundreds of houses on its way to the sea. Residents and tourists

21 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Canary Islands·Lead

EXPLAINER: Everything we know about volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

A VOLCANO located in La Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of La Palma island began to erupt at around 3pm on Sunday spewing

20 Sep, 2021 @ 19:50

Canary Islands·Lead

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ANALYSIS: Could eruption of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands trigger a tsunami?

The eruption of a voclano on the Canary Island of La Palma resurrects the “mega-tsunami” theory, but is it possible? Rob Kiteley takes a look

20 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

VIDEO: Homes swallowed up by molten lava in volcano eruption on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

THESE are the dramatic images of red hot lava destroying homes on La Palma in the Canary Islands as volcano continues to erupt on the

20 Sep, 2021 @ 13:33

Canary Islands·Lead

Volcano eruption on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain spurs mass evacuation

A MASS evacuation plan has been put in motion on the Spanish island of La Palma after a volcano erupted in the south of the

20 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Canary Islands·Lead

IN PICS: Dramatic images of volcano erupting on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands

A VOLCANO is erupting on La Palma in the Canary Islands for the first time in fifty years. Smoke began to escape from fissures that

19 Sep, 2021 @ 22:20

Canary Islands·Lead

WATCH: Volcano spews lava on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain

A VOLCANO began erupting in Spain on the Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday spewing jets of red hot lava into the air and

19 Sep, 2021 @ 21:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Father’s arrest offers hope in finding answers for missing Yeremi Vargas 14 years after schoolboy vanished in Spain

A SICK dad who was grilled by police over child abuse charges will now be interviewed by Spanish detectives in connection with the disappearance of

19 Sep, 2021 @ 14:23

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?

RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could be

16 Sep, 2021 @ 16:58

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Must Read

Spain pioneers new Covid skin test that shows immunity and whether third vaccine is needed

SPANISH scientists have developed a new low-cost skin test that shows COVID-19 immunity and determines whether a third vaccine dose is required. The test which

13 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Back to school: Start dates, holidays and COVID-19 measures in Spain

WITH summer winding to an end, the kids’ batteries are recharged and ready to head back to the classrooms. And with vaccination for pupils in

1 Sep, 2021 @ 20:33

Alicante·Asturias·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Education·Lead·Other News

Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb…

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of

27 Aug, 2021 @ 18:15

migrant rescue Photo: Salvamento Maritimo

Sole survivor found floating off Spain’s Canary Islands after migrant boat carrying 50 people overturns

A 30-year-old woman was found clinging to an overturned dinghy 135 miles off the coast of the Canary Islands and airlifted to safety. The woman,

20 Aug, 2021 @ 14:41

Canary Islands·Lead

Polisario Front threatens Spanish airline with legal action over flights to the Sahara

THE NATIONALIST group Polisario Front has threatened to take legal action against Spanish airline company Binter Canarias after they resumed flights between Laâyoune and Gran

10 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Inside the lavish palace where Spain’s Prime Minister spends his holidays

AS the weather heats up across Spain, Pedro Sanchez is planning his summer vacation. The prime minister will be staying at a luxury resort in

8 Aug, 2021 @ 14:30

Canary Islands·Entertainment·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Politics·Property

Should you move your pensions into one pot?

By Tracy Storer, Senior Partner, Chorus Financial. If you’ve had more than one job since your career begun, it’s likely you’ve got pensions with different

30 Jul, 2021 @ 17:48

Two arrested for over death of more than 20 migrants attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands

TWO men were arrested for their alleged roles in the deaths of more than 20 migrants including a five-year-old girl who perished last month while

7 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Migrant girl, 5, dies during rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands after 17 days at sea

A GIRL died during a helicopter flight to hospital after dozens of African migrants were rescued from a boat off the Canary Islands. The five-year-old,

30 Jun, 2021 @ 16:52

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa

25 Jun, 2021 @ 18:20

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