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Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is arrested in Spain amid international money-laundering investigation

Major raids in Spain and Ireland today as police target money-laundering operation linked to notorious Hutch gang

TEN house searches were executed on Wednesday in Lanzarote by the Guardia Civil investigating an Irish-led money-laundering crime gang. In addition, the Dublin home of

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:31

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Defiant tourists refuse to leave beach in Spain while being surrounded by protestors

THIS is the moment two tourists refused to leave a beach in Spain despite being surrounded by protestors. Footage shared online shows the man and

22 Oct, 2024 @ 10:05

Canary Islands·Lead·Video

Lifeboat in port in Gran Canaria after migrant rescue Cordon press

Largest ever migrant boat lands in Spain’s Gran Canaria after 11 days at sea

A RECORD-BREAKING migrant boat carrying 231 passengers – including 58 children – landed in the Canary Islands yesterday. The overcrowded vessel, known as a cayuco,

21 Oct, 2024 @ 16:45

Canary Islands·Lead

Watch: Thousands protest against ‘over tourism’ in Spain as locals storm beaches and camp outside town halls

THOUSANDS have taken to the streets in Spain this weekend to protest ‘mass tourism.’ The Canary Islands has become a hive against mass tourism this

21 Oct, 2024 @ 10:45

Canary Islands·Lead·Video

Burnt body is found dumped in Spain’s Tenerife: Murder probe is launched after victim was ‘tied up’

THE burnt body of a man has been discovered on the island of Tenerife. The corpse was found on the south of the island on

10 Oct, 2024 @ 12:48

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Scottish tourist in her 30s is found safe after disappearing during night out in Spain’s Tenerife

Have you seen Jenna in Tenerife? Contact tips@theolivepress.es

8 Oct, 2024 @ 23:03

Canary Islands·Lead

This is the incredible ‘underwater theme park’ coming to Spain

AN amazing underwater theme park is one step closer to becoming a reality in Spain. Dubbed the ‘Underwater Gardens’, the project is penned for Tenerife

8 Oct, 2024 @ 13:02

Canary Islands·Olive Press Travel

British tourist who vanished from Spain’s Tenerife for almost a week is found alive and well

A BRITISH tourist who was not heard from for almost a week after flying into Tenerife has been found alive and well. An appeal online

8 Oct, 2024 @ 07:00

Canary Islands·Lead

British tourist ‘vanishes from Spain’s Tenerife’ in yet another disappearance on the island: Family of Peter are ‘worried’ after four days of no contact

A BRITISH man has reportedly become the latest person to disappear from Tenerife. An appeal online has asked anyone on the Spanish holiday island to

5 Oct, 2024 @ 20:30

Canary Islands·Lead

British boy dies of mystery illness after returning from holiday in Spain: Tributes pour in for ‘cheeky’ budding footballer

A BRITISH family is reeling after their nine-year-old son died suddenly while travelling back from a holiday in Spain. Freddie Pritchard, described as a ‘happy’

30 Sep, 2024 @ 16:25

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

Lifeboat in port in Gran Canaria after migrant rescue Cordon press

At least nine killed and 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands

AT least nine would-be migrants were left dead in the early hours of Saturday morning after their boat capsized during an attempted rescue off the

29 Sep, 2024 @ 11:58

Canary Islands·Lead

Girl, 16, among latest to disappear from Spain’s Tenerife – as police work to identify body found decomposing in a ravine

A 16-YEAR-OLD girl is among the latest to vanish from the island of Tenerife in Spain. Nicoll Andrea (pictured above, left) was last seen on

29 Sep, 2024 @ 10:38

Canary Islands·Lead

Watch: British tourist ‘just wants to fly home’ after terrifying ordeal on first night of her holiday in Spain

THIS is the moment a British tourist contemplated getting the first flight home following a terrifying ordeal during the first night of her holiday in

28 Sep, 2024 @ 12:35

Canary Islands·Lead

British couple found guilty of ‘outraging public decency’ after performing sex act in front of passengers on EasyJet flight from Spain’s Tenerife

A TRIP to the ‘mile-high club’ has turned into a trip to court for one British couple after they were caught red-handed performing a lewd

27 Sep, 2024 @ 13:27

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Decomposing body is found in a ravine in Spain’s Tenerife – as missing persons cases pile up on the island

AUTHORITIES are working to identify a body that was found in a ravine in Tenerife last Sunday. The corpse was discovered by a hunter in

27 Sep, 2024 @ 10:04

Canary Islands·Lead

‘Heartbreaking’ disappearance of young woman in Spain’s Tenerife who ‘no one has reported missing’ despite her likely vanishing months ago

AN appeal has been launched to find a woman who is believed to have gone missing from Spain many months ago. Named only as Andrea,

24 Sep, 2024 @ 13:16

Canary Islands·Lead

Spain’s Canary Islands receive €14 million boost from EU fund to support handling of migrant crisis

THE Canary Islands are set to benefit from a €14 million package of support from the European Commission aimed at providing increased capacity to welcome

23 Sep, 2024 @ 19:05

Canary Islands·Lead

Have you seen Gary? Friends of missing Brit launch fresh appeal after he vanished in Spain more than a year ago – these are his last known movements

Have you seen Gary or know where he is? Contact tips@theolivepress.es

18 Sep, 2024 @ 15:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Shark attack victim dies en route to hospital in Spain: German woman was sailing on a British boat when horror incident occurred

A GERMAN woman has died in an ambulance helicopter after being attacked by a shark in the Atlantic Ocean. The victim, 30, was sailing on

18 Sep, 2024 @ 11:58

Canary Islands·Lead

Scientists closely monitor a volcano in Spain after recording 39 mini earthquakes in a week

SCIENTISTS are closely monitoring a Spanish volcano following a recent surge in seismic activity. Between September 7 and 12, some 39 earthquakes were recorded in

17 Sep, 2024 @ 07:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Canary Islands facing charges of child abandonment after introducing tougher new rules on the arrival of unaccompanied minors

The Canary Islands government is facing serious accusations of child abandonment if it refuses to take in unaccompanied child migrants. The islands recently implemented a

15 Sep, 2024 @ 16:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Why some holidaying Brits are ditching Spain’s Canary Islands for this Atlantic archipelago

BRITS are ditching the Canary Islands for this little-known Atlantic archipelago as anti-tourism sentiment reaches its peak in Spain. For decades, Spain has been Brits’

15 Sep, 2024 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Olive Press Travel

Fears for missing 19-year-old Amy in Spain: Teenager texted her friend saying ‘I’m in s***’ before her phone went dead

In a post on social media, her family said she sent a final WhatsApp message at 8pm to a friend abroad

12 Sep, 2024 @ 19:02

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

An earth tremor that hit the Canary Islands on September 10, 2024

Earthquake in Spain’s Gran Canaria: Tremor with 20km-deep epicentre rumbles multiple towns

THE earth moved for residents of Gran Canaria on Tuesday evening, as a tremor measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook several different parts of

11 Sep, 2024 @ 11:25

Canary Islands·Lead

Offshore oil spill forces beach closures in Spain’s Gran Canaria: Experts fear for marine wildlife

AN oil spill off the coast of Gran Canaria has forced local authorities to close off several popular tourist beaches and declare an environmental emergency.

6 Sep, 2024 @ 15:26

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

At least 435 boat migrants arrive to Spain’s Canary Islands in less than 48 hours, including women and children

AT least 435 boat migrants on have arrived to the Canary Islands in Spain this weekend. A boat carrying 75 people from sub-Saharan Africa, one

31 Aug, 2024 @ 19:09

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

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