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‘Blue dragon’ warning in Spain: Beach at major resort is closed ‘until further notice’ after swimmers spot venomous fish floating on the sea’s surface

A BEACH in Spain has been forced to close after the appearance of the venomous ‘blue dragon’ fish. The breed of mollusk was spotted in

15 Aug, 2024 @ 23:54

Canary Islands·Lead

British tourist was ‘strangled to death by nightclub doorman’ in Spain’s Gran Canaria

A BRITISH tourist died after being put in a rear naked choke at a nightclub in Gran Canaria. A call was made reporting that a

10 Aug, 2024 @ 07:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish bouncer accused of killing a British tourist in Spain is arrested

A NIGHTCLUB bouncer from Gran Canaria has been arrested and jailed after being charged with the death of a 35-year-old British tourist on July 24.

7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain announces its first marine national park: 24,000 hectare refuge could come with tourism restrictions

THE Spanish government has approved a proposal to create the country’s first fully marine national park in a move applauded by ecologists. The 24,000-hectare park

3 Aug, 2024 @ 10:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Spain-loving anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson has ‘fled the UK’ – so where might he be hiding out?

FAR-RIGHT activist Tommy Robinson has skipped bail and fled the United Kingdom with a warrant now out for his arrest. The anti-immigrant extremist has long

30 Jul, 2024 @ 12:39

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News

British woman, 45, drowns off beach in Spain during holiday with her family

A 45-year-old British woman drowned on Thursday at Playa de Las Cucharas in Teguise on Lanzarote. The unnamed woman was on holiday with her family.

26 Jul, 2024 @ 15:49

Canary Islands·Lead

Pedro Sanchez’s government faces calls from right-wing opposition to declare a ‘migration emergency’ as shocking figures reveal that one migrant dies every 45 minutes trying to reach Spain

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez is facing calls to declare an official state of ‘migratory emergency’ for the whole of Spain as concern over small boat

16 Jul, 2024 @ 12:55

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Human remains found in remote area of Tenerife are believed to be that of missing British teenager Jay Slater

HUMAN remains have been found on Monday morning in the search for missing British teenager, Jay Slater. with the Guardia Civil saying that all the

15 Jul, 2024 @ 16:48

Canary Islands·Lead

Spain voted as having the world’s best water theme park for 10 years in a row

A TENERIFE water park has being voted the world’s best for 10 successive years, courtesy of the 2024 Traveller’s Choice Awards from the TripAdvisor online

9 Jul, 2024 @ 14:23

Canary Islands·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Shark map of Spain: This is where you’re most likely to encounter the animal this summer

THE ocean is not the pool, and thus, millions of creatures abound. Of these, Sharks are no doubt the most feared, despite attacks on humans

6 Jul, 2024 @ 16:41

Canary Islands·Galicia·Valencia

Jay Slater update: Mother of British tourist says she is ‘beside herself’ after flying to Spain to help search for missing teen – who vanished in Tenerife during first ever mates holiday

THE mother of missing British teenager Jay Slater has spoken for the first time after landing in Tenerife to help with the search. Debbie Slater

18 Jun, 2024 @ 16:45

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

‘Drunk’ tourist ‘bites a Guardia Civil officer’ in Spain after being kicked off BA flight back to London

A DRUNK tourist was evicted off a London-bound British Airways flight from Lanzarote and arrested after biting one of the Guardia Civil officers trying to

18 Jun, 2024 @ 14:13

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Beachgoers left terrified as two-metre shark approaches the shore at this hugely popular holiday destination in Spain

A BEACH in the Canary Islands had to be closed on Saturday after a massive shark swam right up to the shore, terrifying locals and

16 Jun, 2024 @ 12:09

Canary Islands·Lead

Revealed: Over 5,500 boat migrants have died trying to reach Spain so far this year – one every 45 minutes

A NEW report has laid bare the severity of the migrant crisis as it was revealed that over 5,500 migrants have died trying to reach

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:41

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Flight from the UK to Spain avoided a tragic disaster ‘by metres’ due to a ‘software error’

A SOFTWARE error on a TUI plane taking off from Bristol for Gran Canaria nearly caused a disaster with 163 passengers onboard. The incident happened

7 Jun, 2024 @ 17:40

Canary Islands·Lead

Beach workers’ strike is called off in Spain after trade union secures 30% salary increase

BEACH workers in Spain’s Canary Islands have decided to call off a strike that was due to start this weekend, after their trade union managed

6 Jun, 2024 @ 16:44

Canary Islands·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Tourist, 57, plunges 100 metres to her death during mountain walk with her daughter in Spain

A TOURIST has died after falling 100 metres off a cliff during her holiday to Spain. The 57-year-old was walking on top of a mountain

28 May, 2024 @ 14:01

Canary Islands·Lead

British expat drug lord is arrested in Spain over cocaine, heroin and ecstasy empire

Suspected British drug dealer faces extradition after being arrested in Spain’s Tenerife

A BRITISH fugitive who fled to Tenerife to evade drug charges has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. An International Arrest Warrant was issued for

22 May, 2024 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Drunk British passengers consume airport booze and perform sex acts in front on children on Ryanair flight to Spain’s Canary Islands

FIVE drunk British passengers on a Ryanair flight from Liverpool to Tenerife have been told they cannot fly back home with the budget carrier. They

22 May, 2024 @ 18:15

Canary Islands·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British expat mother is livid after her toddler is given ‘lethal’ Nolotil painkiller in Spain

A BRITISH expat has been left ‘livid’ after her toddler was given ‘lethal’ Nolotil painkiller. Seeing your child suffering is one of the hardest things

8 May, 2024 @ 19:00

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

Tourists in Spain are accused of ‘taking all the bus seats’ and ‘forcing elderly to stand’ as flashpoints emerge – but some locals are fed-up of ‘xenophobic’ and ‘aggressive’ anti-tourism movement

FLASHPOINTS between tourists and locals are emerging on social media after holidaymakers were accused of ‘taking all the seats’ of a bus in Andalucia. A

4 May, 2024 @ 14:05

Canary Islands·Granada·Lead·Travel News

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Body of woman with a plastic bag wrapped around her head is discovered in a major tourist resort in Spain

THE body of a woman with a plastic bag wrapped around her head has been discovered in a major Spanish resort. READ MORE: Manhunt in

29 Apr, 2024 @ 12:08

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat taking part in ‘anti-tourism’ protest in Spain insists there’s ‘no beef’ with holidaymakers but rather the ‘excessive number’ of visitors

A BRITISH expat has insisted anti-tourism protests in Spain are not against individuals but rather the ‘excessive’ nature of the industry itself. Brian Harrison has

27 Apr, 2024 @ 14:32

Canary Islands·Lead

Anti-tourism protester is hospitalised in Spain after enduring 12 days of hunger strike on the Canary Islands – as ‘desperate’ fellow activists vow to continue despite their deteriorating health

A PROTESTER has been hospitalised after enduring 12 days of a hunger strike on the Canary Islands. In footage shared online, the unnamed individual can

22 Apr, 2024 @ 17:47

Canary Islands·Lead

Brits spent nearly half of every tourist euro in Spain’s Lanzarote in 2023 – but Scandis, Dutch and even Germans splashed more cash per person

BRITISH tourists contributed nearly half of the €3.5 billion that tourists spent on their holidays on Lanzarote in 2023. The British market blasted all competition

21 Apr, 2024 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Travel News

Protests against tourism in the Canary Islands

Thousands turn out in Spain’s Canary Islands in protest demanding major rethink of tourism model for the hugely popular holiday destination

DEMONSTRATORS came out in force today in Spain’s Canary Islands in a historic protest against the tourist massification of the archipelago, and the dangers faced

20 Apr, 2024 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Lead

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