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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

Police tend to the young girls abandoned in a car in Tenerife Credit Local police

British girl and her baby sister are found ‘abandoned in parked car’ in Spain’s Tenerife

THE alarm was raised on June 17, at around 6pm: two young girls had been left locked in a car outside a shopping mall in

4 Jul, 2024 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Boat migrant is accused of sexually assaulting cleaner at hotel where he is being held on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BOAT migrant has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a cleaner at a Guardamar hotel that is being used as an emergency reception

1 Jul, 2024 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Analysis: Spain to beat all tourism records this year as visitors spend more than ever – but that might not be good news for locals

NEW data from Caixabank suggests the Spanish tourism industry is growing at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the economy, bringing in unprecedented

24 Jun, 2024 @ 12:50

Lead·National News·Tenerife·Travel News

‘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

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

Image of the South facade of the Gran Hotel Miramar in Malaga. Credit. Wikimedia Commons

Revealed: Major tourist city in southern Spain has seen the biggest surge in hotel prices this year

A MAJOR tourist city in southern Spain has since the biggest surge in hotel prices across the whole country, according to figures for the first

17 May, 2024 @ 12:30

Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Travel News

Jellyfish warning in Spain: Potentially dangerous creatures are arriving earlier and in larger numbers this year, say sealife experts

UNUSUALLY warm weather last month on Spain’s Costa Brava attracted bathers to the sea, earlier than the norm for a dip. But to their surprise,

11 May, 2024 @ 13:04

Lead·Travel News

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

Spain breaks all-time tourism record in the first quarter of 2024

FOREIGN holidaymakers in Spain reached a record high for the first quarter of a year with UK arrivals accounting for 18.4% of the market. The

3 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

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

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

Huge protests against ‘over tourism’ planned across all eight Canary Islands in Spain this weekend

PROTESTS against mass tourism will be held across the Canary Islands on Saturday as concerns grow over issues like homelessness and overcrowded roads. Environmental groups

19 Apr, 2024 @ 12:43

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

British tourist aged just 23 dies in Spain’s Tenerife after trying to cross busy motorway

A BRITISH tourist aged just 23 was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning after he tried to cross a busy motorway on the

14 Apr, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Tenerife

Two dead and 40 evacuated in Spain’s Tenerife amid rough seas and coastal flooding

ROUGH seas and coastal flooding have caused two deaths and 40 evacuations in Tenerife. Wednesday, April 10 saw two people fall victim to strong winds

11 Apr, 2024 @ 14:31

Canary Islands·Lead

Heat warning in Spain: Temperatures to reach 34C as ‘four-day summer’ begins TODAY

THE first heat warning of the year has been issued in Spain- specifically for the Canary Islands, where temperatures are expected to reach 34 degrees.

11 Apr, 2024 @ 14:30

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Tourist, 53, plunges to his death in Spain while trying to take a photo of strong waves

A TOURIST has plunged to his death while trying to take photos of strong waves in Tenerife. The 53-year-old Czech man died this Wednesday, April

11 Apr, 2024 @ 12:30

National News

Scorchio: Blast of hot African air will bring ‘exceptionally high’ temperatures to Spain this weekend, warn weather experts

THE ROLLERCOASTER that is the Spanish weather so far this year will take another turn this weekend, as ‘exceptionally high temperatures’ are set to hit

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:25

Lead·Other News·Weather

Revealed: The hottest property locations in Spain for British, German and other foreign buyer groups

Foreign buyers accounted for 15% of homes bought in Spain last year – the highest figure ever

FOREIGN house buyers are continuing to target the Spanish real estate market as domestic purchases continue to fall. Figures from the country’s notaries for 2023

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Other News·Property·Valencian Community

Sahara dust cloud known as ‘calima’ to land in Alicante this weekend before temperatures reach 30ºC

UNSEASONABLY high temperatures are expected in Alicante province this weekend, as a Saharan dust cloud known in Spanish as a calima spreads its way across

5 Apr, 2024 @ 10:30

Alicante·Andalucia·Lead·Other News·Weather

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