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Animal activists rejoice as plans to build world’s first octopus farm in Spain are withdrawn

ANIMAL rights campaigners have hailed the collapse of Spain’s bid to build the world’s first commercial octopus farm as a landmark victory. Nueva Pescanova, the

24 Jul, 2026 @ 17:34

Animals·Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Thousands protest across Spain over soaring rents amid housing crisis

THOUSANDS of people across Spain took to the streets last weekend as fed-up residents staged fresh protests over the country’s deepening housing crisis. Demonstrators marched

29 Jun, 2026 @ 14:45

Canary Islands·Lead·Malaga·Property

The horrifying final moments of British tourist, 88, who died after having his belongings stolen while celebrating his birthday in Tenerife

A BRITISH holidaymaker celebrating his 88th birthday in Tenerife suffered fatal injuries after being caught up in a violent street robbery. The British pensioner, identified

26 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Tenerife

Three arrests made over death of 88-year-old British tourist out celebrating his birthday with his wife in Tenerife holiday hotspot

A UK traveller has died from head wounds caused by a violent robbery in the Canary Islands, which has resulted in the apprehension of three

24 Jun, 2026 @ 14:33

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

A valiant Atlantic archipelago has put itself on the map after lighting up the World Cup – but what do you really know about Cabo Verde?

A TINY Atlantic archipelago nation is starting to a draw global attention after holding the mighty Spain at the North American World Cup. Cabo Verde’s

23 Jun, 2026 @ 13:52

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Sport

British girl, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool at popular Spanish holiday resort

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD British girl drowned in a Lanzarote hotel swimming pool on Saturday. The tragedy occurred on Saturday at around 1.30pm at a complex in

22 Jun, 2026 @ 09:59

Canary Islands·Lead

British tourists now pour €24 billion into Spanish economy as next-placed Germans spend less than half

BRITISH tourists poured a record-breaking €24 billion into Spain’s economy last year, new data has shown, cementing their status as the country’s biggest foreign spenders.

17 Jun, 2026 @ 12:14

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

FBI fugitive who masterminded ‘world record’ OmegaPro Ponzi scheme is arrested at Tenerife hotel

ONE of the ringleaders of a Ponzi scheme that netted over 650 million US dollars has been arrested in Tenerife. The unidentified man was detained

4 Jun, 2026 @ 14:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain for a historic week-long tour with massive half-million crowds expected – and a pro-immigration message

POPE Leo’s week-long visit to Spain starts on Saturday which will finish with meetings with migrants in the Canary Islands. Leo has criticised U.S. President

3 Jun, 2026 @ 11:00

Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Other News

Brit, 23, remanded in custody over death of fellow countryman during brawl in Tenerife’s party zone

A TENERIFE court has jailed a British man, 23, following a brawl where a fellow countryman died in the Playa de Las Americas party zone

1 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

British tourist dies after being pulled from sea in Spain’s Canary Islands

A BRITISH holidaymaker has died after being pulled from the sea at a popular beach in the Canary Islands. Emergency services were called to the

31 May, 2026 @ 13:20

Canary Islands·Lead

EES border chaos hits Spain: British holidaymakers report huge queues at Gran Canaria airport with peak season approaching

GRAN Canaria Airport has been hit by huge queues as the peak travel season gets under way, with new biometric machines adding to delays at

30 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

Brit, 37, dies in late night brawl in Tenerife’s UK tourism hotspot – another Brit arrested

A TOURIST from the UK was killed in a street fight with another Brit in Tenerife’s wild nightlife scene of Playa de las Americas. An

29 May, 2026 @ 14:05

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

WATCH: Americans are waking up to the impact Europe’s chaotic new EES system is having on their summer travel plans

US passport holders are joining British travellers in finding that their European travel plans are being disrupted by Brussel’s new Entry Exit System (EES). Hundreds

28 May, 2026 @ 13:15

Canary Islands·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain’s Canary Islands rocked by strongest earthquake in five years – just hours after tremor shakes homes in mainland tourist hotspot

TWO of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations playing host to thousands of British holidaymakers over the bank holiday weekend have been rocked by a string

24 May, 2026 @ 09:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Horror in Spain as man beats four pet dogs to death as revenge after wife reports him for domestic abuse

A MAN has been arrested after allegedly killing four family dogs and burying them near his home in a revenge attack against his wife. The

21 May, 2026 @ 10:34

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

PICTURED: ‘Larger than life’ Brit swimming instructor, 20, who died falling from a balcony while on holiday in Tenerife

A 20-YEAR-OLD British swimming instructor died after falling from a balcony while on holiday in Tenerife, an inquest has heard. Harrison Hanley was staying at

18 May, 2026 @ 11:55

Canary Islands·Lead

Canary Islands president ridiculed for claim that ‘hantavirus-carrying rats will swim to shore while MV Hondius is anchored off Tenerife’

THE president of the Canary Islands has been mocked for sending Spain’s health minister a screenshot of a Google AI response claiming hantavirus rats can

11 May, 2026 @ 14:19

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

French and American passenger test positive for hantavirus after evacuation from disease-hit cruise ship docked in Tenerife port

A FRENCH woman and an American passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius have tested positive for the virus after leaving the vessel

11 May, 2026 @ 11:42

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

Son, 22, ‘confesses’ to murder of Belgian expat mother, 56, discovered dismembered in landfill site on popular Spanish island

THE body of a Belgian expat who disappeared on the island of Fuerteventura earlier this month has been found dismembered in a landfill site. Katty

11 May, 2026 @ 11:38

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil officer dies suddenly during operation to evacuate passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Spain

A GUARDIA Civil officer has died of a heart attack while helping evacuate passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship docked in the Canary Islands. The

11 May, 2026 @ 10:51

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

WATCH: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchors in Tenerife port as Spanish officials begin evacuating passengers

SPANISH officials have started to evacuate passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after the vessel arrived in Tenerife in the early hours of Sunday morning.

10 May, 2026 @ 11:38

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

WATCH: Spanish police use crane to remove European record 30 tonnes of cocaine from seized ship in the Atlantic

SPANISH police have seized more than 30 tonnes of cocaine from a cargo ship off the Canary Islands and detained all 23 crew members without

8 May, 2026 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Global hunt underway for the 29 passengers who left deadly hantavirus cruise ship heading for Spain’s Tenerife

HEALTH officials worldwide are scrambling to contain a deadly virus outbreak linked to a cruise liner now headed for the Canary Islands. MV Hondius operator

8 May, 2026 @ 11:16

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Can the deadly hantavirus become another global pandemic? Here’s why virologists are not panicking – yet

AS the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak heads for port in Tenerife, officials are in a race against time. Attempts are underway to

7 May, 2026 @ 15:35

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Passengers on hantavirus cruise ship heading to Spain’s Tenerife will be unloaded on small boats after dock workers threaten to strike

A CRUISE ship bound for Tenerife with a deadly virus outbreak aboard will not dock at the island’s port, authorities have announced. Canary Islands president

7 May, 2026 @ 15:16

Canary Islands·Health·Lead·Politics·Tenerife

Canary Islands

Animal activists rejoice as plans to build world’s first octopus farm in Spain are withdrawn

Thousands protest across Spain over soaring rents amid housing crisis

The horrifying final moments of British tourist, 88, who died after having his belongings stolen while celebrating his birthday in Tenerife

Three arrests made over death of 88-year-old British tourist out celebrating his birthday with his wife in Tenerife holiday hotspot

A valiant Atlantic archipelago has put itself on the map after lighting up the World Cup – but what do you really know about Cabo Verde?

British girl, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool at popular Spanish holiday resort

British tourists now pour €24 billion into Spanish economy as next-placed Germans spend less than half

FBI fugitive who masterminded ‘world record’ OmegaPro Ponzi scheme is arrested at Tenerife hotel

Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain for a historic week-long tour with massive half-million crowds expected – and a pro-immigration message

Brit, 23, remanded in custody over death of fellow countryman during brawl in Tenerife’s party zone

British tourist dies after being pulled from sea in Spain’s Canary Islands

EES border chaos hits Spain: British holidaymakers report huge queues at Gran Canaria airport with peak season approaching

Brit, 37, dies in late night brawl in Tenerife’s UK tourism hotspot – another Brit arrested

WATCH: Americans are waking up to the impact Europe’s chaotic new EES system is having on their summer travel plans

Spain’s Canary Islands rocked by strongest earthquake in five years – just hours after tremor shakes homes in mainland tourist hotspot

Horror in Spain as man beats four pet dogs to death as revenge after wife reports him for domestic abuse

PICTURED: ‘Larger than life’ Brit swimming instructor, 20, who died falling from a balcony while on holiday in Tenerife

Canary Islands president ridiculed for claim that ‘hantavirus-carrying rats will swim to shore while MV Hondius is anchored off Tenerife’

French and American passenger test positive for hantavirus after evacuation from disease-hit cruise ship docked in Tenerife port

Son, 22, ‘confesses’ to murder of Belgian expat mother, 56, discovered dismembered in landfill site on popular Spanish island

Guardia Civil officer dies suddenly during operation to evacuate passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Spain

WATCH: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchors in Tenerife port as Spanish officials begin evacuating passengers

WATCH: Spanish police use crane to remove European record 30 tonnes of cocaine from seized ship in the Atlantic

Global hunt underway for the 29 passengers who left deadly hantavirus cruise ship heading for Spain’s Tenerife

Can the deadly hantavirus become another global pandemic? Here’s why virologists are not panicking – yet

Passengers on hantavirus cruise ship heading to Spain’s Tenerife will be unloaded on small boats after dock workers threaten to strike

Popular Costa Blanca beach has swimming ban imposed due to water quality concerns

Experts predict a jellyfish-free summer on the Costa del Sol thanks to ocean currents trapping them out at sea

‘Terrified’ Estepona beach bar staff rushed to help Lithuanian man shot four times during broad daylight shooting

Home sales in Spain fall for the eighth month running — but prices keep rising fastest in the Balearics and Andalucia

Two children die in Costa del Sol apartment fire after blaze forces midnight evacuation

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