Canary Islands News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Spain agrees to receive cruise ship struck by deadly hantavirus outbreak that has already killed three

A CRUISE ship struck by a deadly virus outbreak has been granted permission to dock in Spain. The MV Hondius, which has been quarantined off

6 May, 2026 @ 10:50

Canary Islands·Health·Lead·Tenerife

Deadly hantavirus cruise ship plots course for Spain’s Canary Islands after outbreak kills three passengers

A CRUISE ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is set to head for the Canary Islands, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Maria

5 May, 2026 @ 13:34

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

‘Death ship’ could be coming to Spain: Just what is the hantavirus, how contagious is it – and deadly is it?

A CRUISE ship stricken by a suspected hantavirus outbreak that already killed three passengers could next head for the Canary Islands, its operator has suggested.

5 May, 2026 @ 11:40

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

Spain on alert as ‘death ship’ with three dead and one Brit critical is refused entry to port while heading for Canary Islands

THREE people have died following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship bound for the Canary Islands. A total of six passengers fell ill

4 May, 2026 @ 13:17

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead

Has Spain made the largest high-seas cocaine bust ever? Merchant ship carrying up to 45 tonnes seized off coast of Morocco

SPAIN may have carried out the largest cocaine seizure ever recorded at sea after intercepting a merchant vessel off the Moroccan coast. The Guardia Civil

4 May, 2026 @ 12:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Heart-warming sight off Spain’s Canary Islands as humpback whale breaches water in style alongside baby calf

A HUMPBACK whale and its baby calf were spotted leaping out of the water off the coast of the Canary Islands. The heart-warming display was

1 May, 2026 @ 12:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Brit, 24, dies after tragic ‘face-first’ stairwell plunge in Tenerife

A BRITISH holidaymaker has died after a ‘face-first’ plunge down a stairwell at an apartment complex in Tenerife. The 24-year-old, who police told The Olive

29 Apr, 2026 @ 10:57

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Spain’s Canary Islands count the cost of ‘storm of the decade’ Therese as damage bill nears €200 million

THE Canary Islands have been continuing to assess the full impact of Storm Therese, with the total damage now closing in on €200 million. New

25 Apr, 2026 @ 08:00

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Malaga machete attacker, 43, is arrested after horrific attack on ex-partner’s parents who took the blows to save the life of their daughter, 20

A FUGITIVE domestic abuser was arrested in Alicante after initiating a brutal ambush with a machete on his ex’s parents in Malaga. The incident unfolded

13 Apr, 2026 @ 17:37

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Other News

BREAKING: One dead and dozens injured after bus carrying British tourists crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

AT least one person has died and dozens have been injured after a bus carrying British tourists in the Canary Islands crashed into a ravine.

10 Apr, 2026 @ 18:03

Canary Islands·Lead

Top tips to avoid travel delays in Spain as air traffic controllers prepare indefinite strike action across 14 different airports

AIR traffic controllers in Spain are preparing to launch indefinite strike action from April 17, raising concerns over widespread disruption. The strike, called by the

8 Apr, 2026 @ 12:30

Canary Islands·Lead·Travel News

WATCH: Spain’s Canary Islands engulfed by 800-mile ‘calima’ dust wave as visibility vanishes – but it’s set to clear soon

LOCALS and tourists visiting the normally sun-drenched Canary Islands for the Easter holidays have been forced to take precautions after the popular archipelago was engulfed

1 Apr, 2026 @ 10:23

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Here comes the calima: Canary Islands brace for impact as 1300km-wide wall of dust bigger than the UK sweeps in from African coast

LOCAL residents and tourists visiting the Canary Islands for the Easter holidays are being urged to exercise caution as the fabled ‘calima’ weather phenomenon sweeps

31 Mar, 2026 @ 10:44

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

‘The sky will turn orange’: Canary Islands braced for calima dust plume just days after ‘storm of the decade’ leaves trail of destruction

THE Canary Islands have been warned that a calima dust plume will turn their skies ‘orange’ just days after the ‘storm of the decade’ left

30 Mar, 2026 @ 11:41

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

ON THIS DAY: The deadly chain of events that caused the world’s worst aviation disaster on Spanish soil 49 years ago

By Michael Coy TODAY marks exactly 49 years since the world’s deadliest aviation disaster claimed 583 lives right here on Spanish soil. But in a

27 Mar, 2026 @ 15:30

Canary Islands·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: ‘Record-breaking’ Storm Therese triggers flooding and evacuations across the Canary Islands – with red ‘danger to life’ warning issued for popular holiday hotspot

HOPES that Storm Therese was beginning to subside have been dramatically washed away after the weather system unleashed its fiercest deluge yet on the Canary

25 Mar, 2026 @ 10:23

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Emergency declared on the Canary Islands as ‘tropical’ Storm Therese continues to cause havoc and dams threaten to overflow

MILITARY forces are being deployed to Gran Canaria as Storm Therese wreaks havoc across the archipelago with torrential rain and severe flash flooding. Local authorities

24 Mar, 2026 @ 12:12

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Torrential rain, landslides and thousands of Brits stranded as Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ – and it’s not over yet

LARGE swathes of the Canary Islands remain on alert for poor weather this Sunday as Storm Therese’s ‘second front’ continues to wreak havoc across the

22 Mar, 2026 @ 13:29

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ as its caked in snow, swamped in floods and smashed by high waves

THE Canary Islands were plunged into chaos after Storm Therese battered the holiday hotspot with torrential rain, 120km/h winds, and heavy snow. Described by meteorologists

20 Mar, 2026 @ 17:58

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Storm Therese hits Spanish holiday hotspot just as Trump’s Iran war drives a surge in tourist bookings

EXPATS and tourists in the Canary Islands are on high alert as Storm Therese makes landfall today. AEMET has issued yellow warnings for wind and

18 Mar, 2026 @ 11:50

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

British passenger is kicked off Canary Islands cruise over monkey pox fears – but his test results showed up something closer to home

A BRITISH tourist was booted from a TUI Canary Islands cruise over a suspected monkey pox scare – only to discover the real culprit was

13 Mar, 2026 @ 12:30

Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Tenerife

Spain braces for new tourism boom as holidaymakers shun other destinations over Middle East conflict fears

EUROPE’S biggest tour operator, Tui, says that Spain could be the beneficiary of holiday-makers switching their vacations from the war-torn Middle East. Companies are reporting

6 Mar, 2026 @ 12:40

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Bombshell tests claim nearly HALF of ‘migrant minors’ arriving in the Canary Islands are actually adults

MIGRATION rules are coming under renewed scrutiny amid allegations that Spain’s system for protecting child migrants is being exploited. A European Parliament mission has found

27 Feb, 2026 @ 10:03

Canary Islands·Lead·Other News·Tenerife

BREAKING: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tenerife just days after 6,000 mini-tremors underneath Mount Teide sparked eruption fears

HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals across the Canary Islands were unexpectedly shaken earlier today after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck between the islands of Tenerife and Gran

26 Feb, 2026 @ 16:05

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Tenerife

Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit

POPE Leo XIV will visit Spain in early June, the Vatican City’s Press Office has confirmed. It was announced at the beginning of the year

26 Feb, 2026 @ 11:14

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·National News·Tenerife

King of Norway, 89, admitted to hospital while holidaying in the Canary Islands

KING Harald V of Norway was hospitalised in Tenerife while enjoying a winter holiday with his wife, Queen Sonja. Yesterday evening King Harald was admitted

25 Feb, 2026 @ 11:59

Canary Islands·Celebrity·Lead

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Spain agrees to receive cruise ship struck by deadly hantavirus outbreak that has already killed three

Deadly hantavirus cruise ship plots course for Spain’s Canary Islands after outbreak kills three passengers

‘Death ship’ could be coming to Spain: Just what is the hantavirus, how contagious is it – and deadly is it?

Spain on alert as ‘death ship’ with three dead and one Brit critical is refused entry to port while heading for Canary Islands

Has Spain made the largest high-seas cocaine bust ever? Merchant ship carrying up to 45 tonnes seized off coast of Morocco

WATCH: Heart-warming sight off Spain’s Canary Islands as humpback whale breaches water in style alongside baby calf

Brit, 24, dies after tragic ‘face-first’ stairwell plunge in Tenerife

Spain’s Canary Islands count the cost of ‘storm of the decade’ Therese as damage bill nears €200 million

Malaga machete attacker, 43, is arrested after horrific attack on ex-partner’s parents who took the blows to save the life of their daughter, 20

BREAKING: One dead and dozens injured after bus carrying British tourists crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

Top tips to avoid travel delays in Spain as air traffic controllers prepare indefinite strike action across 14 different airports

WATCH: Spain’s Canary Islands engulfed by 800-mile ‘calima’ dust wave as visibility vanishes – but it’s set to clear soon

Here comes the calima: Canary Islands brace for impact as 1300km-wide wall of dust bigger than the UK sweeps in from African coast

‘The sky will turn orange’: Canary Islands braced for calima dust plume just days after ‘storm of the decade’ leaves trail of destruction

ON THIS DAY: The deadly chain of events that caused the world’s worst aviation disaster on Spanish soil 49 years ago

WATCH: ‘Record-breaking’ Storm Therese triggers flooding and evacuations across the Canary Islands – with red ‘danger to life’ warning issued for popular holiday hotspot

WATCH: Emergency declared on the Canary Islands as ‘tropical’ Storm Therese continues to cause havoc and dams threaten to overflow

WATCH: Torrential rain, landslides and thousands of Brits stranded as Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ – and it’s not over yet

WATCH: Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ as its caked in snow, swamped in floods and smashed by high waves

Storm Therese hits Spanish holiday hotspot just as Trump’s Iran war drives a surge in tourist bookings

British passenger is kicked off Canary Islands cruise over monkey pox fears – but his test results showed up something closer to home

Spain braces for new tourism boom as holidaymakers shun other destinations over Middle East conflict fears

Bombshell tests claim nearly HALF of ‘migrant minors’ arriving in the Canary Islands are actually adults

BREAKING: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tenerife just days after 6,000 mini-tremors underneath Mount Teide sparked eruption fears

Pope Leo’s first trip to Spain as pontiff confirmed – here’s where he will visit

King of Norway, 89, admitted to hospital while holidaying in the Canary Islands

Two thirds of Europe wants Britain back in the EU, new poll finds – with the Dutch and Danes the most enthusiastic

Real estate agents in Barcelona are using AI to ‘pimp up’ dilapidated homes – and it’s not illegal

More than one home is squatted every day in Malaga province as PP calls for 24-hour evictions and bill cut offs

Brexit 10 years on: From ‘I voted Leave and I’d do it again’ to ‘nothing good has come from it’ – what Olive Press readers really think about the UK’s decision to leave the EU

Hollywood superstar Antonio Banderas one of many celebrities in trouble in Spain over ‘over covert social media advertising’ that could land him €1 million fine

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