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Volcanic-inspired church in Tenerife wins big at World Architecture Festival after 16 years of waiting

A SPANISH architect needed the patience of a saint after landing the world Building of the Year award – 16 years after his holy construction

21 Apr, 2026 @ 12:45

Lead·Property·Tenerife

WATCH: Moment police ambush topless Polish fugitive wanted for 480-year jail sentence on Spain’s Canary Islands

A TOPLESS Polish fugitive has been arrested in Tenerife after being ambushed by elite police while walking his dog. Policia Nacional captured the suspect in

21 Apr, 2026 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife·Video

Air Canada launches new direct flights to popular Spanish holiday island

AIR Canada is set to stir up winter travel with the launch of new non-stop flights between Tenerife and Canada, as direct routes from Toronto

7 Apr, 2026 @ 11:36

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Tenerife·Travel News

WATCH: Final hurrah for winter as Storm Therese blankets Spain’s tallest mountain in thick layer of snow

STUNNING scenes from Tenerife show Spain’s highest peak transformed into a winter landscape as extreme weather forces road closures and disrupts travel plans. Storm Therese

20 Mar, 2026 @ 11:30

Lead·Nature·Tenerife

Canary Islands gang dumped mountains of old fridges, engines and other hazardous waste in African countries

A CRIMINAL gang shipped hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste, including old fridges and engines, from the Canary Islands to African countries, Spanish have authorities.

19 Mar, 2026 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Search is on for missing Brit who vanished just hours after landing on Tenerife while out for a stroll without his phone or passport

Michael has now been found, according to his friend’s post on social media. A SEARCH is underway for a British man who went missing in

17 Mar, 2026 @ 16:41

Lead·Tenerife

Spanish man, 27, causes havoc on flight to Poland as he attacks crew and opens plane door while it was still taxiing

A 27-YEAR-OLD Spanish man sparked chaos on a flight from Tenerife to Warsaw when he assaulted a crew member and opened a plane door while

17 Mar, 2026 @ 11:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

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

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

Tenerife president insists island is ‘more prepared than ever’ for possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes registered in just three weeks

TENERIFE is ‘more prepared than ever’ for a possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes have been registered on the island in only three weeks.

24 Feb, 2026 @ 16:30

Lead·Tenerife

WATCH: Father and daughter rescued in dramatic operation after being swept to sea from same Tenerife rock pool where four tourists died late last year

TRAGEDY was narrowly averted in the Canary Islands over the weekend after a daring rescue operation was launched to save a father and his 8-year-old

23 Feb, 2026 @ 18:40

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife·Video

Could Spain’s biggest volcano be about to erupt? All you need to know after Mount Teide is rocked by more than 1,400 mini-earthquakes in less than a day

FEARS are mounting that Spain’s tallest volcano could be about to erupt after Mount Teide was rocked by more than 1,400 tremors in just a

20 Feb, 2026 @ 15:15

Canary Islands·Environment·Green·Lead·Tenerife

Incredible tale of hacker, 20, who booked a room in Madrid’s Ritz hotel for just 1 cent a day and racked up €20,000 bills – but then made the most rookie mistake in the book

AN aspiring DJ thought he hacked his way into the high life by staying at exclusive hotels for one cent a night, only to then

19 Feb, 2026 @ 14:13

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Tenerife

One of the best schools in Spain is in Tenerife. It’s official

OF the over 4000 international British schools in the world only 60 of them are “Outstanding in every aspect” according to official British school inspectors. These

19 Feb, 2026 @ 12:28

Canary Islands·Education·Sponsored·Tenerife

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

A FEDERATION of eight Spanish tourist resorts are complaining that they don’t get enough help from the government to pay for basic services. The Alliance

13 Feb, 2026 @ 12:05

Benidorm·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa del Sol·Mallorca·National News·Tenerife

Act stupid, pay the price: Spanish tourist hotspot to whack hefty fines on reckless holidaymakers who need rescuing

COSTLY rescues could soon leave reckless swimmers footing helicopter bills of €2,000 an hour under a new Canary Islands law The Canary Islands Government has

12 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Paragliding tragedy leaves tourist dead off coast of Spanish holiday island

A BODY believed to be that of the missing paraglider was recovered off the coast of Tenerife after emergency services battled rough seas and high

11 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Lead·Tenerife

British tourists stuck in 'third world hell' at airport in Spain - in taste of things to come when EES arrives

Pensioner, 80, caught trying to ‘sneak dead wife onto airplane’ in Tenerife – staff raised alarm after touching her ‘abnormally cold’ hand

AN 80-year-old pensioner has been arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle his dead wife onto a flight at Tenerife South Airport. The bizarre incident occurred

13 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Lead·Tenerife

‘Stay alert’ warning for British tourists targeted by pickpockets in Spanish holiday hotspot

HOLIDAYMAKERS have been given a stark new reminder to watch their wallets and phones after bright ‘stay alert’ signs began appearing in Tenerife’s busiest tourist

12 Jan, 2026 @ 11:53

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Tenerife is spearheading a new kind of whale and dolphin watching – here’s what you need to know

A DARK, curved fin slices briefly through the Atlantic’s surface before vanishing into the blue. Moments later, a sleek grey back breaks the water again,

30 Dec, 2025 @ 13:58

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Tenerife

Birmingham-Tenerife Flight Hit by Severe Turbulence

A RYANAIR plane was struck by ‘severe turbulence’ on Sunday afternoon (28 December) and was forced to return to England. Some passengers were injured. Flight

30 Dec, 2025 @ 11:42

Lead·Tenerife

Cult tricked members with expensive animal sacrifices and illegal drugs- coupled with threats and manipulation in Spain

FIVE people have been arrested in the Canary Islands for their involvement in a cult that ripped off members with charges for animal sacrifice rituals

24 Dec, 2025 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

WATCH: Moment deadly wave washes away tourists as they pose for selfies in Tenerife rock pool

HORRIFYING footage has captured the moment a ‘giant’ wave swept away dozens of tourists in Tenerife, leaving four dead and one missing. A British onlooker

9 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Tenerife

Three tourists dead after ‘powerful wave knocks them into the sea’ at popular swimming spot in Spain – despite repeated warnings to avoid the coast

THREE people have died in Tenerife after a group including foreign tourists were dragged into the sea when an enormous wave caught them by surprise

8 Dec, 2025 @ 12:05

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Tenerife

Volcanic-inspired church in Tenerife wins big at World Architecture Festival after 16 years of waiting

WATCH: Moment police ambush topless Polish fugitive wanted for 480-year jail sentence on Spain’s Canary Islands

Air Canada launches new direct flights to popular Spanish holiday island

WATCH: Final hurrah for winter as Storm Therese blankets Spain’s tallest mountain in thick layer of snow

Canary Islands gang dumped mountains of old fridges, engines and other hazardous waste in African countries

Search is on for missing Brit who vanished just hours after landing on Tenerife while out for a stroll without his phone or passport

Spanish man, 27, causes havoc on flight to Poland as he attacks crew and opens plane door while it was still taxiing

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

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

Tenerife president insists island is ‘more prepared than ever’ for possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes registered in just three weeks

WATCH: Father and daughter rescued in dramatic operation after being swept to sea from same Tenerife rock pool where four tourists died late last year

Could Spain’s biggest volcano be about to erupt? All you need to know after Mount Teide is rocked by more than 1,400 mini-earthquakes in less than a day

Incredible tale of hacker, 20, who booked a room in Madrid’s Ritz hotel for just 1 cent a day and racked up €20,000 bills – but then made the most rookie mistake in the book

One of the best schools in Spain is in Tenerife. It’s official

Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year

Act stupid, pay the price: Spanish tourist hotspot to whack hefty fines on reckless holidaymakers who need rescuing

Paragliding tragedy leaves tourist dead off coast of Spanish holiday island

Pensioner, 80, caught trying to ‘sneak dead wife onto airplane’ in Tenerife – staff raised alarm after touching her ‘abnormally cold’ hand

‘Stay alert’ warning for British tourists targeted by pickpockets in Spanish holiday hotspot

Tenerife is spearheading a new kind of whale and dolphin watching – here’s what you need to know

Birmingham-Tenerife Flight Hit by Severe Turbulence

Cult tricked members with expensive animal sacrifices and illegal drugs- coupled with threats and manipulation in Spain

WATCH: Moment deadly wave washes away tourists as they pose for selfies in Tenerife rock pool

Three tourists dead after ‘powerful wave knocks them into the sea’ at popular swimming spot in Spain – despite repeated warnings to avoid the coast

Spain approves €7 billion plan to boost public housing and help young renters and home buyers

How a brutal Latin American gang war has broken out in the streets of Madrid after top bosses were jailed

Prosecutors request 24-year jail term for wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez over corruption charges

WATCH: Spain’s most famous bullfighter in ‘very serious’ condition after suffering 10cm gore wound to bottom at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril

US airline JetBlue launches daily flights between Barcelona and Boston during summer season