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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

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

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

Six out of 10 missing persons reports in Spain last year were for children – with nearly 8,000 minors vanishing from their homes

NEW data has revealed a drop in the number of missing persons across Spain, but the amount is still more than 25,000 with over 60%

26 May, 2026 @ 17:27

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Tenerife

Brit favourite Greggs to open first overseas shop at airport in Spain – with famous sausage rolls on the menu

BRITISH holidaymakers longing for home comforts while abroad are in for a treat after popular food chain Greggs announced Spain as the destination for its

12 May, 2026 @ 10:43

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Tenerife

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

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

Cruise ship struck by hantavirus outbreak is heading for Spain’s Canary Islands after Madrid overrules local objections

A DISEASE-STRICKEN cruise ship has set sail for the Canary Islands despite protests from the regional government over ‘safety concerns’ for the local population. The

7 May, 2026 @ 11:03

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead·Tenerife

British doctor on board stricken hantavirus cruise ship is unexpectedly redirected from Spain to the Netherlands after his ‘condition improves’

A BRITISH doctor on board the cruise ship MV Hondius is being flown to the Netherlands instead of Spain after his condition improved, health authorities

6 May, 2026 @ 13:42

Canary Islands·Health·Lead·Tenerife

Canary Islands president resists Pedro Sanchez’s order to let hantavirus-stricken cruise ship dock in Tenerife over health risk fears

CANARY Islands officials have threatened to block a disease-carrying cruise ship from docking in Tenerife despite orders from Spain’s central government, citing safety fears. Regional

6 May, 2026 @ 13:17

Canary Islands·Health·Lead·Tenerife

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

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

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

Environment·Lead·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

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

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

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

Six out of 10 missing persons reports in Spain last year were for children – with nearly 8,000 minors vanishing from their homes

Brit favourite Greggs to open first overseas shop at airport in Spain – with famous sausage rolls on the menu

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

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

Cruise ship struck by hantavirus outbreak is heading for Spain’s Canary Islands after Madrid overrules local objections

British doctor on board stricken hantavirus cruise ship is unexpectedly redirected from Spain to the Netherlands after his ‘condition improves’

Canary Islands president resists Pedro Sanchez’s order to let hantavirus-stricken cruise ship dock in Tenerife over health risk fears

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?

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

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

World Cup warm-up match in Spanish border town cancelled over Ebola outbreak fears

Owner of fake Ferrari luxury car is arrested in Spain after police spot ‘bargain price’ online advert

Orange alert issued in northern Spain as 40C heatwave gives way to thunderstorms and heavy rain

Drones, helicopters and 15,000 police officers: Inside the huge operation to keep Pope Leo safe during historic Spain visit

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