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EXPLAINER: Everything we know about volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma in Spain
A VOLCANO located in La Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of La Palma island began to erupt at around 3pm on Sunday...
ANALYSIS: Could eruption of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands trigger a tsunami?
The eruption of a voclano on the Canary Island of La Palma resurrects the "mega-tsunami" theory, but is it possible? Rob Kiteley takes a...
VIDEO: Homes swallowed up by molten lava in volcano eruption on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
THESE are the dramatic images of red hot lava destroying homes on La Palma in the Canary Islands as volcano continues to erupt on...
Volcano eruption on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain spurs mass evacuation
A MASS evacuation plan has been put in motion on the Spanish island of La Palma after a volcano erupted in the south of...
IN PICS: Dramatic images of volcano erupting on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
A VOLCANO is erupting on La Palma in the Canary Islands for the first time in fifty years. Smoke began to escape from fissures that...
WATCH: Volcano spews lava on Canary Island of La Palma in Spain
A VOLCANO began erupting in Spain on the Canary Island of La Palma on Sunday spewing jets of red hot lava into the air...
ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?
RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could...
Spain pioneers new Covid skin test that shows immunity and whether third vaccine is needed
SPANISH scientists have developed a new low-cost skin test that shows COVID-19 immunity and determines whether a third vaccine dose is required. The test which...
Sole survivor found floating off Spain’s Canary Islands after migrant boat carrying 50 people overturns
A 30-year-old woman was found clinging to an overturned dinghy 135 miles off the coast of the Canary Islands and airlifted to safety. The woman,...
Mother arrested in Spain for abandoning her autistic son in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
A WOMAN has been detained by National Police agents after allegedly abandoning her 5-year-old autistic son at the hostel where they lived in Las Palmas de...
Two arrested for over death of more than 20 migrants attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands
TWO men were arrested for their alleged roles in the deaths of more than 20 migrants including a five-year-old girl who perished last month...
Migrant girl, 5, dies during rescue off Spain’s Canary Islands after 17 days at sea
A GIRL died during a helicopter flight to hospital after dozens of African migrants were rescued from a boat off the Canary Islands. The five-year-old,...
FORGET COVID! House sales in Spain show early boom signs coupled with rising prices in holiday hotspots
HOUSE sales in April were higher than in the same month in 2019, according to figures from Spain's College of Registrars. A separate survey shows...
Hotels in Spain get busier with domestic bookings but they are desperate for UK and foreign tourists
DOMESTIC hotel bookings in Spain are experiencing a surge since the ending of the second State of Alarm on May 9, but its the...
SPAIN spends €8 million on social media campaign to win back UK and European tourists
SPAIN'S tourist board has unveiled an €8 million campaign to woo back international visitors. Turespaña will target social media sites between May and July with...
UK should study regions rather than whole countries for ‘Green’ list inclusion to get tourists back into Spain
SPAIN'S Foreign Minister says that the UK must 'rethink' their quarantine strategy and look at regions rather than whole countries. Speaking to the BBC today(May...
UK sunseekers desperate for a holiday break in Spain may get a COVID cost-cutting bonus very soon
UK tourists could travel to Spain without having to produce a negative coronavirus test from as soon as May 20. Spain's Tourist Minister, Reyes Maroto,...
SNUBBED! Spain is omitted from UK ‘Green’ travel list but neighbours Gibraltar and Portugal make it
SPAIN has been passed over for inclusion on the new UK 'Green' travel list because its overall COVID infection rate is too high. The details...
British man dies after being stabbed during a burglary at his Canary Islands home in Spain
A British man has been fatally stabbed at his Canary Islands home. The 31-year-old died after he was attacked during a suspected break-in at his...
Spain’s coastguard finds 17 migrants dead in boat off Tenerife
A SPANISH lifeboat found 17 people dead in a boat along with only three suvivors that had crossed from Africa towards the Canary Islands. The...
Toxic cloud warning as volcanic ash sweeps towards Spain’s Canary Islands
Meteorologists in Spain have warned that fallout from a volcanic eruption ln the Caribbean island of San Vicente last week is heading for the...
Jet2 scraps UK flights and holidays to Spain and all destinations until late June due to ‘uncertainty’
SPAIN'S struggling tourist sector has been dealt a fresh blow with news today(April 9) that Jet2 has suspended all flights and holidays from the...
CURFEWS AND CLOSURES: How the end of Spain’s State of Alarm will change COVID-19 rules
SPAIN'S second State of Alarm is set to finish on May 9 if Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has his way. The measure was introduced on...
Two endangered camel calves born in Spain
TWO endangered camels, of the double-humped Bactrian species, have been born at Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura in Las Palmas. The largest theme park in the Canary...
Toddler revived on quayside by medics after migrant rescue in Spain’s Canary Islands
RED Cross workers resuscitated a toddler, one of nine children among 52 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands on Tuesday evening. The young girl, thought...
Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist chiefs say Spain’s government is biased against them compared to Balearic and Canary Islands
TOURISM chiefs on the Costa Blanca have said they are not getting as good a deal from the national government as Spain's island destinations. The...
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EXPLAINER: Everything we know about volcano eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma in Spain
A VOLCANO located in La Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of La Palma island began to erupt at around 3pm on Sunday...
