canary islands

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

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

Microchips, renewable energy and industry: How the Canary Islands are looking to pivot away from a tourism-dependent economy

THE Canary Islands have long relied on tourism, with millions visiting each year for beaches, resorts and sun. But tourism jobs are often seasonal, pay

4 Apr, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Environment·Green·Lead

Ryanair reveals its new Spain routes but blasts the country's airport taxes for 'limiting' growth

Relief for holidaymakers as Spanish airport strikes are called off ahead of Easter getaway rush

HOLIDAYMAKERS planning a trip to Spain this week can breathe a sigh of relief after strikes that threatened to cripple services and trigger frustrating delays

1 Apr, 2026 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·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

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

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

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

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

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

COASTAL hotspots across Spain are drawing strong overseas interest, but one Costa Blanca town is striding streaks ahead of the rest Foreign buyers are focusing

21 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Outrage in Tenerife over ‘racist’ sign put up near migration reception centre

A ROW has broken out in the Canary Islands after far-right activists placed a ‘hateful’ sign outside a reception centre for migrant children in Tenerife.

10 Feb, 2026 @ 12:47

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

‘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

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

BARCELONA, Madrid, and the Canary Islands have been suggested as possible parts of Spain that Pope Leo could visit later this year. There has been

9 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Madrid·National News

Revealed: More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain on small boats in 2025

A NEW report has laid bare the severity of the migrant crisis after it was revealed that more than 3,000 people have died attempting to

29 Dec, 2025 @ 15:54

Canary Islands·Lead

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

Brits make up one in five of Spain’s visitors, new data shows – here’s their favourite spots

NEARLY one in five travellers to Spain came from the UK last month, new data has shown, as the country continues to consolidate as one

22 Dec, 2025 @ 14:06

Lead·National News

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

British youngster dies after ‘deliberate hit-and-run’ while riding bike in Spain’s Canary Islands

A YOUNG British tourist has died in Tenerife after a suspected hit-and-run while riding his bike. The victim, named only so far as Harry, was

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:27

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Search abandoned for British cruise ship passenger, 76, who fell overboard into Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands

THE search for an elderly British man who fell from an adults-only cruise ship near the Canary Islands has been called off with the passenger

2 Dec, 2025 @ 15:25

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife·Travel News

‘Man overboard’: Huge search underway for Brit cruise ship passenger who fell into the Atlantic near the Canary Islands

A FRANTIC search is underway near the Canary Islands after an elderly British passenger on an adults-only cruise ship fell overboard. The alarm was sounded

28 Nov, 2025 @ 11:05

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife·Travel News

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

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

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

Microchips, renewable energy and industry: How the Canary Islands are looking to pivot away from a tourism-dependent economy

Relief for holidaymakers as Spanish airport strikes are called off ahead of Easter getaway rush

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

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

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

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

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

Revealed: Where foreigners are looking to buy on Spain’s costas – with one location a runaway favourite

Outrage in Tenerife over ‘racist’ sign put up near migration reception centre

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

Pope Leo will make first trip to Spain as pontiff this year with three ‘recommended’ destinations revealed

Revealed: More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain on small boats in 2025

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

Brits make up one in five of Spain’s visitors, new data shows – here’s their favourite spots

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

British youngster dies after ‘deliberate hit-and-run’ while riding bike in Spain’s Canary Islands

Search abandoned for British cruise ship passenger, 76, who fell overboard into Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands

‘Man overboard’: Huge search underway for Brit cruise ship passenger who fell into the Atlantic near the Canary Islands

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

OPINION: Spanish media reacts to corruption allegations involving PM Sanchez’s wife – plus analysis from The Olive Press

Children in eight out of ten Malaga schools breathe air that fails WHO air quality standards – including in Marbella and Torremolinos

The fall of Spain’s youth: How households under-35 have seen their wealth plummet by almost three quarters since 2008

Feeling peckish? Here’s our guide on the best places to eat in thriving Estepona

Shock as body of elderly Ukrainian woman is found near sports centre in Fuengirola