Tag: canary islands
Judge allows convicted British criminal to go on Spain holiday after taser and cocaine bust
Judge Jenkins agreed to postpone the crook’s sentencing as ‘an act of mercy’ but campaigners have said it sends mixed messages to crime victims
SNIFFED OUT: Group in Spain fined €86,000 for cooking stew of protected birds after police smelt it from cliff
The group’s lawyers claimed the meat was lamb, but judges said that defence was ‘not at all credible’
Police investigation as British woman in Spain smashed in head by lorry doors and airlifted to hospital
The Guardia Civil are now investigating the incident, but there has not been an update from anyone involved since Wednesday
‘Frightening’ moment on Thomas Cook flight to Spain as squishy cat toy explodes in British seven-year-old’s face
Flight attendants were quick to help the mother and son, and it was later suggested to Stephanie that increased air pressure had caused the rupture
Expat sprayed with ‘devil’s breath’ date rape drug on Spanish island and forced to empty bank account
A woman approached the Irishman and accused him of trying to seduce her, and then sprayed the date rape drug in his face
Ryanair can’t reveal pilot’s illness which forced Spain to UK flight into EMERGENCY landing just 13 minutes in
Despite the situation, the Dublin-based airline could not provide any more details as to the nature of the illness due to privacy laws
WATCH: Dead cows wash up on Spain’s Canary Islands after being thrown overboard by ‘stink boats’
It is believed the dead cows came from freighters transporting live cattle from South America
British woman in Spain arrested over murder of homeless Romanian man with no legs who was strangled and set...
A two-month investigation led officers to the British woman and the court hearing will now take place in private
IN PICS: Spain’s five major landscapes and how their gardens grow
Canary IslandsPyreneesCantabrian MountainsMeseta CentralAndaluciaSPAIN is a rainbow nation of biodiversity offering Med sunshine and snow, desert and...
Tourists in Spain could face PRISON for writing name in sand on protected beaches
Perpetrators could be fined up to €600 or face prison, while visitors to the island will now have to get written permission before visiting the island
Death toll rises to 12 in Spain’s Canary islands as flu outbreak reaches EPIDEMIC levels
Over six out of 10 of those hospitalised with flu in the Canaries are over 64 - the most at risk age category
Spain holiday hotspot in Canary Islands rocked by earthquake
The epicentre was confirmed by the National Geographic Institute as being 5km below the surface
Man in barrel sets sail from Spain in three-month bid to reach Caribbean using ONLY ocean currents
DAREDEVIL: The crazy Frenchman atop his wooden barrel, which he will use to cross the AtlanticA DARING...
British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in...
BUSTED: Police caught the man who they think ran an international criminal empire near Tenerife South airportPOLICE...
Spain tourism hotspot could cancel tax for British tourists amid Brexit fears
SCRAPPED: Canary Islands president Fernando Clavijo said that getting rid of a VAT-like tax could encourage more tourists after Brexit
Expat hot dog seller who stabbed customer to death after food hygiene row in Spain sentenced to 8 years
The murder happened on the night of 12 April in 2017, two days after the victim's son had argued with Adriel about food hygiene
James McAvoy warns tourists on social media after almost falling for €11,000 hotel scam in Spain
The X-Men actor was almost duped out of £10,000 when booking a holiday in Tenerife
Fighting cocks seized after Mallorquin drug trafficking arrests
AN investigation is underway into animal cruelty in Son Banya after 36 fighting cocks were seized.The animals were discovered during separate police raids into...
Spanish Island is one step closer to becoming world’s first fully green country
A SPANISH island just powered itself with renewable energy for 18 days straight.El Hierro, which started its green energy project in 2014, aims to...
Three Brits arrested for alleged gay bashing on flight to Spain
THREE British tourists have been arrested after alleged homophobic abuse of two other British holiday makers on a flight to Spain.
Police arrested the Brits...
Huge holiday company rolls out sunbed reservations in Spain
GETTING up at 6am to beat the Germans to the sunbeds could soon be a thing of the past for British holidaymakers.Thomas Cook have...
IN PICS: Brits rushed to hospital as coach overturns on ‘sheer drop’ in Spain
A COACH carrying British tourists has overturned on a 'sheer drop' in Spain.Two Brits have been injured after the coach carrying 22 holidaymakers flipped...
Ryanair to cancel flights to a Spanish airport for three months
RYANAIR will cancel night flights at Tenerife South Airport from April 3 till June 30.According to airport operator, Aena, it is to allow time for...
Horror as dozens injured after Tenerife nightclub floor collapses
Emergency service personnel rushed to the Butterfly Disco Club in Adeje at about 2:30 am after four square metres of its floor gave way.
Five MEPs request to create a commission to investigate judicial corruption in Spain
The request comes as a result of the perceived abuse of human rights and disregard for rules of due process in the so-called “Kokorev...
SEISMIC SWARM: Spanish volcano experiences ‘over 350’ tremors risking eruption and MONSTER tsunami
LA Palma has hit been shaken by HUNDREDS of earthquakes in the past few days, sparking fresh fears its active volcano is about to...
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