canary islands

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

WATCH: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchors in Tenerife port as Spanish officials begin evacuating passengers

SPANISH officials have started to evacuate passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after the vessel arrived in Tenerife in the early hours of Sunday morning.

10 May, 2026 @ 11:38

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

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

Passengers on hantavirus-ridden cruise ship to be flown home ‘immediately’ once vessel docks in Spain’s Canary Islands

PASSENGERS stuck onboard the hantavirus-ridden ship currently sailing towards the Canary Islands are set to be repatriated to their home countries as soon as the

6 May, 2026 @ 18:01

Canary Islands·Health·Lead

Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland as two people evacuated in ‘serious condition’ from virus-stricken cruise ship heading for Spain

HEALTH authorities in Switzerland and France are monitoring a growing hantavirus situation linked to the virus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, after several passengers were infected

6 May, 2026 @ 17:03

Health·International Affairs·Lead

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

Spain on alert as ‘death ship’ with three dead and one Brit critical is refused entry to port while heading for Canary Islands

THREE people have died following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship bound for the Canary Islands. A total of six passengers fell ill

4 May, 2026 @ 13:17

Canary Islands·Health·International Affairs·Lead

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

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

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

WATCH: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchors in Tenerife port as Spanish officials begin evacuating passengers

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

Passengers on hantavirus-ridden cruise ship to be flown home ‘immediately’ once vessel docks in Spain’s Canary Islands

Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland as two people evacuated in ‘serious condition’ from virus-stricken cruise ship heading for Spain

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?

Spain on alert as ‘death ship’ with three dead and one Brit critical is refused entry to port while heading for Canary Islands

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

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

Adrenaline junkies coming to the Costa del Sol this summer? Here are the activities you must try, from zip-lining to quad-biking

The Almeria and Alicante coasts named vital sanctuaries for endangered Mediterranean sharks – but how close do they come to the shore?

Spain’s former prime minister Zapatero denies corruption charges in €53m airline bailout

WATCH: Mango heir appears in court in Barcelona after being charged with his billionaire father’s murder

Bargain modular home with two bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen goes on sale in Spain for just €8,000

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