Tag: Gran Canaria
Spain could send fighter jets to Bulgaria as fears mount over Russian invasion of the Ukraine
SPAIN could deploy fighter jets to Bulgaria as part of NATO plans to deter Russia from invading the Ukraine. Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, said on...
GET A ROOM!: Sex tourists blamed for damaging one of Spain’s best and most ecologically valuable dune systems
BONKING tourists are being blamed for damaging one of Spain’s most important dune systems. While the earth has been moving on the Canary island of...
2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Puerto Rico with garage – € 269,000
ApartmentPuerto Rico, Gran Canaria 2 beds 2 baths € 269,000 Residencial El Valle, Private Terraced house, property for sale in Puerto Rico,...
WATCH: Human trafficking gang arrested after smuggling 700 Moroccan refugees into mainland Spain via Canary Islands
A HUMAN-trafficking operation has been smashed by Policia Nacional and Europol in Spain. Hundreds of desperate refugees were allegedly transported by the gang from Morocco...
Spain set for its first floating wind farm in Canary Islands waters
SPAIN is set to get its first full-scale floating offshore wind farm. Greenalia has applied for planning permission to build a 50MW capacity project in...
WATCH: Two helicopters and 55 firefighters battling wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Crews from Estepona, Manilva and Algatocin have all been sent to tackle the blaze
Wildfires in Spain’s Gran Canaria declared ‘unstoppable’ as 8,000 evacuated
"One of the most painful images I've seen in my life"
Boy, 8, dies in Spain after choking on hot dog during San Juan celebrations
Paramedics arrived to find the boy not breathing and could not revive him
Spain’s first two-headed floating wind turbine expected to become ‘lowest cost solution’ for renewable energy far from coastline
SPAIN'S first floating two-headed wind turbine has been built in Gran Canaria. The prototype, dubbed W2Power, is hoped to become the 'lowest cost solution' for...
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
Spain holiday hotspot in Canary Islands rocked by earthquake
The epicentre was confirmed by the National Geographic Institute as being 5km below the surface
Spain tourism hotspot could cancel tax for British tourists amid Brexit fears
BRITISH tourists could be exempt from paying 'VAT' in the Canary Islands in a bid to battle Brexit. President of the Spanish islands Fernando Clavijo...
Four men and a BOY arrested for alleged sexual assault of underage girl at popular Spain resort
The group are still being held in Maspalomas
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...
British mum says Guardia Civil claims she was ‘wandering streets naked while her kids begged for food’ have ruined...
Her 32-year-old husband Shaun said they are all devastated by the ordeal
British mother arrested in Spain after wandering the streets ‘naked and drunk’ while her kids ‘begged for food’
One child had nappy sores from sitting in excrement for too long
British expat probed after causing bomb scare in Spanish shopping mall
More than 2,000 people were ordered to leave the centre
Air steward arrested in Spain with €40,000 in cash stolen from Ryanair
The man tried to fly from Gran Canaria to Sevilla with money taken from a company safe
Britain’s Captain Calamity stranded in Spain after leaving passport onboard abandoned vessel
Crew stranded in Spain after skipper falls ill and leaves passports on abandoned ship
No refunds for cancelled Malaga marathon entrants
A total of 3,500 people were due to take part in the December 4 race, which had to be aborted due to the shocking floods
Football paedophile Barry Bennell took young footballers to Spain on ‘chilling’ trip
Paedophile Barry Bennell took players on terrifying trip abroad
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson flies an endangered turtle to Spain
The heavy metal singer’s personal plane flew Terri the turtle to the Canary Islands
Ryanair refuses double transplant emergency in Spain
A sick child in need of a double transplant was refused on to a Ryanair flight
Albino snakes invade Spanish island of Gran Canaria
Experts say the snakes could wipe out local bird and lizard species
‘Crashed plane’ off Gran Canaria sparks media frenzy
Reports of a crashed plane in the Canary Islands sparked uproar after being featured on BBC and Sky News
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Spain could send fighter jets to Bulgaria as fears mount over Russian invasion of the Ukraine
SPAIN could deploy fighter jets to Bulgaria as part of NATO plans to deter Russia from invading the Ukraine. Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, said on...
