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British woman, 32, suffers severe injuries after plunging seven metres from roof of an abandoned building in the Canary Islands

A BRITISH woman was rushed to hospital in the Canary Islands after suffering severe injuries from a fall from the roof of an abandoned building.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 11:03

Canary Islands·Lead

Tragedy as British tourist dies almost 10 months after Lanzarote hotel railing collapse that also killed his friend

A BRITISH tourist died after being hospitalised for nine months due to the sudden collapse of a balcony in Lanzarote, an inquest has heard. The

1 Aug, 2026 @ 17:30

Canary Islands·Lead

British girl, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool at popular Spanish holiday resort

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD British girl drowned in a Lanzarote hotel swimming pool on Saturday. The tragedy occurred on Saturday at around 1.30pm at a complex in

22 Jun, 2026 @ 09:59

Canary Islands·Lead

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

WATCH: Torrential rain, landslides and thousands of Brits stranded as Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ – and it’s not over yet

LARGE swathes of the Canary Islands remain on alert for poor weather this Sunday as Storm Therese’s ‘second front’ continues to wreak havoc across the

22 Mar, 2026 @ 13:29

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

Fugitive Brit wanted for ‘repeatedly sexually assaulting a child’ is arrested on Spanish holiday island

A BRITISH man who fled the UK before a trial over alleged sexual offences has been arrested in the Canary Islands following a joint investigation

7 Oct, 2025 @ 14:01

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish team is developing robots to explore underground caves on the moon and Mars

SPANISH scientists are testing robots in volcanic tunnels to see if humans could one day live in similar caves on the Moon or Mars. Researchers

18 Aug, 2025 @ 11:58

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Lead·Malaga

Alert for holidaymakers in Spain’s Canary Islands: Rare red weather warning issued for extreme heat – with temperatures surpassing 40C

AUTHORITIES in Spain have issued a rare red weather alert for the Canary Islands as a heatwave brings sky-high temperatures to the archipelago. The red

10 Aug, 2025 @ 10:12

Canary Islands·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Incredible scenes as devastating floods strike holiday island of Lanzarote in Spain’s Canary Islands

FLASH floods have unexpectedly hit the eastern Canary Islands over the weekend, with the devastating effects shared online. The heavy rain wasn’t supposed to reach

14 Apr, 2025 @ 10:52

Canary Islands·Lead·Video·Weather

Where is Gary Shearer? Family of Scotsman demand answers two YEARS after he vanished from Lanzarote – as they prepare to fly out to Spain

THE family of a Scotsman who vanished while in Spain two years ago have issued a fresh appeal for information. Gary Shearer, from Renfrew in

12 Mar, 2025 @ 12:12

Canary Islands·Lead

Swedish ‘beauty’ and ‘mafia boss’ Tania Gomez ‘is arrested in Spain’ after making Europe’s ‘most wanted’ list

TANIA Gomez, born to a Swedish mother and Spanish father, was one of the most wanted fugitives in Europe. That is until last week, when

27 Feb, 2025 @ 15:50

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

More than 10,400 migrants died while trying to reach Spain in 2024

Baby girl is born on packed migrant boat heading to Spain: Mother and child are recovering in Lanzarote

A NEWBORN baby is recovering in a Spanish hospital after being born on a packed migrant boat en route to Spain. The girl and mother

9 Jan, 2025 @ 17:51

Canary Islands·Lead

Ryanair claims €15,000 in damages from 'disruptive' passenger who forced diversion of holiday flight to Spain

Ryanair claims €15,000 from ‘disruptive’ passenger who forced diversion of holiday flight to Spain

BUDGET airline Ryanair says it will take ‘disruptive’ passengers to court in a ‘major clampdown’ following an incident last year on a flight between Dublin

8 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Canary Islands·Lead

British tourist suspected of taking his own life on a Lanzarote beach

Body of British tourist found on a Lanzarote beach: Police believe he took his own life

THE body of a British tourist was discovered on a Lanzarote beach on Tuesday morning, The grim find of the 34-year-old man on Playa Chica

6 Nov, 2024 @ 11:22

Canary Islands·Lead

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is arrested in Spain amid international money-laundering investigation

Major raids in Spain and Ireland today as police target money-laundering operation linked to notorious Hutch gang

TEN house searches were executed on Wednesday in Lanzarote by the Guardia Civil investigating an Irish-led money-laundering crime gang. In addition, the Dublin home of

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:31

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Have you seen Gary? Friends of missing Brit launch fresh appeal after he vanished in Spain more than a year ago – these are his last known movements

Have you seen Gary or know where he is? Contact tips@theolivepress.es

18 Sep, 2024 @ 15:37

Canary Islands·Lead

Missing 19-year-old Amy is found alive and well after disappearing in Spain’s Lanzarote

A MISSING teenager has been found alive and well in Lanzarote. Amy, 19, had not been seen since she disappeared Wednesday, September 11. However in

13 Sep, 2024 @ 15:05

Lead

Fears for missing 19-year-old Amy in Spain: Teenager texted her friend saying ‘I’m in s***’ before her phone went dead

In a post on social media, her family said she sent a final WhatsApp message at 8pm to a friend abroad

12 Sep, 2024 @ 19:02

Canary Islands·Lead·National News

British tourist, 59, dies while scuba diving off the coast of Spain

A BRITISH tourist has died whilst scuba diving off the southern coast of Lanzarote. The 59-year-old male drowned after getting into difficulty at a cove

30 Aug, 2024 @ 11:11

Canary Islands·Lead

Spain will offer training and jobs to 250,000 people in North Africa’s Mauritania to ‘disincentivise’ boat migrants

PEDRO Sanchez has vowed to support the creation of 250,000 new jobs in the poverty-stricken west African nation of Mauritania in an effort to stem

28 Aug, 2024 @ 12:11

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez embarks on African tour in search of plan to stop boat migrants

PEDRO Sanchez is today embarking on a tour of three west African countries in an effort to stem the tide of irregular migrants who attempt

27 Aug, 2024 @ 13:39

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

E.Coli warning in Spain: Beach of major resort is closed after potentially harmful bacteria is found in the sea

HEALTH authorities have closed off a beach in Spain after detecting E.Coli in the water. A red flag has been raised on a section of

20 Aug, 2024 @ 18:12

Health·Lead·Travel News

Flights are diverted from major airport in Spain due to fog phenomenon: British tourists are forced to land on a different holiday island

MULTIPLE flights have been diverted from a major airport in Spain due to fog. The weather phenomenon caused a severe ‘lack of visibility’ for pilots,

19 Aug, 2024 @ 13:34

Lead·Travel News

Warning for Brits visiting Spain: Major airport is ‘struggling to cope’ with passport stamping system – forcing dozens of people to miss their flight

**EXCLUSIVE** BRITISH tourists in Spain have reported missing their flight home due to delays at a Spanish-operated passport control. A passenger at the Lanzarote Arrecife

2 Aug, 2024 @ 08:24

Lead·Travel News

British woman, 45, drowns off beach in Spain during holiday with her family

A 45-year-old British woman drowned on Thursday at Playa de Las Cucharas in Teguise on Lanzarote. The unnamed woman was on holiday with her family.

26 Jul, 2024 @ 15:49

Canary Islands·Lead

‘Drunk’ tourist ‘bites a Guardia Civil officer’ in Spain after being kicked off BA flight back to London

A DRUNK tourist was evicted off a London-bound British Airways flight from Lanzarote and arrested after biting one of the Guardia Civil officers trying to

18 Jun, 2024 @ 14:13

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

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British woman, 32, suffers severe injuries after plunging seven metres from roof of an abandoned building in the Canary Islands

Tragedy as British tourist dies almost 10 months after Lanzarote hotel railing collapse that also killed his friend

British girl, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool at popular Spanish holiday resort

WATCH: Spain’s Canary Islands engulfed by 800-mile ‘calima’ dust wave as visibility vanishes – but it’s set to clear soon

WATCH: Torrential rain, landslides and thousands of Brits stranded as Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ – and it’s not over yet

Fugitive Brit wanted for ‘repeatedly sexually assaulting a child’ is arrested on Spanish holiday island

Spanish team is developing robots to explore underground caves on the moon and Mars

Alert for holidaymakers in Spain’s Canary Islands: Rare red weather warning issued for extreme heat – with temperatures surpassing 40C

WATCH: Incredible scenes as devastating floods strike holiday island of Lanzarote in Spain’s Canary Islands

Where is Gary Shearer? Family of Scotsman demand answers two YEARS after he vanished from Lanzarote – as they prepare to fly out to Spain

Swedish ‘beauty’ and ‘mafia boss’ Tania Gomez ‘is arrested in Spain’ after making Europe’s ‘most wanted’ list

Baby girl is born on packed migrant boat heading to Spain: Mother and child are recovering in Lanzarote

Ryanair claims €15,000 from ‘disruptive’ passenger who forced diversion of holiday flight to Spain

Body of British tourist found on a Lanzarote beach: Police believe he took his own life

Major raids in Spain and Ireland today as police target money-laundering operation linked to notorious Hutch gang

Have you seen Gary? Friends of missing Brit launch fresh appeal after he vanished in Spain more than a year ago – these are his last known movements

Missing 19-year-old Amy is found alive and well after disappearing in Spain’s Lanzarote

Fears for missing 19-year-old Amy in Spain: Teenager texted her friend saying ‘I’m in s***’ before her phone went dead

British tourist, 59, dies while scuba diving off the coast of Spain

Spain will offer training and jobs to 250,000 people in North Africa’s Mauritania to ‘disincentivise’ boat migrants

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez embarks on African tour in search of plan to stop boat migrants

E.Coli warning in Spain: Beach of major resort is closed after potentially harmful bacteria is found in the sea

Flights are diverted from major airport in Spain due to fog phenomenon: British tourists are forced to land on a different holiday island

Warning for Brits visiting Spain: Major airport is ‘struggling to cope’ with passport stamping system – forcing dozens of people to miss their flight

British woman, 45, drowns off beach in Spain during holiday with her family

‘Drunk’ tourist ‘bites a Guardia Civil officer’ in Spain after being kicked off BA flight back to London

Revealed: The Costa Blanca’s most expensive places to buy a property as prices continue to soar

What is the new travel trend of ‘dusking’ and why has Tenerife been named among the world’s top destinations for it?

Spain to transfer 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland amid welfare concerns

These are the three most affordable holiday destinations across Spain for a quick August getaway

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nowhere to Lorca, everything to me: A personal journey through the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain’s Granada

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