Tag: Tenerife
Arrests in Spain’s Madrid and Tenerife as humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans ‘diverted to finance terrorism’
SPANISH police have arrested three men who allegedly used humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans as a cover to finance terrorism. Policía Nacional supported by Europol,...
500 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands over the course of Christmas
AROUND 500 migrants have arrived in the Canaries over the course of the Christmas period so far. In the course of 24 hours 404 people...
Ryanair launches new winter flights between the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca in Spain
BUDGET air carrier Ryanair is to start a new winter route between Alicante-Elche and Tenerife North airports. The company will run three weekly flights from...
British ‘gangster’ rumbled after cleaners find gun he left under his pillow in hotel room in Spain
The 31-year-old Englishman was staying in a hotel in Arona, Tenerife, when cleaners discovered the weapon underneath his pillow
BREAKING: British man ‘stabbed to death by son’ in Tenerife
A British man has been arrested in Tenerife on suspicion of stabbing his dad to death. The victim is alleged to have been knifed between...
Man hid in Tenerife cave as air-sea search looked for him fearing he had drowned
A SEA search was launched in Spain after a man threw himself into the ocean when Guardia Civil tried to stop him for breaking...
Holidaying pensioners found dead in possible ‘coronavirus suicide pact’ in Spain’s Tenerife
It was neighbours who phoned authorities to the property in Los Cristianos
Five men in Spain’s Tenerife fined for breaking the lockdown and posting it on Instagram
FIVE men in Tenerife have been fined for breaking the lockdown and then posting it on Instagram.
TOWIE filming in Spain’s Tenerife cancelled because of coronavirus
THE filming of TOWIE in Tenerife has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 coronavirus scare, according to media reports.
Italian man becomes Spain’s latest confirmed coronavirus case at Tenerife hotel placed on lockdown
The ‘novel coronavirus’ has now killed 2,900 people worldwide, with 85,000 global cases
UK’s youngest step-gran aged JUST 21, engaged in Spain
A BRITISH woman has become the UK’s youngest ever step-nan, after getting engaged in Tenerife.
CORONAVIRUS SPAIN: 1,000 tourists on LOCKDOWN after Italian doctor tests positive and two others isolated
MORE than 1,000 tourists have been placed under quarantine in Tenerife after an Italian doctor staying at the resort tested positive for coronavirus. According to...
Fishing spots in Spain and Gibraltar included in Top 10 in Europe
FISHING spots in Gibraltar and Spain have been named among the best in Europe.
WATCH: Colombian Cocaine Caravans caught in Canary Islands, cartel arrested
AN INTERNATIONAL gang of drug traffickers were busted in a large-scale dawn raid in the Canary Islands. Holiday caravans were used to transport cocaine around...
‘Beautiful and caring’ British mum dies on family holiday in Spain
Megan reportedly woke up the next day, but was then later found lifeless by her dad
Almost one million affected as major blackout in Tenerife leaves entire island without light
Street and traffic lights stopped working and the emergency services, who received 688 calls throughout the day, had to help around 60 people who were stuck in elevators.
TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’
A gang of six UK drugs traffickers have been arrested by Spanish and British police
Jail for British gangster traced to Spain and nabbed while waiting for wife at airport
Detectives had linked Lindsay to a gang who have been jailed for a total of 87 years after an investigation into violence, drugs and firearms offences
British teen expat stabs parents and throws himself into ravine at popular holiday spot in Spain
Officers continue to search for a motive behind the attack
British mum arrested after ‘abandoning baby in street’ following drunken row with partner in Spain holiday hotspot
Police then spoke to the kid’s father, before tracing the woman to nearby the hotel where the couple had been staying
WATCH: FBI and Spanish police cuff American torturer in dramatic roadside arrest in Spain
The victim claims they were tied by their hands and feet in a room with 'dozens of weapons' on show
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
NEW TRICKS: Dog called as witness in animal abuse trial against former owner
A DOG has been called as a witness during an animal abuse trial against her former owner. In a legal first for Spain, the pit...
Critically ill British mother trapped after ‘nightmare’ holiday in Spain sees friends rally to pay medical costs
Elaine was left partly paralysed by a stroke in 2015 and now her insurance company has refused to pay out because of a 'technicality'
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
Father arrested after the bodies of German mother and child found in a cave on Spanish island
The man was arrested near Adeje in Tenerife after his other son, aged five, escaped the mountain cave and alerted the police
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