12 h. ago Ryanair permanently axes flights to Canary Islands in blow to holidaymakers

The budget airline is set to shut down its base as its cull of Spanish routes continues.

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32 h. ago Canary Islands airport horror as Brit man, 53, plunges 30ft to death

A 53-year-old British man has tragically died after falling more than 30 feet from a multi-storey car park at Gran Canaria’s airport in Spain this morning with police investigating

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32 h. ago British man, 53, plunges 30ft to his death 'through a gap' in multi

The 53-year-old plunged around more than 30 feet from a multi-storey car park and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders called to deal with the situation.

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54 h. ago Tributes to 'highly respected' factory worker, 43, after he plunged 30ft to his death inside empty silo

A huge emergency response rushed to Dugdale Nutrition's factory in Speke, Merseyside at around 7.20pm yesterday after a 43-year-old male had fallen in an 'industrial incident'.

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58 h. ago Man, 45, plunges 30ft to his death inside empty silo at Liverpool factory

A huge emergency response rushed to the factory on Woodend Avenue, Speke, at around 7.20pm last night, where the man was found dead inside the cylindrical structure.

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3 d. ago Brit, 74, found in pool of blood after plunging 10 storeys to death in Sin City

The 74-year-old British national is thought to have plummeted from the 10th floor of the D-Beach Hotel in Sin City, Pattaya, Thailand

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3 d. ago Mystery as Brit pensioner plunges to his death from tenth floor Thai hotel balcony in notorious resort sparking police probe

Police are investigating the death of a British pensioner who plunged from a balcony in Thailand.

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4 d. ago 'I caught salmonella at Canary Islands hotel and I'm still suffering a year later'

Michaela Smith, 50, said she fell ill eight days into her two-week all-inclusive holiday costing nearly £2,000 at the Occidental Jandia Playa in Fuerteventura

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5 d. ago UK tourists visiting Canary Islands warned of 'intense storms' in days

Spain's weather agency AEMET has issued warnings over the weekend

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6 d. ago Tourists to the Canary Islands risk heavy sanctions in a push to punish travellers' dodging fines

Millions of Brits jet off to the beloved holiday destination each year - many could be getting away with dodging fines. 

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7 d. ago British girl dies after incident at hotel pool in Canary Islands

Francesca Mae Blease, 11, was found unresponsive in the pool

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8 d. ago Girl, 11, died after being found unresponsive in hotel pool on Fuerteventura, inquest hears

Francesca Mae Blease was found in the swimming pool in the town of Morro Jable in the south of the Canary Island on August 7.

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8 d. ago Ryanair cancels Canary Island flights as it cuts one million seats from Spanish routes

The airline will cancel all flights to Tenerife North, and reduce capacity at several airports across Spain

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8 d. ago Ryanair issues fresh blow for Brits heading to Canary Islands as it cancels flights

The Dublin-based airline - which said it carried 21.0 million passengers in August, up from 20.5 million during the same month last year - has announced plans to cut back on its Spain routes

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9 d. ago Major police update as 70 migrants killed in Canary Islands ‘sea murders’

A spokesperson for Spain's national police confirmed people arrested following the migrant deaths 'will be questioned by police before being brought before the courts'

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9 d. ago Migrants 'murder each other as boat breaks down at sea' near Canary Islands after victims were 'accused of witchcraft and supplies ran low'

Migrants found dead near the Canary Islands are believed to have been murdered and thrown overboard after the overcrowded boat broke down at sea. 

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1 week ago Rare shark sighting in Canary Islands at popular holiday destination of El Hierro

The shark hasn't been spotted in El Hierro for six years

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1 week ago At least 70 killed after Canary Island migrant boat capsizes off West Africa

The incident is one of the deadliest in recent years

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1 week ago Canary Islands and Majorca react to Ryanair's plans to cut Spain flights

The budget airline will officially announce plans to cut nearly one million seats in Spain next week

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2 w. ago Horror as passenger sets himself on fire at airport after argument with wife

A video circulating on social media shows the man setting fire to himself in the terminal of Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan after arguing with his wife over the phone

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