5 h. ago Canary Island unveils new plan and exactly the 'type of tourist' it wants to visit

Lanzarote's town council and the SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote are collaborating on a new campaign to foster "ethical and responsible tourism" that attracts the a certain kind of visitor

Politics

13 h. ago Dad heard 'loud bang' in Canary Islands hotel, then saw little girl impaled on glass

Mya Mullin, who was five at the time of the incident, suffered large cuts after she ran through a glass balcony during a family holiday to Spain's Canary Islands

Politics

21 h. ago 'I visited world's first IKEA hotel and one detail left me gobsmacked'

A British travel lover visited IKEA's first boutique hotel in the Canary Islands – and he had nothing but praise for the furniture giant's new enterprise. One aspect really stood out too

Politics

4 d. ago Ryanair passengers 'scream' and jump off plane after 'loud bang and utter chaos'

Passengers claimed an air stewardess shouted for them to 'get off the plane' after she heard a 'bang' and others onboard the Ryanair flight reportedly smelled 'burnt electrics'

Events

7 d. ago Brits heading to Canary Islands issued with urgent warning today

AEMET has issued a weather warning for the Canary Islands - where Brits can travel to without needing to quarantine - as powerful winds and lower temperatures are expected to hit the islands from Thursday onwards

Events

7 d. ago Scaffolding collapses and smashes window after falling into building on Scots street

The near miss caused a loud bang to echo around the area.

Politics

8 d. ago Citizen astronomers see moment star explodes by playing ‘spot the difference’

A cataclysmic variable star was found as part of a project using two telescopes from opposite sides of the world.

Politics

9 d. ago Jet2 unveils new flight to fifth Canary Islands destination direct from Manchester Airport

Mancunians will be able to get directly to La Palma from spring next year

Transport

1 week ago ‘Major risk’ alert issued in Spain affecting UK tourists as temperatures surpass 40C

Similar alerts are in place in the Canary Islands

Events

1 week ago The kindness of strangers: stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies swapped my busted tyre

Just like in a movie, they pulled up around me, engines bubbling ominously, all leather and gang colours. I thought, ‘This is it – they’re gonna kill me’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was late, dark and a storm was brewing. I’d been helping a friend do some work at a property in the Colo valley, north-west of Sydney, and was heading home at about 11pm. As I was driving across the Colo River Bridge, there was a sudden, loud bang. I’d hit a pothole and my front driver’s side tyre had blown, just about swallowing my hatchback with it.It was 1988 and, in those days, the area around Colo was pretty rough. It was full of bikies – proper bikies, not the drug-running kind that don’t even have bikes nowadays. The back roads around there are mainly deserted and can be eerie at the best of times. Continue reading...

Transport

1 week ago The kindness of strangers: when I was stranded on a deserted back road, three bikies changed my busted tyre

Just like in a movie, they pulled up around me, engines bubbling ominously, all leather and gang colours. I thought, ‘This is it – they’re gonna kill me’ Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was late, dark and a storm was brewing. I’d been helping a friend do some work at a property in the Colo valley, north-west of Sydney, and was heading home about 11pm. As I was driving across the Colo River Bridge, there was a sudden, loud bang. I’d hit a pothole and my front driver’s side tyre had blown, just about swallowing my hatchback with it.It was 1988 and, in those days, the area around Colo was pretty rough. It was full of bikies – proper bikies, not the drug-running kind that don’t even have bikes nowadays. The back roads around there are mainly deserted and can be eerie at the best of times. Continue reading...

Transport

1 week ago Double 'danger' alert over heatwave and fire risk in Canary Island holiday spots

As temperatures are predicted to soar over the next few days, an 'alert situation' in the Canary Islands has been declared, with forest fires one of two high-risk factors

Events

1 week ago Canary Islands 'danger' alerts as Brit tourists warned to do four things immediately

As temperatures are predicted to soar over the next few days, an 'alert situation' in the Canary Islands has been declared, with forest fires one of two high-risk factors

Events

1 week ago Jet2 announces new Canary Island destination from Manchester Airport

The island is known for its natural beauty and dramatic beaches

Politics

1 week ago Canary Island to charge every tourist doing one thing £3.80 in major change

In a huge blow to Brits, a tourist-riddled hotspot on the Canary Islands has unveiled plans to charge holidaymakers almost £4 per day for the privilege of using a sunbed or a parasol

Economics

1 week ago 'Most handsome' pilot battles winds to land on one of world's shortest runways

Pilot Yelco Leon managed to land the plane on the 4,100 ft-long airport on El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands and dubbed it a "unique experience" in a viral video

Events

1 week ago Pilot's final words before jet carrying 146 holidaymakers crashed into a mountain in Tenerife

Dan-Air's Flight 1008 was carrying 146 passengers from Manchester to Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, when it crashed into a mountain after a tragic communication error

Events

2 w. ago British holidaymakers in Spain issued amber 'major risk' alert as temperatures reach 40C

Severe wind alerts have also been issued in the Canary Islands

Events

2 w. ago UK tourists in Canary Islands warned of 80kmh winds as weather warnings issued

Heat alerts have also been issued in mainland Spain

Events

2 w. ago TUI flight from Cardiff Airport escorted by fighter jets after 'bomb threat note' found in toilet

Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane travelling from Cardiff to the Canary Islands after the bomb threat, before it made an emergency landing

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