11 h. ago Hotels in tourist hotspot temporary closed following flooding after TUI cancels Easter flights

Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency after the Canary Islands was battered with torrential weather.

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19 h. ago ‘We feel like we’re back in Senegal’: the Sufis helping migrants in the Canaries

Part-school, part-social network, a Mouride circle on the Spanish island is helping teenage asylum seekers prepare for adulthood and navigate a challenging welfare system• Photographs by Diana TakacsovaIn a three-storey building in a residential neighbourhood in Gran Canaria, about an hour’s drive from the airport, more than a dozen teenage Senegalese boys in colourful, flowing robes sit in a circle, soulfully chanting supplications. Behind them, girls sit with their heads covered, praying. On the top-floor terrace a feast of steaming rice, meat and vegetable gravy is being prepared.It is a bright Sunday afternoon in February. The young people are mostly asylum seekers from Senegal, who live in detention centres where conditions can be brutal, according to Spanish human rights groups. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Tourist's 'genius' hack means you never have to suffer sandy feet at beach again

As far as holiday pet-peeves go, feeling your skin chafe and getting a painfully unwanted exfoliation after visiting the beach ranks pretty high on the list for otherwise excited travellers

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34 h. ago TUI cancels flights to popular tourist spot leaving travellers facing Easter holiday chaos

Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency in the Canary Island following torrential weather last weekend.

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39 h. ago TUI update as Brits tourists' holidays axed after huge floods on Spanish island

Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency after rain swept across the Canary Islands over the weekend causing floods, with the popular tourist destination of Costa Teguise on Lanzarote badly hit

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58 h. ago British holiday hotspot Lanzarote hit by flash floods after month of rain falls in hours

Footage shows cars submerged on waterlogged roads and streams turned into dangerous rapids in the Spanish island

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58 h. ago Flood water and thick mud flow through Lanzarote streets as state of emergency declared

Roads have become muddy rivers in Lanzarote on Monday, 14 April, after torrential rainfall over the Spanish Canary Island.

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60 h. ago Going on holiday to Lanzarote? Everything you need to know about the weather

Fears around travel to Spanish island ahead of Easter weekend

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61 h. ago British holiday hotspot hit by flash floods after months of rain falls in hours

Footage shows cars submerged on waterlogged roads and streams turned into dangerous rapids in the Spanish island

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62 h. ago British holidaymakers issued with Lanzarote travel warning after Spanish holiday island by floods

Around 6cm of rainfall fell in two hours on the popular island on Saturday causing some flash flooding and blocking roads

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3 d. ago Easter holidays travel warning for Lanzarote as state of emergency declared at popular Spanish island amid flooding

The government of the Canary Islands has declared a state of emergency on Lanzarote, after the island crippled by a two-hour deluge of rain that caused intense flooding. 

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4 d. ago UK weather today: Saturday SCORCHER as Britain forecast to be hotter than Ibiza in April heat blast

Millions of Brits will experience scorching temperatures today with parts of the country being even hotter than the Spanish party island of Ibiza, according to forecasters

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6 d. ago Social media boss who 'lost his mind' and killed his stepfather after five

Adejuwon Olufemi Alexander Jnr Oyekan, 32, stabbed Jason Thompson, 54, 44 times at his home, on July 11, 2023, two days after returning from the Spanish island where he took cocaine and ecstasy.

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6 d. ago Man killed his stepfather by stabbing him 44 times after five

Adejuwon Oyekan took a cocktail of drugs during a trip to the Spanish island

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7 d. ago Incredible Caribbean style beach just hours from UK loved by Tom Cruise

This amazing Spanish Island is loved by Tom Cruise and rated as Europe's best beaches for Brits wanting to relax, where you don't have to travel half way around the world to get a taste of paradise

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8 d. ago UK tourists warned as Canary Islands on alert for storms, wind and rain

Amber and yellow weather warnings have been issued for the Spanish islands including popular holiday destinations Tenerife and Gran Canaria

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1 week ago Scenic Scottish coastline famous for 'Chariots of Fire' named UK's top 10 beach

A stunning Scottish beach has been ranked among the top 10 most sought-after UK destinations on holidaymakers' wishlists

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1 week ago Underrated European Island with beaches that look like they're in the Caribbean

This beautiful Spanish Island is named as one of Europe's best beaches for Brits wanting a slice of paradise without having to travel half-way across the world

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1 week ago Spanish seaside village on popular Canary Island tourists are totally unaware exists

A tiny seaside village on a popular Canary Island is home to amazing restaurants and quaint streets with pretty buildings to explore — and most tourists do not know it exists

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1 week ago Spanish island's tourist fury as top boss insists 'only 4 streets are overcrowded'

Despite a year of calls to curb over tourism, a senior hotel boss has controversially claimed the popular island of Majorca isn't actually saturated with holidaymakers

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