This is where we collect and update the most important Canary Islands news – day by day, island by island.
Whether it’s a weather alert, a tourism development, a local festival, or something that just happened an hour ago – if it matters to people living in or travelling to the archipelago, you’ll find it here.
Tenerife braces for 32C as calima sweeps Canary Islands
Tenerife is set for a hot and hazy Sunday, with temperatures climbing above 30C in several areas and calima settling over the island’s high…
Sunday: heat and calima across the Islands
Calima and climbing temperatures define this Sunday across the Canary Islands. Saharan dust will be thickest over the high ground and inland areas of…
Canary Islands forests store 25% more carbon than thought
A new study reveals that the Canary Islands’ forests store 10.26 million tonnes of carbon, 25% more than previously estimated. La Palma holds the…
Canary Islands’ hidden gems ruined by social media tourism
Social media influencers are turning the Canary Islands’ most remote and fragile beauty spots into mass tourism destinations, angering locals and putting visitors at…
Quevedo tops Spotify’s summer 2026 charts
Quevedo has dominated Spotify’s summer 2026 charts, with La Graciosa racking up more than 148 million streams to become the season’s most-played track. The…
Warning over ‘reverse Bizum’ scam sweeping Spain
The Bank of Spain has warned about the “reverse Bizum” scam, in which victims believe they are receiving money but actually send it to…
Latest News from Individual Islands
Every island runs at its own pace – and the news reflects that. If you’re looking for updates from a specific place, head straight to the island page that matters to you:
- Tenerife News – the latest updates from the archipelago’s largest island
- Gran Canaria News – current information from the third-largest island
- Lanzarote News – breaking news from the island of volcanic landscapes
- Fuerteventura News – updates from the surfer’s paradise
- La Palma News – news from the “Beautiful Island”
- La Gomera News – updates from the island of the whistling language
- El Hierro News – latest news from the smallest island
We keep an eye on what’s happening across all eight islands every day – so you don’t have to piece it together from a dozen different sources. Bookmark this page and check back often; the latest news from the Canary Islands moves fast, especially in peak season.