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.
Canary Islands braced for rain and storms this week
October has arrived in the Canary Islands with rain affecting all islands, especially Tenerife, La Palma, El Hierro and Gran Canaria. Showers, occasional storms…
Rain pre-alert issued for five Canary Islands
The Canary Islands government has declared a rain pre-alert for five islands, with intense downpours and possible thunderstorms forecast. Gran Canaria could see up…
New planet born from dead star discovered
An international team including scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has discovered the first known planet formed from the debris of a…
Canary Islands approves new land law with more protected housing
The Canary Islands Government has approved a new land law that raises protected housing requirements in urbanisable land from 30% to 40%. The reform…
Tuesday: storms and calima across the islands
Tuesday brings scattered storms and light calima to the Canary Islands, with the dust thickest over Gran Canaria, Tenerife and the eastern islands. Afternoon…
Canary aborigines sold as slaves in Valencia and Seville
A researcher at the University of Teramo has reconstructed how the indigenous people of the Canary Islands were enslaved during the Castilian Conquest and…
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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.