Here you’ll find everything that matters in Gran Canaria right now – breaking news, weather updates, tourism developments, local events, and the stories shaping daily life on the island.
One place, updated every day.
Tuesday: Saharan dust and heat up to 34ºC
Tuesday’s forecast brings calima and a notable temperature rise across the Canary Islands, especially in the eastern islands and Tenerife. Inland Fuerteventura and Lanzarote…
Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Birmingham makes emergency landing after pilot
A Jet2 pilot suffered a heart attack mid-flight at over 30,000 feet, forcing an emergency landing in Portugal. The Tenerife to Birmingham flight was…
Rain and heat alerts: Canary Islands weather this week
Rain is set to return to parts of the Canary Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday, though only briefly, before skies clear up for the…
Asian hornet discovered in Las Palmas: urgent action guide released
A colony of Asian hornets has been discovered in a tree in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, prompting the release of a seven-month-old guide…
Canary Islands top Spain for tourist shopping spend
Quality over quantity is the new mantra for the Canary Islands’ tourism model, and the latest figures show why. The archipelago has leapfrogged Catalonia…
Canary Islands heat alert: temperatures to hit 37C
The Canary Islands government has declared a pre-alert for maximum temperatures across the archipelago from Sunday. Forecasts predict highs of 37C on Fuerteventura and…
Latest News from Individual Islands
Gran Canaria is the third-largest island in the archipelago, but every island runs its own story. For news from the other islands, head here:
- 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 follow what’s happening across Gran Canaria every day – from Las Palmas to Maspalomas, from the dunes to the capital. Planning a visit or already on the island?
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