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Canary Islands bottom of Spain’s social housing table
The Canary Islands sit bottom of Spain’s regional ranking for social housing completed since 2019, with no protected homes finished since 2023. Official figures…
Three migrant boats reach Canary Islands in 24 hours
A small boat carrying 41 men of Maghrebi origin has been towed into Arrecife after being spotted 26 miles northeast of Lanzarote. It is…
Sunday: scattered clouds and showers on the islands
Cloudy skies dominate this Sunday across the Canary Islands, with light showers turning locally persistent in the mid-altitudes of the mountainous islands. Temperatures dip…
Man, 24, seriously hurt in buggy crash on Gran Canaria track
A 24-year-old man suffered serious injuries after falling from the buggy he was driving on a difficult-to-access dirt track in San Bartolomé de Tirajana,…
Helicopter evacuates US cruise passenger near Tenerife
A Salvamento Marítimo helicopter has evacuated a 62-year-old American passenger from the Scarlet Lady cruise ship to Tenerife North airport following a medical emergency….
Canarias proposes 10-year residency rule to buy property
The Canarian government has sent the central government a draft decree to restrict property purchases in the islands, requiring ten years of continuous residency…
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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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