Tenerife will test the ES-Alert emergency warning system on 22 October during the VOLCANEX Tenerife 2026 volcanic risk drill in Guía de Isora. Three test messages will be sent between 9am and 2pm, with the first simulating a switch to the orange volcanic traffic-light alert.
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The Canarian documentary Benito Pérez Buñuel is to screen at the 30th Spanish Film Festival in Caracas, becoming the first Canarian documentary ever selected for the event. Directed by Luis Roca and produced by Marta de Santa Ana, the film will then continue its tour with further screenings in the Venezuelan capital.
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A 15-year-old girl has been injured after falling into a ravine in Güímar, Tenerife. Firefighters rescued her in the early hours of the morning and she was taken to hospital for treatment.
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A young woman has died after falling from a flat in a building near the prison in Santa Cruz de La Palma on Saturday night. Police have confirmed the death but the circumstances surrounding the fatal fall remain unknown.
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A 44-year-old man was injured after falling from his quad bike on the La Vegueta road in Tinajo, Lanzarote. He was stabilised at the scene and taken by ambulance to Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife.
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Loli Benito was imprisoned aged 16 at the Patronato de Protección a la Mujer, a Francoist institution that abused thousands of women. Now 60, she tells her story in Lanzarote alongside researchers Belén López Cillero and Rocío Saiz.
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Rony, a springer spaniel with the National Police canine unit in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has received an honorary mention for two searches that located deceased people in Anaga, Tenerife, and near the Sima de Jinámar in Gran Canaria. His handler Miguel says the recognition reflects hours of training and the importance of giving families answers.
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Gran Canaria artist Lucho RK has released his debut album Sordo de un pie, a 16-track project spanning reggaeton, Caribbean rhythms, afrobeat and electronic textures. The album features collaborations with Sech, Alleh and fellow Gran Canaria artist Daniela Garsal.
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The Cabildo de Gran Canaria has approved the creation of a new institute to manage the island’s seven museums under a single structure. The body will unify procedures, coordinate resources and oversee the conservation, research and promotion of the island’s cultural heritage.
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La Laguna Book Fair returns with more than 200 literary and cultural activities, its biggest bookseller turnout in fifteen years, and a packed programme including Story Night, bolero encounters and tribute shows. Highlights across the week include Rafa Sánchez’s Biografía at Teatro Leal and Argentine folk singer Maggie Cullen.
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