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Spain says it has ‘legal tools’ for quarantine as hantavirus cruise ship to ‘anchor offshore’ Tenerife

News Desk7th May 202610th May 2026

7th May 202610th May 20261228

Spain’s Health Minister Mónica García has said the government is prepared to use its full legal powers — including quarantine measures — as a cruise...

Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June

News Desk6th May 202612th May 2026

6th May 202612th May 20261127

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...

Canary Islands reject virus-hit cruise ship as Madrid pushes ahead with docking plan

News Desk6th May 20267th May 2026

6th May 20267th May 20261115

The president of Spain’s Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has firmly opposed plans to allow a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak to dock...

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship eyes Canary Islands after Cape Verde refusal

News Desk5th May 20266th May 2026

5th May 20266th May 20261211

A cruise ship affected by a possible hantavirus outbreak is now heading towards the Canary Islands as one of the main options for disembarkation, after...

Spain intercepts massive cocaine shipment off Gran Canaria, crew arrested

News Desk4th May 202612th May 2026

4th May 202612th May 20261388

A major anti-drug trafficking operation has led to the interception of a cargo vessel in the Atlantic carrying a vast quantity of cocaine, in what...

British tourist dies and dozens injured after bus plunges off road in Canary Islands

News Desk11th April 202614th April 2026

11th April 202614th April 20261595

A British man has died and 27 others have been injured after a tourist bus carrying holidaymakers veered off a mountain road and plunged down...

Irish crime gang figure arrested in Canary Islands joint operation

News Desk10th April 202616th April 2026

10th April 202616th April 20261428

A senior figure in one of Ireland’s most dangerous criminal networks has been arrested in the Canary Islands following a coordinated international police operation involving...

Tenerife hacker arrested at Ritz in Madrid over one-cent luxury hotel bookings

News Desk20th February 202624th February 2026

20th February 202624th February 2026924

Spain’s National Police have broken up a sophisticated cyber fraud operation following the arrest of a 20-year-old hacker from Tenerife who was able to reserve...

Spain to grant legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants

News Desk27th January 20263rd February 2026

27th January 20263rd February 20263313

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government was set to approve a decree on Tuesday that will grant legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants, according to Elma...

Spanish police intercept Europe-bound vessel carrying 10 tonnes of cocaine in largest-ever maritime bust

News Desk13th January 202612th May 2026

13th January 202612th May 20262956

Spain’s National Police said they intercepted a merchant vessel in the Atlantic Ocean carrying nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine concealed within shipments of salt, in...

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