PSOE suspend ex-minister Ábalos, who will now serve as an independent MP
#UPDATED at 19h on Tuesday 27 February The PSOE socialists have now temporarily suspended former transport minister José Luis Ábalos from the party, following his...
Canary Islands
Spanish police rescue then arrest ‘drug traffickers being held hostage at sea’
Eight drug traffickers who were being held hostage by an armed member of their own gang were rescued at sea and then arrested by the...
Over 1,000 migrants reach the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past 3 days
Over 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in the Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said on Monday....
Over 6,600 migrants died or disappeared trying to reach Spain last year
A migrants rights group has reported that at least 6,618 people died or went missing while attempting to reach Spain by sea during 2023. This...
Pedro Sánchez hails EU migrant deal, ‘key’ for Spain’s border management
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez praised the decision taken on Wednesday by the EU to reform its migration laws, saying it was key for Spain’s...
Guardia Civil arrest 14 airport workers in Tenerife for alleged theft from luggage
Fourteen workers at one of Spain’s main airports for tourists have been arrested on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage, the Guardia Civil police...
32,000 migrants have reached the Canary Islands this year, a new record
A record number of migrants – 32,000 – have managed to make the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands this year,...
Over 1,400 African migrants reach the Canary Islands in one weekend
Over 1,400 African migrants reached the Canary Islands over the weekend, with one vessel bringing a single-boat record of 321 people, as the Atlantic archipelago struggles...
Migration paragraph left out of EU statement at end of summit in Granada
A planned section on migration was finally left out at the conclusion of the European Union’s informal summit in Granada (Andalusia) on Friday, after Poland and Hungary...
3,000 evacuated from homes, as military joins fight against new Tenerife wildfire
Soldiers and firefighters were battling on Thursday to control a new wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island that has forced some 3,000 people to leave their...
