Thousands protest in Canary Islands against ‘unsustainable’ mass tourism model
Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Spain’s Canary Islands on Saturday to demand changes to the model of mass tourism that they say...
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Possible hottest first quarter on record for Spain, as drought warnings continue despite recent heavy rain
Predictions show that Spain has experienced its warmest first quarter on record since 1961, with January, February and March showing higher temperatures than usual, according...
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...
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...
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...
Firefighters and military personnel battle ‘out of control’ wildfire in Tenerife
Around 250 firefighters and personnel from Spain’s special military emergency unit (UME) are battling a wildfire raging ‘out of control’ on the island of Tenerife...
32 arrests in series of actions against Italian mafia in Spain
32 suspects linked to the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia have been arrested in Spain for their alleged involvement in large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering. The ‘Ndrangheta...
After Spanish girl’s body found, thousands protest violence against women and children
Women took to the streets in various cities across Spain on Friday night, protesting about violence against women and children following the discovery of the body...
Over 70 Coronavirus cases in Spain, as WHO also raises risk alert
The number of people infected with Coronavirus in Spain had risen to over 70 on Sunday, as authorities started to consider more restrictive measures across the country,...
Coronavirus confirmed in Tenerife and Catalonia – via Italy
After hundreds of tourists were confined to a Tenerife hotel in the Canary Islands on Tuesday, following an Italian man hospitalised with a suspected case...
