WHO chief heads to Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) was set to travel to Tenerife on Saturday to help oversee the evacuation of passengers affected by...
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Spain says it has ‘legal tools’ for quarantine as hantavirus cruise ship to ‘anchor offshore’ Tenerife
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
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...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship eyes Canary Islands after Cape Verde refusal
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...
British tourist dies and dozens injured after bus plunges off road in Canary Islands
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...
Tenerife hacker arrested at Ritz in Madrid over one-cent luxury hotel bookings
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...
Fourth death confirmed after powerful waves sweep natural pool in Tenerife
A wave that crashed into Tenerife (Canary Islands) at the weekend has now killed four people, after sweeping away bathers on the Spanish tourist hotspot,...
Three dead, 15 injured, after falling into rough seas on island of Tenerife
Three people lost their lives and another 15 were left injured on Saturday, in separate accidents caused by rough seas on the Spanish island of...
Death in Tenerife of teenager Jay Slater was an accident, inquest concludes
A British teenager, Jay Slater, died after an accidental fall from a height of 20-25 metres, while trying to return to his hotel on foot...
Police dismantle criminal gang that defrauded over 3,000 tourists in Tenerife
Spain’s National Police in Tenerife, together with the Vigilancia Aduanera – the Customs Surveillance Unit in Santa Cruz de Tenerife – have dismantled a criminal...
