https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/canary-islands/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:17:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/canary-islands/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/salmonella-death-of-brit-70-during-birthday-trip-to-spanish-island-luxury-resort-blamed-on-shocking-hygiene-standards/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/salmonella-death-of-brit-70-during-birthday-trip-to-spanish-island-luxury-resort-blamed-on-shocking-hygiene-standards/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:08:02 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428893 AN investigation into the death of British tourist Leslie Green, 70, has concluded that he died of a salmonella infection earlier this year.  Mr Green, who was celebrating his birthday]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/salmonella-death-of-brit-70-during-birthday-trip-to-spanish-island-luxury-resort-blamed-on-shocking-hygiene-standards/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/alert-for-holidaymakers-in-spains-canary-islands-rare-red-weather-warning-issued-for-extreme-heat-with-temperatures-surpassing-40c/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/alert-for-holidaymakers-in-spains-canary-islands-rare-red-weather-warning-issued-for-extreme-heat-with-temperatures-surpassing-40c/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 08:12:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428556 AUTHORITIES in Spain have issued a rare red weather alert for the Canary Islands as a heatwave brings sky-high temperatures to the archipelago. The red weather warning for excessive heat,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/alert-for-holidaymakers-in-spains-canary-islands-rare-red-weather-warning-issued-for-extreme-heat-with-temperatures-surpassing-40c/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/british-girl-11-dies-after-drowning-in-30cm-deep-kids-swimming-pool-in-spanish-tourist-hotspot/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/british-girl-11-dies-after-drowning-in-30cm-deep-kids-swimming-pool-in-spanish-tourist-hotspot/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 07:49:37 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428549 AN 11-YEAR-OLD British girl has tragically died after drowning in a children’s swimming pool while holidaying in the Canary Islands. The unnamed youngster was pulled unconscious from the water at]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/10/british-girl-11-dies-after-drowning-in-30cm-deep-kids-swimming-pool-in-spanish-tourist-hotspot/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/brit-tourist-16-arrested-in-spains-tenerife-over-attempted-hotel-sex-attack/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/brit-tourist-16-arrested-in-spains-tenerife-over-attempted-hotel-sex-attack/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:20:08 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428166 A 16-YEAR-OLD British tourist has been arrested by police in Tenerife on suspicion of typing to rape a fellow Brit holidaymaker. The male teenager is accused of entering the 22-year-old]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/brit-tourist-16-arrested-in-spains-tenerife-over-attempted-hotel-sex-attack/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/no-filter-for-fines-tenerife-in-spain-declares-war-on-eco-wrecking-social-media-influencers/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/no-filter-for-fines-tenerife-in-spain-declares-war-on-eco-wrecking-social-media-influencers/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:40:44 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427613 THEY fly in for the likes – but could be leaving with five-figure fines. Tenerife in the Canaries has officially declared war on a new breed of tourist: the influencer]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/no-filter-for-fines-tenerife-in-spain-declares-war-on-eco-wrecking-social-media-influencers/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/breaking-tommy-robinson-arrested-over-alleged-assault-days-after-olive-press-revealed-far-right-activist-had-fled-to-spains-canary-islands/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/breaking-tommy-robinson-arrested-over-alleged-assault-days-after-olive-press-revealed-far-right-activist-had-fled-to-spains-canary-islands/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:20:04 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427584 TOMMY Robinson has been arrested over an alleged assault – days after the Olive Press revealed that the British far-right extremist had fled the UK to the Canary Islands.  Robinson,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/breaking-tommy-robinson-arrested-over-alleged-assault-days-after-olive-press-revealed-far-right-activist-had-fled-to-spains-canary-islands/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/watch-violent-scenes-as-football-hooligans-clash-during-pre-season-friendly-in-spains-canary-islands/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/watch-violent-scenes-as-football-hooligans-clash-during-pre-season-friendly-in-spains-canary-islands/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:19:43 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427468 THIS is the shocking moment dozens of Spanish football hooligans ran riot at a pre-season friendly in the Canary Islands. Video footage posted on social media shows a large group]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/04/watch-violent-scenes-as-football-hooligans-clash-during-pre-season-friendly-in-spains-canary-islands/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/far-right-fugitive-robinson-flees-to-tenerife-in-spain-with-eyes-on-the-costa-blanca/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/far-right-fugitive-robinson-flees-to-tenerife-in-spain-with-eyes-on-the-costa-blanca/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:54:28 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=426525 FAR-RIGHT rabble-rouser Tommy Robinson has done a runner again to Spain – this time fleeing to Tenerife just hours after allegedly knocking a man unconscious in London. The ex-English Defence]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/30/far-right-fugitive-robinson-flees-to-tenerife-in-spain-with-eyes-on-the-costa-blanca/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/16/girl-17-suffers-horrific-95-burns-after-man-sets-her-on-fire-in-canary-islands/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/16/girl-17-suffers-horrific-95-burns-after-man-sets-her-on-fire-in-canary-islands/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:27:35 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424384 A TEENAGE girl suffered serious burns to her body after a 20-year-old man set fire to her inside a squatted property in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Medics said ‘95% of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/16/girl-17-suffers-horrific-95-burns-after-man-sets-her-on-fire-in-canary-islands/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/watch-narcos-burn-boat-at-sea-and-cook-cocaine-worth-millions-as-spanish-cops-close-in/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/watch-narcos-burn-boat-at-sea-and-cook-cocaine-worth-millions-as-spanish-cops-close-in/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:51:27 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423400 DRUG traffickers deliberately torched and sank their yacht off of Tenerife after being cornered by Spanish customs patrol boats. The two crew members, one French and one Dutch, took the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/08/watch-narcos-burn-boat-at-sea-and-cook-cocaine-worth-millions-as-spanish-cops-close-in/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/02/europes-best-beach-is-found-in-spain-as-is-the-second-according-to-german-travel-company/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/02/europes-best-beach-is-found-in-spain-as-is-the-second-according-to-german-travel-company/#respond Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:48:30 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=422357 EUROPE’s best beaches have been ranked by travel company Omio, and Spanish beaches take the first two placings out of 75. Number one is Teresitas Beach in Tenerife. Located close]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/02/europes-best-beach-is-found-in-spain-as-is-the-second-according-to-german-travel-company/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/18/sperm-whales-loggerheads-and-coral-forests-spain-to-expand-its-protected-sea-reserves/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/18/sperm-whales-loggerheads-and-coral-forests-spain-to-expand-its-protected-sea-reserves/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:58:18 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=419613 SPAIN has taken another important step forward to protect its oceans by expanding marine reserves yet the road ahead is long, a marine scientist says. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/18/sperm-whales-loggerheads-and-coral-forests-spain-to-expand-its-protected-sea-reserves/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/summer-holiday-chaos-for-brits-as-hotel-workers-in-tenerife-to-strike-every-friday/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/summer-holiday-chaos-for-brits-as-hotel-workers-in-tenerife-to-strike-every-friday/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:52:05 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418751 HOSPITALITY workers are planning to strike in Tenerife every Friday in July and August after union negotiations on a pay increase failed to reach an agreement. Grassroots Trade Unionists originally]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/summer-holiday-chaos-for-brits-as-hotel-workers-in-tenerife-to-strike-every-friday/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/29/british-tourists-stuck-in-third-world-hell-at-airport-in-spain-in-taste-of-things-to-come-when-ees-arrives/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/29/british-tourists-stuck-in-third-world-hell-at-airport-in-spain-in-taste-of-things-to-come-when-ees-arrives/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 15:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=416206 IN A TASTE of what might happen at Spanish airports this summer- with a record number of UK tourists expected- long passport control queues formed at Tenerife South Reina Sofia]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/29/british-tourists-stuck-in-third-world-hell-at-airport-in-spain-in-taste-of-things-to-come-when-ees-arrives/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/seven-people-dead-as-rickety-migrant-boat-with-180-travellers-capsizes-in-spains-canary-islands/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/seven-people-dead-as-rickety-migrant-boat-with-180-travellers-capsizes-in-spains-canary-islands/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=415960 AT LEAST seven people died on Wednesday when a boat carrying around 180 migrants capsized as it was being escorted to a Canary Islands harbour. The tragedy happened as the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/seven-people-dead-as-rickety-migrant-boat-with-180-travellers-capsizes-in-spains-canary-islands/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/we-are-not-a-free-bar-spanish-leader-responds-to-drop-in-british-tourism-to-holiday-islands/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/we-are-not-a-free-bar-spanish-leader-responds-to-drop-in-british-tourism-to-holiday-islands/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 12:08:12 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=415944 THE president of the Canary Islands sought to defend the archipelago’s tourism strategy in its regional parliament on Tuesday, stating: “We are not a free bar.” Fernando Clavijo, the leader]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/28/we-are-not-a-free-bar-spanish-leader-responds-to-drop-in-british-tourism-to-holiday-islands/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/25/revealed-the-three-beaches-in-spain-with-the-best-photographic-wow-factor/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/25/revealed-the-three-beaches-in-spain-with-the-best-photographic-wow-factor/#respond Sun, 25 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=415124 THREE Spanish beaches have been proclaimed to have the ‘wow factor’ when photographs are posted online via social media or in travel blogs. The holiday portal eBooking.com says the biggest]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/25/revealed-the-three-beaches-in-spain-with-the-best-photographic-wow-factor/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/23/tragedy-in-tenerife-british-boy-4-drowns-in-hotel-swimming-pool/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/23/tragedy-in-tenerife-british-boy-4-drowns-in-hotel-swimming-pool/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=414624 A BRITISH boy, 4, died after being pulled out of a Tenerife hotel swimming pool on Thursday. The incident happened shortly before 5pm at a hotel on Avenida Jose Miguel]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/23/tragedy-in-tenerife-british-boy-4-drowns-in-hotel-swimming-pool/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/21/british-tourist-68-dies-in-spain-three-months-after-being-sucker-punched-on-a-night-out/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/21/british-tourist-68-dies-in-spain-three-months-after-being-sucker-punched-on-a-night-out/#respond Wed, 21 May 2025 12:35:52 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=414267 A BRITISH pensioner has passed away three months after he suffered a horrific assault while holidaying in Spain. Retired carpenter Marshall Latham, 68, was ‘just a chap on holiday’ with]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/21/british-tourist-68-dies-in-spain-three-months-after-being-sucker-punched-on-a-night-out/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/19/historic-anti-tourism-marches-see-hundreds-of-thousands-protest-across-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/19/historic-anti-tourism-marches-see-hundreds-of-thousands-protest-across-spain/#respond Mon, 19 May 2025 09:01:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=413718 TOURISTS were hiding in their hotels after the Canary Islands saw more 100,000 residents protesting against tourism. Protests took place in Tenerife, Fuerteventura, El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/19/historic-anti-tourism-marches-see-hundreds-of-thousands-protest-across-spain/feed/ 0