Yellow flag on a beach in Fuerteventura for sharks
A patrol on jetskis confirmed the presence of sharks about 200 metres from the shore…
Bus crash in Fuerteventura: 27 people injured after it collided with two cars
The FV-2 highway remains closed to traffic as a result of the incident…
Authorities prohibit access to a popular part of Fuerteventura's north coast
A new sign put up by Costas prohibits camping and even accessing or driving along a dirt road to protect the natural environment…
Violent clash between police and squatters during an eviction in Fuerteventura
Three police officers were injured and one woman doused herself in petrol and threatened to set herself on fire…
Drug mule arrested with 1,000 euros of ‘Pink Cocaine’ in her stomach
She was detained after acting suspiciously at a police control during passenger checks of a flight from Madrid…
Two shops raided with nearly 800 counterfeits items in stock
The shop owners have been arrested in possession of over 400,000 euros worth of fake handbags, wallets, and football kits…
Fuerteventura sweeps Tourism Excellence Awards 2024
The island won the main award for its status as a modern and sustainable destination…
RIU says they will use "all legal avenues" to prevent demolition of the Oliva Beach Hotel
The Canarian Government says they will appeal it at the Constitutional Court because “their powers have been violated”…
Canary Islands resident wins Age In Spain’s Good Neighbour Award
She is the first person from the Canaries to be nominated and to win the award, and second woman also got a commendation…
Government orders the demolition of one of the best-known hotels in Fuerteventura
The dispute is that the RIU Oliva Beach Resort hotel and apartment complex in Corralejo is built on protected land…
More crazy accommodation: This time a transit van in someone’s garden
First tents on roof terraces, then a wooden hut with a bucket for the toilet, now a van in Fuerteventura in the middle of nowhere…
A new wave of work inspections sees 12 premises fined 188,000 euros
Ten people also face fines and deportation for working without the correct paperwork, mostly in hospitality businesses…
Lottery winners were on holiday in the Canaries when they found out they’d won £61 million
The UK couple thought they had won £2.60 before finding out that they had a considerably larger windfall…
VIDEO: Police remove two tourists from rocks as they endangered their lives for a selfie
They have reminded that the Canary Islands are under an alert for adverse sea conditions and dangerous coastal phenomena…
Police close popular nightclub after 38 teenagers found inside
Police also found they had exceeded their legal capacity and couldn’t produce any documents or licences for the business…
Heartwarming rescue: Turtle saved from perilous tangle of plastic and nets
The loggerhead turtle was facing certain death as it was unable to swim properly or dive for food…
