30-year-old man dies after electric scooter collision with a car
He was alive when paramedics reached him but died later in hospital from his injuries…
Man drowns at Maspalomas Beach in Gran Canaria
He was pulled from the water and given CPR but paramedics couldn’t save him…
Man arrested for armed robbery of two jewellery shops tries to escape on a bus
He also tried to rob a third in Las Palmas but staff wouldn’t let him in the shop…
Tourist Tax reinstated in Mogán as Canary Islands Court lifts suspension
The decision follows legal arguments presented by the Mogán Council defending the tax’s legality and administrative feasibility…
Construction worker killed in tragic fall in Las Palmas
He fell from scaffolding equivalent to three floors high on to the street below…
Taxi driver caught dealing cocaine from his car
Police saw him pull up outside a bar and someone get in for less than a minute, which raised their suspicions…
Man stabbed in the genitals during the eviction of a squatter
The victim was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery due to the severity of his wound…
Thieves crash car into café to rob it but flee empty-handed
The owner was inside the café and discovered the car wedged in the bar's entrance…
Residential building in Vecindario evacuated due to risk of collapse
The evacuation has affected several families, including some with young children…
Six arrested after attempted armoured van robbery in Las Palmas
Armed police caught the suspects after a chase through the city…
Oil slick from sunken fishing boat is not expected to affect Canary Island beaches
The spill covers an area of 100 and 150 metres wide and 1.8 kilometres long is drifting southwards parallel to Gran Canaria…
Police raid two Cannabis Clubs in southern Gran Canaria for illegal sale of drugs
They are in a shopping centre in the tourist area of Playa del Inglés and openly sold drugs to non-members…
Mother and son kidnapped in Gran Canaria are freed after police pressure
They were taken as part of a dispute between rival drug gangs, but the National Police successfully secured their release…
90,000 kilos of seaweed is cleared from Las Palmas’ beaches
The accumulation is caused by rough sea conditions with strong waves and winds…
Mother and son kidnapped in Gran Canaria after theft of 600 kilos of cocaine
It is believed that foreign mercenaries have been hired to take the family of a drug dealer known in the criminal underworld as ‘El del Buque’…
Huge congestion as minibus catches fire on the GC-1 motorway
It is by the main entrance to Las Palmas in an area of already difficult traffic due to the Maluma concert…
