Court upholds employer’s decision to sack worker for using Instagram and WhatsApp at work
The court said the employee spent more than 21 hours on social media during paid working time…
€84,000 stolen in armed robbery at shopping centre in Maspalomas
Police are investigating the incident after finding two abandoned vehicles used in the robbery…
Man arrested in Gran Canaria for €80,000 online food-sales scam
He very cleverly set up fake accounts triggering compensation payments to his bank account…
Restaurant names and shames diners who left without paying in Gran Canaria
The restaurant says the older diners were caught on camera and have invited them to come back and pay their bill…
Online dating scam network exposed in Gran Canaria
Nine suspects have been linked to a web of forged identities, 57 bank accounts and international money laundering…
Court reopens fraud case against travel agency in Maspalomas
The owner faces prison for taking reservations then not booking peoples trips or refunding their money…
Couple and baby rescued after they were violently attacked by dogs
A sudden change in the dogs’ behaviour left the couple and their baby trapped inside their own home until emergency teams intervened…
Man arrested for throwing homemade explosives from window during Carnival celebrations
The suspect admitted he threw the devices from his sixth-floor apartment in Gran Canaria because he was “annoyed by the noise”…
Eleven taxi drivers investigated for scamming tourists in Maspalomas
One driver alone is suspected of pocketing €30,000 over the past two years by manipulating taxi fares…
Box of abandoned puppies found in a ravine in Gran Canaria
The puppies have nowhere to go as local shelters are at their full capacity…
Man investigated for sharing explicit images of his ex partner in Gran Canaria
Police say the material was shared without the woman’s consent in a serious breach of her privacy…
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Rally Islas Canarias
For the WRC event this year, expect to see stunning action on coastal landscapes, steep hills, and volcanic rock terrain…
Renovation works resume at the historic Hotel Princesa Guayarmina in Gran Canaria
It’s being turned into a four-star hotel with 47 rooms, targeting rural, sports and wellness tourism while maintaining its original features...
Man investigated for forging sick mother's signature to start construction of 468 apartments in Gran Canaria
Handwriting experts will determine whether the documents used for the housing project were forged…
Homeless man dies on the street in Gran Canaria
Initial reports point to a possible cardiac arrest as authorities launch an investigation into the sudden death…
Teenager critically injured after being run over by bus in Gran Canaria
Firefighters rescued the 17-year-old from beneath the vehicle before she was rushed to hospital…
