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25.08.2006 - A select number of frequent flyers on regional airline Binter will be rewarded for their loyalty next week with a trip to the Italian Grand Prix between 9-12 September. more...

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9 arrested after drugs haul

24.08.2006 - A ninth person was arrested yesterday in connection with an attempt to smuggle over one ton of drugs into Tenerife. more...

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Painted Cave proves a hit

24.08.2006 - Galdar's recently-reopened Painted Cave is proving a major 'draw' with visitors, both foreign and local. The archaeological site which features cave etchings by early inhabitants of Gran Canaria and a reconstruction of a native settlement has been visited by almost 8000 people in less than month. more...

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Spanish regions revolt over 'Canarian' migrants

24.08.2006 - Several regions in Spain have slammed the government for the share-out of migrants sent on to the mainland from the Canaries. The opposition Popular Party says its figures show that 85% of the Africans flown to the mainland from the Islands are sent to regions which they govern. more...

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PM's return promise

24.08.2006 - Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has promised to return to Lanzarote for his summer holidays next year. Zapatero, his wife and his two daughters left the island at 5pm yesterday to return to Madrid following their 3-week stay. more...

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Hospital under fire for death news error

23.08.2006 - Incorrect information given by a Tenerife hospital led several media sources to report the death of a young girl in a balcony fall yesterday. The news item was published after what was described as 'an unofficial release' from the hospital stating that the toddler had died from the injuries received when she fell from her 4th-floor flat in Torviscas (Costa Adeje), apparently after slipping through the railings. more...

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Digger victims allowed back to their homes

23.08.2006 - Families evacuated from their La Laguna homes on 15 July after cracks appeared in the structures of the building are being allowed back today, more than five weeks after the incident. more...

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Boy dies in garden umbrella tragedy

23.08.2006 - A 9-year-old boy has died in Gran Canaria after becoming tangled in the cord of a garden umbrella. Police say the freak accident occurred when the youngster, of Ukrainian nationality but resident in Maspalomas, was playing with friends and his dog in his own garden in he Sonnenland area. more...

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Campers hit by fines

23.08.2006 - Five campers who flouted a ban on setting up tents on the beach at in El Confital outside Las Palmas have been fined by a local court. more...

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100,000 waiting to cross

22.08.2006 - Yesterday's visit to Senegal by Spain's Interior Minister in a late bid to stem the flow of African migrants to the Canaries has led to an agreement to allow Spanish patrols of the country's coastline to detect attempted crossings. more...

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Sick hiker airlifted from Anaga

Tenerife - 08.02.2012 - Emergency services in Tenerife were called into action again yesterday to rescue a hiker who took ill during a walk in the Anaga hills outside Santa Cruz. more...

Canarian MP slams 'arrogant' Ryanair boss

Canary Islands - 08.02.2012 - Yesterday's ugly scenes at Bilbao airport, where Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary had to be given a police escort after his provocation of former Spanair employees, prompted a furious reaction against the head of the airline by Canarian MP Ana Oramas. more...

Springsteen snags resolved

Las Palmas - 08.02.2012 - The snags preventing the release of tickets for the concert by rock legend Bruce Springsteen in Gran Canaria have now been resolved and the gig has been confirmed 100%, say the organisers. more...

Lawyer's office raid in money-laundering probe

La Laguna - 07.02.2012 - A well-known Tenerife lawyer is the focus of police attention in a money-laundering and fraud investigation ordered by a La Laguna judge. more...

War of words between Canaries and Madrid

Canary Islands - 07.02.2012 - Relations between the Canarian government and the new Spanish government sank further yesterday when the region's tourism minister was apparently snubbed by his national counterpart. more...

Rowers face proceedings after latest rescue

Canary Islands - 07.02.2012 - Two Britons who had to be rescued again after getting into trouble on their bid to cross the Atlantic in a pedal boat could face a hefty fine for the latest mobilisation of air and sea rescue resources. more...

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