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Four bodies recovered, 29 missing from boat rescued off Spain's Canary Islands

The bodies of four migrants, who died on the Atlantic Ocean in an inflatable dinghy with 34 people on board, and a survivor were brought to Spain's Canary Islands, the local maritime rescue service and an NGO said on Sunday.

Reuters

Ryanair passengers flying to Gran Canaria 'dumped in Lanzarote' in holiday nightmare

Passengers onboard the Ryanair flight said they were told to take two ferries and a bus to get to their hotel in Gran Canaria after their flight was diverted to Lanzarote

Daily Mirror

Spain holiday hell as Ryanair passengers 'dumped' in Lanzarote after 'frightening' flight in storm

Emma Etherington and Barry Etherington were supposed to be in Gran Canaria on their first couples' holiday in more than 20 years, but arrived at their hotel a day and a half late after their Ryanair flight landed in Lanzarote.

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Geordie mum hits out at Ryanair over claims passengers flying to Gran Canaria were 'dumped' in Lanzarote

Emma and Barry Etherington had a 'disastrous' journey with them having their flight diverted before taking two ferries to get to their holiday destination

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Canary Islands weather warning amid tropical cyclone and lightning storm

Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria have been put on alert as a tropical cyclone moves its way up from the west coast of Africa, with forecasters expected it to hit in the next 48 hours

Daily Mirror

Ryanair adds extra flights to Spain and Italy from the UK ahead of winter

Ryanair is expanding the number of routes it flies from Newcastle Airport, adding routes to Barcelona in Spain, Cork in Ireland, Milan Bergamo in Italy, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria in Spain, and Riga in Latvia

Daily Mirror

Campaign launched to bring home man who suffered brain damage on holiday in Spain

Kyle Dunne was visiting Gran Canaria, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, when a series of serious complications led to “irreversible brain damage”

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Community rallies to bring home young Irish man who suffered 'irreversible brain damage' while on holiday in Gran Canaria

Kyle Dunne was visiting Gran Canaria, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, when a series of serious complications led to brain damage.

Irish Mirror

Autistic boy, 8, spat on by fellow Gran Canaria hotel guest who had sex with girlfriend in pool, gran claims

'It is just disgraceful what happened. The last few days have just been horrendous'

Manchester Evening News

Dealing with drought: how fog collectors are providing trees with water in Spain

Scientists in the Canary Islands and Portugal are collecting water from fog to enable reforestation of degraded landscapes

The Guardian - UK

Latest Winter Sun schedule announced by Jet2 with flights serving 110 destinations

The 2023/24 programme includes six brand-new routes as well as trips to hotspots across the Canary Islands and Mediterranean

Wales Online

Spain holiday warning to Brits as major heatwave to raise temperatures to 40C

Weather agency Aemet has reported that popular holiday destination Gran Canaria is set to experience temperatures of up to 37C from Sunday onwards - with Brits warned to take care in the heat

Edinburgh Live

Brits warned of heatwave as alert issued in holiday hotspot with temperatures nearing 40C

One man has died and five others have been saved from a popular beach after getting in trouble in the water in Tenerife as a new heatwave alert was issued in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Daily Mirror

Holiday Brits warned over monkeypox outbreak as 100 cases confirmed in Canary Islands

The Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Fuerteventurahave confirmed one hundred active cases of monkeypox as the popular tourist islands are now are now trying to halt the outbreak amid WHO considering if to call the outbreak a 'global crisis'

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Cheap last-minute flights and holiday deals from Newcastle this summer

Last-minute flights are a great way to enjoy a bargain holiday abroad. Are there any bargains on offer for hard-pressed families?

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh airport passenger kicks off on Ryanair flight over cold lasagne

A man who was flying from Gran Canaria to Edinburgh has appeared in court after drunkenly lashing out at his wife and flight staff after allegedly being served a cold lasagne.

Irish Mirror

Six Spanish airports singled out as having 'chaos' potential as Irish tourists warned

The tourism alliance, Exceltur have warned to expect delays in the airports of south and north Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Malaga and Mallorca.

Daily Mirror

Spain health warning issued as heatwave hits the Canary Islands

The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands has issued a health warning over temperatures in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and La Palma

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Evening Standard

Brits warned of ‘chaos’ at six Spanish airports over summer as tourism returns to 2019 peak

Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Malaga and Palma all named by tourism collective in warning

Wales Online

Spain changes rules for UK passport holders at busiest airports

New entry rules are now in place at airports including Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Madrid, Mallorca and Barcelona

Liverpool Echo

Spain warning for Brits as holidaymakers urged to check passport

Airports in Alicante, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Sevilla and Tenerife Sur were included in the change

Reuters

Spain turns to Africa, lobbies NATO, allies over Ukraine-driven migration

Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Daily Mirror

Spain heatwave: Sizzling temperatures 'could hit record 50C' before storms sweep in

Holiday hotspots including Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Majorca and Ibiza are all sweltering in 40C temperatures this week as the Spanish heatwave continues

Liverpool Echo

Mum 'secretly cried' as kids left in 'agony' hours into holiday

Carlien worried her two sons could be scarred for life because of the searing heat in Gran Canaria

Daily Record

Mum's warning as sons in 'absolute agony' with sunburn after wearing factor 50

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Carlien Pretorious had only been in Gran Canaria for a few hours when she noticed that her boys Joshua, 11, and Luke, nine, had already started to burn last week.

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