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The Latest Breaking News from the Canary Islands

The Spanish island where they say it with a whistle

On the Spanish island of La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, people can communicate by whistle. Dating back centuries, the ancient language of Silbo Gomero is still widely used on the island. The ENTR team met the whistlers keeping it alive.

France 24

Edinburgh passenger found dead in Lanzarote after failing to board flight home

Robert Campbell flew from the capital to the Canary Islands for his first holiday abroad and was due to return on Thursday, May 11, but took unwell and had to go to hospital

Edinburgh Live

Jet2 launches UK flights to 20 new destinations including Spain, Greece and Cyprus

Jet2 will start flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport from next March to destinations including Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal, Madeira and Cyprus

Daily Mirror

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Spain seizes Brazilian fishing boat with cocaine haul on rough seas

Spanish authorities have seized a Brazilian-flagged fishing boat off the Canary Islands with 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in a hidden compartment in its machine room, police said on Friday as they brought the boat to the port of Las Palmas.

Reuters

A Place In The Sun host Jean Johansson left with head in her hands during 'difficult search'

The couple, from London, were on the lookout for a one or two-bedroom apartment in the Canary Islands and came armed with a maximum budget of £180,000.

Daily Record

Family holiday to Spain turns into 'nightmare' moments after arriving at all-inclusive resort

May Drysdale jetted off to the Canary Islands with her daughter Debbie and granddaughter Katie as a celebration for beating breast cancer. But just moments after arriving the holiday took a horror turn.

Irish Mirror

Scots family holiday to Tenerife turns into 'nightmare' moments after arriving

May Drysdale, 75, from Midlothian jetted off to the Canary Islands on April 7 after beating breast cancer.

Daily Record

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Watch An Enduro Champ Gymkhana His Africa Twin Down A Volcano

Enduro ace Kirian Mirabet takes on the La Palma volcano, as well as the streets of the nearby city of El Paso in the Canary Islands, all on his Africa Twin.

RideApart

AP PHOTOS: Desperate for new lives, they took to the sea

Every year, hundreds if not thousands of West African migrants disappear trying to reach the Canary Islands and, they believed, better lives in Europe. The real death toll is unknown, and so many people and boats are never seen again. But in 2021, something strange happened.

The Independent UK

Sand, sea and a shipwreck: can this tiny Moroccan town become a sustainable surfers’ paradise?

The rusting wreck of a commercial ferry has so far scuppered attempts to open Tarfaya to tourism – but locals are determined to turn the town around

The Guardian - UK

Lanzarote wants 'higher-quality' tourists as boozy Brits fall out of favour

The Canary Islands are looking to attract 'higher quality' tourists joining a line-up of Spanish destinations that seem to have had enough of boozy Brits

Daily Mirror

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