https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands took part in rallies in the Canary Islands' main cities on Sunday against irregular migration, which has seen a huge increase in boats washing up on its shores. https://www.thelocal.com/20241028/anti-migrant-protests-in-spains-canaries-draw-thousands Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:42:01 +0100 anti-migrant-protests-in-spains-canaries-draw-thousands Unsatisfied with the government response to previous protests, Spain's Canary Islands have called for further anti-tourism action in what organisers have hinted could be the beginning of a 'hot autumn' of demonstrations. https://www.thelocal.com/20240930/spains-canaries-call-another-protest-against-predatory-mass-tourism Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:34:53 +0200 spains-canaries-call-another-protest-against-predatory-mass-tourism The death of a German tourist after being attacked by a shark has been covered in national and international media as having occurred in waters near the Canary Islands. However, the truth is very different. https://www.thelocal.com/20240918/fact-check-no-sharks-have-ever-killed-people-in-spains-canary-islands Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:24:11 +0200 fact-check-no-sharks-have-ever-killed-people-in-spains-canary-islands Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands exemplifies the damage mass tourism can cause whilst still creating jobs and driving the economy, from overpopulation to overexploitation. This is why thousands took to the streets on Saturday to denounce the real culprits. https://www.thelocal.com/20240422/the-island-cant-take-it-anymore-why-tenerife-doesnt-want-mass-tourism Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:49:19 +0200 the-island-cant-take-it-anymore-why-tenerife-doesnt-want-mass-tourism Around 6,000 migrants have arrived this year on this remote Canary Island home to just 11,000 people, the last stop for hundreds crammed into 'cayuco' boats who face an almost certain death in the Atlantic if they miss it. https://www.thelocal.com/20231025/like-lampedusa-how-tiny-el-hierro-is-struggling-with-migrant-spike Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:33:52 +0200 like-lampedusa-how-tiny-el-hierro-is-struggling-with-migrant-spike Tenerife is still struggling to control the "most complex wildfire" the archipelago has seen in four decades, with thousands forced to flee their homes and the island's pristine forests being engulfed by flames. https://www.thelocal.com/20230818/in-images-how-the-worst-wildfire-in-40-years-is-engulfing-spains-tenerife Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:31:01 +0200 in-images-how-the-worst-wildfire-in-40-years-is-engulfing-spains-tenerife