https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain is to send two senior ministers to Senegal and Morocco to try and stop soaring numbers of migrants heading to the Canary Islands, which are overwhelmed by new arrivals. https://www.thelocal.es/20201114/spain-seeks-diplomatic-deals-to-stem-canary-migrant-surge Sat, 14 Nov 2020 10:44:45 +0100 spain-seeks-diplomatic-deals-to-stem-canary-migrant-surge More than a thousand illegal African migrants have landed in the Spanish Canary Islands in the last 48 hours, an influx not seen in at least 10 years, according to the Red Cross. https://www.thelocal.es/20201010/spains-canary-islands-see-biggest-migrant-wave-in-a-decade Sat, 10 Oct 2020 18:15:57 +0200 spains-canary-islands-see-biggest-migrant-wave-in-a-decade Authorities in Spain's popular Canary Islands have signed an insurance policy to guarantee tourists that they will have all their expenses paid in case of a coronavirus incident. https://www.thelocal.es/20200805/the-canary-islands-guarantee-tourists-repatriation-and-coverage-of-expenses-for-cases-of-covid-19 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:32:27 +0200 the-canary-islands-guarantee-tourists-repatriation-and-coverage-of-expenses-for-cases-of-covid-19 Residents forced from their homes when a devastating wildfire erupted on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria began returning Tuesday, although firefighters were still battling to contain the blaze, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190821/residents-return-home-as-canary-islands-blaze-weakens Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:18:33 +0200 residents-return-home-as-canary-islands-blaze-weakens A wildfire is raging out of control on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, forcing more evacuations as flames in some parts rose so high even water-dropping planes were unable to operate. https://www.thelocal.es/20190819/its-unstoppable-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gran-canaria-wildfire Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:51:09 +0200 its-unstoppable-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gran-canaria-wildfire A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation of some 8,000 people, authorities said on Monday, warning it could take days for the blaze to be brought under control https://www.thelocal.es/20190819/canary-islands-five-thousand-evacuated-as-wildfire-rages-across-gran-canaria Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:13:39 +0200 canary-islands-five-thousand-evacuated-as-wildfire-rages-across-gran-canaria A huge fire raging on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria has sparked the evacuation of hundreds of people and seen the arrest of a man suspected of lighting the blaze, authorities said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190811/huge-gran-canaria-fire-sparks-mass-evacuation Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:50:36 +0200 huge-gran-canaria-fire-sparks-mass-evacuation A 28-year-old British tourist high on cocaine and meth while on holiday in Spain’s island of Gran Canaria has survived a jump from a fourth floor hotel balcony. https://www.thelocal.es/20181224/video-drugged-brit-jumps-off-4th-floor-balcony-in-gran-canaria Mon, 24 Dec 2018 09:45:32 +0100 video-drugged-brit-jumps-off-4th-floor-balcony-in-gran-canaria Four men and a 15-year-old boy who dubbed themselves ‘la nueva manada’ – the new wolf pack – have been accused of gang raping a 16-year-old girl during the San Juan beach celebrations on the island of Gran Canaria last weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20180629/new-wolf-pack-targets-underage-girl-at-tourist-resort-in-gran-canaria Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:18:23 +0200 new-wolf-pack-targets-underage-girl-at-tourist-resort-in-gran-canaria Watch as Scottish cyclist Danny MacAskill takes an absolutely incredible ride across the rooftops of Las Palmas on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. https://www.thelocal.es/20151214/watch-scottish-cyclist-takes-death-defying-spin-across-spanish-rooftops Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:31:50 +0100 watch-scottish-cyclist-takes-death-defying-spin-across-spanish-rooftops The popular holiday island is asking for catastrophe status to receive urgent help to fix areas damaged in recent torrential storms. https://www.thelocal.es/20151026/gran-canaria-calls-for-catastrophe-status-in-wake-of-fierce-storms Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:43:11 +0100 gran-canaria-calls-for-catastrophe-status-in-wake-of-fierce-storms UPDATED: A Russian woman died on Monday after being hit in the neck by the board of a professional Swiss windsurfer on the popular tourist island. https://www.thelocal.es/20150721/diver-killed-in-windsurfer-collision-on-gran-canaria Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:22:17 +0200 diver-killed-in-windsurfer-collision-on-gran-canaria An oil slick has reached Canary Islands beaches from the Russian trawler Oleg Naydenov which sank off the Canary Islands earlier last week. https://www.thelocal.es/20150424/dolphins-suffer-in-canary-islands-oil-spill Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:40:41 +0200 dolphins-suffer-in-canary-islands-oil-spill A child from the Canary Islands who was due to travel to Madrid for an emergency double transplant was not allowed onto a Ryanair flight after his family arrived too close to take off time. https://www.thelocal.es/20150317/ryanair-refused-to-fly-transport-child Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:51:58 +0100 ryanair-refused-to-fly-transport-child Police have fined a driver in Spain's Canary Islands €40 ($55) for taking his eyes off the road to talk to a passenger in his vehicle. https://www.thelocal.es/20131216/police-fine-driver-to-talking-to-passenger Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:03:50 +0100 police-fine-driver-to-talking-to-passenger A British tourist in the Canary Islands went on a 10-day rampage which ended up with him pouring boiling water onto passersby from the balcony of his holiday unit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130528/uk-tourist-flings-boiling-water-at-canary-victims Tue, 28 May 2013 13:42:00 +0200 uk-tourist-flings-boiling-water-at-canary-victims The Spanish navy is auctioning off one its retired patrol boats — for just €27,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20130315/spanish-navy-sells-off-ship-for-a-song Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:58:00 +0100 spanish-navy-sells-off-ship-for-a-song