The Latest Breaking News from Gran Canaria

It was diverted a short time into the flight after a member of the crew became ill

Octopus is a popular ingredient in many cuisines, with some 420,000 metric tonnes of this mollusc being caught worldwide each year. The rising global popularity of octopus has been attributed to the increasingly adventurous tastes of younger consumers, its nutritional benefits and the decline of traditional fish stocks such as…

Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Madeira are among the warmest holiday hotspots in Europe in February, when the bleak winter weather is sat over most of the Continent

Samuel Smith, 64, avoided a jail term by the "narrowest of margins" after the drunken outburst on a Ryanair flight from Gran Canaria to Edinburgh in which he swore at cabin crew

The father-of-three was well-known in Laois for his involvement in the Portarlington Lions Club

Husband and wife Lisa and John were meant to fly to Gran Canaria with their son, but instead were stuck on stagnate flight for hours

A family ended up on a journey from hell after snow and ice cased chaos at Manchester Airport and delayed their Ryanair flight to Gran Canaria

Carol and Billy Martin were set to be jetting off for a four-day sunshine break in Gran Canaria but are resigning themselves to the fact they'll be heading home to Lanark.

New laws have been introduced in Gran Canaria and Malaga aiming to curb offensive behaviour by tourists