The Latest Breaking News from Gran Canaria

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 · Jul 31, 2022

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'

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

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?

Chronicle Live · Jul 21, 2022

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

Wales Online · Jun 28, 2022

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

Liverpool Echo · Jun 28, 2022

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.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022

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

Liverpool Echo · Jun 14, 2022

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.

Daily Record · Jun 14, 2022

Mum's warning after kids suffer severe sunburn through t-shirts and SPF 50 suncream on Gran Canaria holiday

The mum worries the 'agonising' burn may have caused permanent scarring to her son's skin

Manchester Evening News · Jun 14, 2022