The Latest Breaking News from Las Palmas

More details released after three die in suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

A Dutch couple and a German national have been confirmed dead amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship. A 69-year-old British passenger is critically ill in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa, after testing positive for hantavirus, with five other passengers also falling ill. Oceanwide Expeditions,…

The Independent UK · May 4

Best family-friendly hotels in Lanzarote, chosen by an expert

Plan your dream family holiday to this sunny Canary Island with our insider’s pick of the best hotels with waterparks, safe beaches and kids’ clubs

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

The best budget hotels in Lanzarote under £250, according to an expert

If you have your sights set on the Canary Island for your next trip but are on a budget, there are still plenty of options for your stay, from self-catering apartments to beach hotels

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025

Eight of the best things to do in Gran Canaria

The third largest Canary island holds some of the Spanish archipelago’s most striking nature, enchanting towns and an action-packed capital city

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

Pathologist finds €500,000 ‘floating gold’ in dead whale in Canary Islands

Team hope sale of block of rare ambergris, used by perfumers, will help victims of 2021 La Palma volcano

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023

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 · May 12, 2023

13 Moroccans Drown after Boat Sinks Off Southern Morocco

The bodies of 13 Moroccans, including of a woman, were recovered on Friday after their boat sank off near the town of Mirleft in the south of the country, Moroccan media reported. Twenty-four people, including a minor, were rescued from the water. Eight of the passengers remain unaccounted for. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 1, 2023

NGO asks Spain to halt possible return of Nigerian stowaways

A human rights organization is asking the Spanish government to halt the potential return to Nigeria of three men found traveling on an oil tanker’s rudder after an 11-day ocean voyage from Lagos, Nigeria to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Men survive 11 days on rudder of ship travelling from Nigeria to Canary Islands

The three stowaways were rescued by the Spanish Coastguard in Las Palmas on Monday

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Five arrested in cocaine bust off Spain's Canary Islands

Five people were arrested when a fishing boat carrying a reported two tonnes of cocaine was intercepted off the Canary Islands, Spanish police said.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2022