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How do Spain produce so many exceptional young players? FourFourTwo visited the Canary Islands to meet the country's wonderkids

Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Iker Casillas, Fernando Torres, Gerard Pique and Lamine Yamal are just a few of the greats who have shone at the Futures FC tournament, so we went to watch the latest edition

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Canary Islands' new voluntary tourist tax will fund local sustainability projects

Rather than introducing a mandatory tourist tax, the Canary Islands are enlisting travellers to contribute to local projects aimed at restoring nature and supporting communities to make tourism sustainable.

Euronews

Europe’s best islands for holidays in 2026, ranked by weather, food and greenery

In a new study of Europe’s best island escapes for 2026, Spain and Croatia dominate the overall top 10 ranking.

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Canary Islands launch voluntary alternative to tourist tax

Funds raised by the initiative will contribute towards environmental and community projects

The Independent UK

Three lesser-known Antoni Gaudí buildings to visit to mark the centenary of his death

In the second week of June, Pope Leo XIV made his first papal visit to Spain on a six-day journey to Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands. One of the key moments of his visit was a solemn mass, celebrated to inaugurate and bless the recently finished Tower of Jesus…

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Pope borrows Spanish king's jet after technical issue

Spain's king has offered Pope Leo his private jet after a technical issue grounded ‌the pontiff's plane in the Canary Islands.

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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath

Pope Leo XIV is warning human traffickers that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants

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‘All of us are migrants’, says pope on final day of Spain visit

On the final day of his Spanish tour, Pope Leo XIV on Friday visited Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, where he urged migrants to do their part to integrate and host communities to welcome newcomers. "All of us are migrants", said the pontiff, urging communities to save people…

France 24

Pope visiting 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands where migrants slept in squalor

Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the Canary Islands to draw attention to the plight of migrants who risk their lives every year trying to reach Europe

The Independent UK

Pope blesses Barcelona's Sagrada Familia’s Jesus Christ tower

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday blessed the Sagrada Familia's soaring central Jesus Christ tower in Barcelona and celebrated Mass inside what is now the world's tallest church. The pope's visit during a week-long trip to Spain coincided with the 100th anniversary of architect Antoni Gaudi's death.

France 24

Pope Leo XIV calls for 'end to polarisation' as he makes the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years

The pontiff is set to deliver a mass in the centre of Madrid before moving elsewhere in Spain to Barcelona and the Canary islands. Pope Leo XIV is also expected to deliver an unprecedented address to the Spanish parliament, where immigration is expected to take centre stage.

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Pope Leo XIV’s visit to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, in photos

Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain has brought him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

The Independent UK

What to know about Pope Leo's trip to Spain, from political scandal to Barcelona's architectural gem

Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice

The Independent UK

Pope Leo visits Spain to highlight migration, meet victims of sexual abuse by clergy

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on Saturday for a seven-day trip focused in part on migration, including a visit to the Canary Islands where he will honour thousands of migrants who died trying to reach Europe. Leo is also scheduled to meet with victims of sex abuse by Catholic…

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Hantavirus and the lessons of Covid: Screening the EU's public health response

In this episode we explore how the EU deals with outbreaks of disease. The latest scare for Europeans has been the hantavirus, detected on cruise ship the MV Hondius, which subsequently docked in Spain. Experts have stressed that this virus is not like Covid-19 and is much less infectious. Nevertheless,…

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Two more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus

Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travellers from ship to shore in Tenerife, an effort that continued Monday.

The Guardian - UK

‘It was either this or the pool’: hantavirus ship becomes latest Tenerife tourist attraction

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship hit by an outbreak of a virus that has left three dead, reached the Canary Islands on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of people from cruise ship struck by hantavirus leave Tenerife

Britons among passengers and crew taken off vessel and put on flights to 10 countries, while France and US later say two people showing symptoms

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Infected, at sea: how the deadly hantavirus turned a dream cruise into tragedy

The world has watched the news of deaths and evacuations anxiously, and those still onboard MV Hondius face a wary reception in the Canary Islands

The Conversation

Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

The MV Hondius, a Dutch cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, was on its way to the Canary Islands on May 7, 2026, after evacuating three ill passengers for treatment.

The Guardian - UK

Where did the cruise ship hantavirus come from and what happens next?

As the remaining passengers head for the Canary Islands we look at how the virus spreads and what is being done

The Guardian - UK

Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock

British guide Martin Anstee among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary Islands

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus Cruise Denied Entry To Canary Islands as New Patient Identified—Leaders Say Residents' Safety At Stake

A luxury cruise ship is denied entry to Spain's Canary Islands amid a hantavirus outbreak scare, with officials citing public safety concerns and urgent health uncertainty.

The Independent UK

Pope to inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month

Evening Standard

British doctor evacuated as ship linked to outbreak to leave Cape Verde

The ship can now continue onward travel to the Canary Islands.

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