Spain Helps Drive European Car Thefts An average of 155,000 cars are stolen in Spain every year. That amounts to 425 every day, or one every three minutes.

Swine Flu Outbreak At Madrid School A junior school in Madrid has confirmed an outbreak of swine flu among its pupils. The headmistress of the Manuel Núñez de Arenas school, Maria Jose

Photo-Happy Divers Decend On Los Gigantes This weekend the waters around Los Gigantes on the west coast of Tenerife will become the focus of attention for underwater photographers.

Dance the night away! Summer is here and with it come Tenerife’s local fiestas and magnificent fireworks displays. Just published is the program of events for Puerto Santiago, but keep an eye on News In The Sun’s What’s On Section (see the link on the right) as more town and village events are published.

Shipwreck Survivors Head For Canaries The dead body of the captain of the Spanish fishing boat shipwrecked off the coast of Mauritania yesterday is expected in the Canary Islands today.

Santa Cruz Carnaval Tenerife 2010 Tenerife’s Santa Cruz Carnival is to have its first ever King of Carnival next year. Santa Cruz deputy mayor Ángel Llanos announced the bold move today in a press conferance giving details of the 2010 event. He emphasied that this was not a competition for transvestites and that the sexual orientation of the male competitors was not an [...]

Zapatero Comes Bearing Gifts Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero has announced a 162 million euros package of extra funding for the Canary Islands.

First Swine Flu Death In Spain The Ministry of Health has confirmed that swine flu has claimed its first victim in Spain, when a woman died yesterday in Madrid.

Polish Drug Smuggler Arrested At Tenerife Airport Guardia Civil officers at Tenerife’s south airport arrested a young man over the weekend, found to be carrying more than a kilo of heroin.

Relief For Homeowners The Euribor, used to set interest rates for most mortgages in Spain, fell to an historic low of 1.61 per cent in June.