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From the Lab: Why Lanzarote is drawing astronauts to the Canaries

Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, is a major tourist attraction known for its pristine beaches. Its volcanic landscapes have also made it an ideal training ground for geologists, astronauts and space engineers.

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Glasgow University student breaks solo Atlantic rowing record powered by Irn Bru

Miriam Payne set off from the Canary Islands to Antigua & Barbuda, rowing for almost 18 hours per day for almost two months. It seems the old saying of ‘IRN-BRU gets you through’ really is true.

Glasgow Live

Yorkshire graduate sets Atlantic challenge record for solo female rower

Miriam Payne rowed for 59 days from Canary Islands to Antigua in one of world’s toughest races

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Canary Islands: La Palma volcano goes silent, but anger rumbles on

After lying dormant for half a century, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, suddenly exploded in a river of fire on September 19, 2021. The eruption lasted for 85 days. No one was killed, but more than 1,000 homes were destroyed, as well as 70…

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Greenpeace protesters board Shell platform bound for Shetland

Four activists board 52,000-tonne vessel north of Canary Islands and demand company ‘Stop drilling – start paying’

The Guardian - UK

Spanish police seize cocaine worth $114 million from cattle ship

Spanish police seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of 105 million euros ($114 million) after raiding a cattle ship off the Canary Islands earlier this week, a statement said on Saturday.

Reuters

Best holiday deals from Cardiff Airport in July and August 2023 from Majorca to Crete

See our guide to some of the cheapest and best deals for July and August 2023 flying from Cardiff Airport - handy if you're thinking of booking a last minute getaway

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Travel rules for Spain, US, Thailand and more from passport to Covid requirements

Those planning to jet off in 2023 may want to check the local entry requirements and visa rules at popular hotspots.

Daily Record

All the new travel rules for Brits heading on holidays to Spain, France and more

Latest travel rules for Brits heading abroad to the likes of France, Spain, Italy, Thailand, the USA, Greece, Turkey and Portugal - from new passport rules after Brexit to Covid entry requirements

Daily Mirror

Warmest European getaways to escape UK's plummeting temperatures include sunny Rhodes and Algarve

From afternoon dips as you gaze up at a cloudless sky in Fuerteventura, to exploring one of Tenerife's oldest towns, there is something for everyone in this top five getaway list

Wales Online

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…

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Aer Lingus launch January sale with big discounts on flights to Europe and America

Destinations include New York, Orlando, LA, Amsterdam, Canary Islands, Tenerife, Malaga, Algarve, Milan, and many others

Irish Mirror

Airports set for packed Friday as 5 million jet off on holiday for Christmas

Demand is high for sunny destinations including Spain, Portugal, Turkey and the Canary Islands - but the busy period coincides with Border Force strikes

Chronicle Live

Tragic dad dies on holiday as teen son attempts to give CPR before he passed away

Gareth Moores, 48, had flown to the Canary Islands with wife Colette and 19-year-old son Jake last month before tragedy struck.

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Dad dies on holiday in Tenerife after wife heard scream before he collapsed

Gareth Moores, 48, had flown to the Canary Islands with wife Colette and 19-year-old son Jake last month before tragedy struck.

Daily Mirror

Brit dad dies on Tenerife holiday after heartbroken wife hears 4am screams

Gareth Moores, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, had flown out to the Canary Islands last month with his wife Colette and 19-year-old son Jake when he tragically collapsed and died in the middle of the night

Daily Record

Meet the 'most pampered toddler' in UK who is getting £2,500 worth of presents for Christmas

The two-year-old is set to receive 100 gifts from his doting mum including a Burberry two-piece, a trip to the Canary Islands and a ride-on train.

Reuters

Three migrants arrived in Spain on tanker rudder seek asylum

Three migrants who arrived to the Canary Islands from Nigeria after enduring 11 days on a tanker rudder have asked for asylum in Spain, local authorities said on Wednesday.

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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

Daily Mirror

Stowaways make an 11-day 2,000-mile voyage clinging to ship's rudder inches from water

Three stowaways travelled from Nigeria to the Canary Islands on oil tanker Alithini II by sitting on the rudder with their feet just inches from the water for 11 days

The Independent UK

Nigeria stowaways who survived 11 days on ship rudder ‘must return home’

The ship set sail from Lagos on 17 November

Reuters

Stowaways on tanker from Nigeria set for deportation from Spain

Two of three stowaways who were rescued in Spain's Canary Islands after enduring 11 days on the rudder of a fuel tanker from Nigeria have been returned to the ship with the aim of deporting them.

Al Jazeera

Stowaways travel from Nigeria to Canary Islands on ship’s rudder

The three men rescued by the Spanish coastguard after 11 days at sea showed symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia.

Evening Standard

Stowaways survive 11-day voyage from Nigeria to Canary Islands perched on oil tanker’s rudder

The three men were taken to hospital suffering signs of hypothermia and dehydration

The Independent UK

Stowaways found on a ship's rudder in Spain's Canary Islands

Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says it has rescued three stowaways traveling on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria

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