Salvamar, the air-sea rescue service, has intercepted a patera (boat carrying migrants) off the Lanzarote coast this morning, and the service is seeking two more vessels.

A rainshower early this morning has caused the road from Arrecife to San Bartolomé to be temporarily closed, affecting traffic heading from the capital to the hilltop town.

At eleven minutes past three today it will be exactly a year since the eruption in La Palma commenced.

Spain’s prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, will not attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth in London today. Instead, he will send his foreign minister, José Manuel Albares.

Burglars broke into the San Bartolomé atelier of wedding dress designer Oswaldo Machín on Sunday morning, but were scared off by a neighbour before they could steal anything.

Papagayo beaches are some of the most picturesque beaches on the island. And mountain bikers love them. Check out the stunning photos from cyclists:

Fire fighters were called to an incident in Arrecife at 7am this morning.

The Arrecife Open Mall will open on Friday, November 11th, it has been announced.

The Cabildo has given 2.4 million to Playa Honda to help improve the situation for pedestrians in the three of the main streets in the town.

The first Chinese Artistic and Cultural Festival will take place in Puerto del Carmen next week. The festival, organised by the Aixin Association of Chinese in Lanzarote,  will start at 5pm on Thursday 22nd September with a parade…

The collapse of Modelo 720 declaration requirements in Spain was hastened last month when Spain’s Supreme Court declared that fines issued for failing to report foreign-held assets were null and void. The ruling was retrospective, meaning any fines already issued may be reclaimed.

Fire fighters were called to twenty container fires in Arrecife late last night.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 was detected off the north coast of Lanzarote on Thursday. The tremor was located at a depth of 8 kilometres and does not appear to have been accompanied by any other activity.

Canal Gestión is finalising an agreement to guarantee electricity supply to its desalination plants. The contract could last for up to five years, with a budget of €79.5 million for that period.