Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- 4d ago
Search continues off Las Palmas for missing 11-year-old girl after rescue of another minor at La Laja beach
Emergency services are searching by air, sea and land for an 11-year-old girl who disappeared in the sea off La Laja beach in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Tuesday, after a 12-year-old boy was rescued.
- Jul 17
Spain's Electoral Board questions legality of overseas voter census update under 'ley de nietos'
The Junta Electoral Central says it cannot confirm the legal correctness of the procedure that has added over half a million new voters abroad, and orders consulates to justify each municipality assignment.
- Jul 10
Pinito del Oro and Natalia Sosa's clandestine love affair comes to screen in Arima León's 'Tal vez'
Arima León's debut feature, starring Adriana Ugarte and Tania Santana, opens in Spanish cinemas on July 10, telling the real-life story of circus star Pinito del Oro and poet Natalia Sosa's hidden romance in late-1960s Spain.
- Jun 24
San Juan public holiday: where in Spain 24 June 2026 is a day off work
On 24 June 2026, three Spanish autonomous communities and around 350 municipalities mark the feast of St John the Baptist with a public holiday, while most of the country works as normal.
- Jun 11
Pope Leone XIV at Canaries migrant dock: 'Human dignity has no passport' and Europe must examine its conscience
From the Arguineguín dock in Gran Canaria, Pope Leone XIV cast a floral wreath into the Atlantic and called for legal migration routes, an end to trafficking, and a European 'examination of conscience' over maritime deaths.
- Jun 10
Málaga rallies past Las Palmas to set up all-Andalusian promotion final against Almería
A second-half equaliser from Joaquín Muñoz earned Málaga CF a 1-1 draw with UD Las Palmas on Wednesday, sealing a 2-1 aggregate win that sends the Andalusian club into the Segunda División promotion final against UD Almería.
