Tenerife
Largest and most populous Canary Island
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Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 42.9% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of 2,034.38 square kilometres (785.48 sq mi) and a population of 948,815 inhabitants as of January 2023, it is also the most populous island of Spain and of Macaronesia.
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Tourist dies after falling into sea in Tenerife - as footage shows extreme waves battering coastA tourist has died after falling into the sea in Tenerife.Sky News - Published | |
14 Tenerife airport workers arrested after '£1.7m worth of items stolen from luggage'Fourteen workers at one of Spain's main tourist airports have been arrested on suspicion of stealing items from passengers' checked-in luggage.Sky News - Published | |
Thousands evacuated after wildfire breaks out on popular holiday islandAuthorities in Tenerife have evacuated around 3,000 people from their homes overnight as a wildfire sparked by high temperatures and strong winds raged in a forest already ravaged by fire in August.Sky News - Published | |
Tenerife wildfire that's forced thousands from homes started deliberately - officialsA wildfire raging on Tenerife was started deliberately, officials have said.Sky News - Published | |
'End of the holiday': Tourists watch in horror as Tenerife wildfires force thousands to evacuateFor just a small moment on Friday, the Canarian authorities thought they had Tenerife's worst wildfire in over four decades under control.Sky News - Published | |
Passenger on flight from Tenerife to UK dies after falling ill A passenger who received medical assistance on board a Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Manchester on Sunday evening has died, the airline confirmed yesterday.Sky News - Published | |
South coast like 'surfing in sewage everyday'British windsurfer Sarah Jackson says she has relocated from the south coast of England to Tenerife for the winter because she was "surfing in sewage everyday".BBC Sport - Published | |
'Surfing in a sewer': British pro windsurfer heading to Tenerife over polluted UK seas A champion windsurfer is leaving UK shores for Tenerife after describing training as "surfing in a sewer" due to the amount of sewage being pumped into waterways.Sky News - Published | |
Christmas delivery! Endangered gorilla begins new life in London A critically endangered gorilla is settling into his new home in the British capital after a first-class flight from Tenerife.Sky News - Published | |
Return flights for family of four from Heathrow to Tenerife £2,000 more expensive than pre-pandemic Half-term flights are 42% more expensive on average than before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new analysis.Sky News - Published | |
Body found in bag on seabed off Tenerife confirmed as missing six-year-old girl A body found inside a bag on the seabed off Tenerife has been confirmed as that of a missing six-year-old girl taken by her father weeks ago.Sky News - Published |
