The search party hunting for British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing during a holiday in Tenerife, has focused its efforts on a ravine near to where he was last heard from. Search and rescue personnel carefully combed through dead palm trees covering a river at the bottom of the hillside near to a property […]
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Missing teen in Tenerife said he had ‘cut leg and had no idea where he was’
Thousands protest in Tenerife over mass tourism
Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday, calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals to stem a boom in short-term holiday rentals and hotel construction that is driving up housing costs for locals. Holding placards reading “People live here” and “We don’t want to see our island die”, demonstrators said changes […]
Graffiti sprayed on rental car in Tenerife says ‘Go Home’ amid protests over tourism
A rental car has been pictured with ‘Go Home’ graffiti on it in Tenerife ahead of protests this Saturday over the effects of mass tourism. Slogans were plastered on walls and benches earlier this month in the resort of Palm Mar in the south of the island. The messages left in English included: “My misery […]