The housing crisis in the Canary Islands has reached a critical level as the region is lagging far behind its key target to build 50,000 new homes by 2030.
Puerto de Mogán in Gran Canaria has beaten better-known destinations to be named as the best resort area in the Canary Islands, with the least-popular deemed 'too full of British tat'.
The European Union’s border agency, Frontex, said irregular crossings into the bloc in 2024 fell 38% overall but rose by 18% on the Atlantic route between West Africa and the Canary Islands.