The King has praised the “courage, perseverance and indomitable determination” of four military teams who completed a gruelling 3,000-mile rowing expedition across the Atlantic. Charles sent a message of congratulations,

Compared to the millions of Brits that flock to Tenerife and Grand Canaria every year, hardly anyone visits this lesser known island filled with natural beauty

A four-man crew has completed the "world's toughest row" across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Antigua. Jason Howard, from Sheffield, said there were times the group, called Lessons from a Boat, doubted how the 3,000-mile journey would end.

The four men, Dean Fitzmaurice and Nick Perks from Teesside, and Richard Hornsey and Matthew Pitchforth from Yorkshire, signed up for the race after "three bottles of red wine" and went on a learn to row course.

A dust storm is likely to cause unsettled conditions in two popular holiday destinations in the Canary Islands, the state weather agency has warned. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET for the Canary Islands) issued a weather update forecasting light calima (dust storms) in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

The latest deadly wreck in the Atlantic Ocean involved as many as 50 migrants, mostly Pakistanis, attempting to reach Spain's Canary Islands. Moroccan authorities rescued some survivors, while others perished in the tragedy.

Of the five bodies in the fishing boat seen by oil workers off Trinidad’s east coast on Saturday, one was of a person who appeared to have lived long after

Spain says more than 550 migrants have arrived on its Canary Islands off the north-west coast of Africa in the past two days. At least one body was found in one of the boats, Spain’s maritime rescue service said Thursday. It says it continues to experience the arrival of large numbers of migrants on the archipelago, mostly from West Africa.

Spain’s marine rescue service on Thursday said that more than 550 migrants have reached its Canary Islands in boats over the past two days.

Government officials in Turks and Caicos said Friday that debris from a SpaceX rocket test that went awry fell over the Caribbean islands but that there have been no reported injuries so far and only minimal damages to property.

The King has praised the “courage, perseverance and indomitable determination” of four military teams who completed a gruelling 3,000-mile rowing expedition across the Atlantic.

Miami’s stripey pink and yellow beach parasols dwindled as our ship sailed into the sunset, and the lifeguards’ huts shrank to colourful confetti specks on the sand. A deep-water kayaker gave us a wave and then the foghorn blew, deep and long. “Are you crying, Mummy?”