The State Meteorogical Office has placed the islands of Lanzarote and on Yellow Alert today. As high winds of up to 70km per hour are expected.

Many first time visitors to the island are blown away by the many creations of . Who had a hand in the development of most of the island's main tourist attractions - along with many other projects besides.

Head for Playa San Juan in this Saturday to catch the annual after party finale to the Islas Canarias Santa Surf Pro. Which kicks of this Saturday night (November 7th) at 21.00 and runs until 03.00. Attracting crowds in their

It's a big month for arts events on Lanzarote. As the Bienal Off festival continues and a number of new exhibitions get underway around the island. Whilst on the North West coast the Islas Canarias Santa Surf Pro comes to

Saturday, November 7, 2009 political commentator has lost his case against a website which him, in a ruling from the (WIPO) in , . The website argued Beck's actions to shut it down were an attempt to to silence .

Saturday, November 7, 2009A jury at a court in , has convicted resident Edward Ates of the murder of his ex-son-in-law. Ates, who was five feet eight inches tall and weighed 285 pounds at the time, had used the defence

Saturday, November 7, 2009 television programme is to be broadcast from the in the county of in .The ballroom in the famous tower, which is located in the city of , is where the show will be broadcast from on

Friday, November 6, 2009The (WHO) stated that the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, has become the dominant flu strain in the world.In a briefing with reporters Thursday, WHO Special Pandemic Influenza Advisor said the virus has been

Friday, November 6, 2009An aide to ousted President said that a deal designed to end the country's political crisis has failed, after interim leader Roberto Micheletti announced the formation of a new cabinet.

Friday, November 6, 2009The (CDC) is a government agency. In an interview with , Jeff Dimond, a member of the Division of Media Relations for the CDC, answered a few question regarding the current situation of the .The CDC reported

Friday, November 6, 2009After two days of debate, the General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a report from the Human Rights Council calling for domestic investigations into alleged war crimes committed by both 's military and armed forces during the Gaza

Friday, November 6, 2009, the prime minister of , said on Thursday that he was calling off his boycott of the coalition government with president . The prime minister said he was giving Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party 30 days

Friday, November 6, 2009The unemployment rate in the has surpassed ten percent, according to figures released by the on Friday.The jobless rate, now at 10.2%, is the highest it has been since April 1983, and was an increase over September's

Friday, November 6, 2009Sports memorabilia collector Zhao Xiaokai has amassed 5,000 condoms left over from the in and is offering them for sale at auction. Each condom is stamped with the motto of the Beijing Olympics in English and in

Friday, November 6, 2009Four people from the in have died after contracting the H1N1 virus. With these deaths, the number of people that have been killed in the from the disease has now increased to 19.NHS West Midlands has said