La Palma is still fighting to stop the spread of cocaine use across the island and, more recently, the increasing use of heroin.

Behave badly in Santa Cruz and it could cost you a great deal of money

Iberia praised for stepping in to help fill the gap left by the closure of Spanair.

The airline has moved particularly swiftly by offering 4,000 seats for travel to the islands for Carnival time. For this, Iberia has put on 24 additional flights, 14 for Tenerife and ten for Gran Canaria between February 14th and February 26th.

On board Airbus A319 and A320, with capacity for 141 passengers and 171 respectively, the company offers five daily flights each way between Tenerife and Madrid and five from Madrid to Gran Canaria, covering all time zones and allowing connections with Europe, Asia, America and the Middle East.

Police warn on illegal networks