More than 12,000 people have been evacuated from their houses since the fire started on Tuesday.

Firefighters have been unable to establish a perimeter around the blaze that has consumed at least 12,355 acres.

Canary Islands regional President Fernando Clavijo said today’s efforts would be crucial to containing the fire.

Some 250 firefighters and members of the Spanish army are tackling the blaze.

Ninteen migrants have been hospitalied on Tenerife.

The Tenerife based dental receptionist said that Irish callers are requesting an email to confirm the appointment.

The second virus-related death in France was confirmed this morning.

A number of Irish nationals staying in the area have made contact with the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Carter Carson died in hospital on Friday nearly 24 hours after he was struck by a car.

The youngster was rushed to hospital after being critically injured on Thursday evening.

Several people suffered broken bones and bruises.

The 58-year-old was airlifted to hospital following yesterday’s incident.

She was tried after refusing to be seen by an expert called in to evaluate her state of mind.

The incident allegedly happened last week at the Playa de Las Americas resort in Tenerife.

There were no tourists hurt in the incident, the local tourist board said.

One passenger claimed she tried to ‘get out of the plane’.

The club have said that the matter will be dealt with internally.

Los Angeles, Tenerife…

Scoring against England, captaining Ireland and meeting Kammy – what a great week!

The 29-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to repeatedly stabbing and then beheading Jennifer Mills-Westley in a shop on the Spanish holiday island.

The man in his 40s fell from a balcony in the apartment he was staying in on the island of Tenerife.

A Tenerife-bound Thomas Cook flight with 323 passengers and crew on board made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport this morning.

One person has been killed and three others injured in forest fires raging across Spain.

Meanwhile a blaze on the island of Tenerife has led to the evacuation of residents.

In your Fix this evening: The palace is looking forward to the Queen’s visit but Sinn Féin most definitely is not; the woman who was decapitated in Tenerife yesterday is named; Haiti’s new president takes office; Dylan gets defensive; and Jedward goes global.

The woman has been named as Jennifer Mills-Westley as more details emerge of the gruesome attack in the Spanish resort.

In your Friday Fix: Shocking beheading in Tenerife; DAA chairman resigns; Clerics killed in Libya; A ‘hi-tech’ bosca bruscair in Dublin; Porn stash at the bin Laden compound; and a “smash-and-grab” raid at the Irish Farm Centre.

Witnesses have described how the man stabbed and beheaded a woman before carrying her head through the streets in the Los Cristianos cultural centre in Tenerife.