We were warned! In La Gomera, in bright sunlight, by a blue sea and white surf washing onto clean black sand, a friend warned us against La Laguna weather, writes Damien Enright. Changeable as Ireland, he said.

UK holidaymakers were stranded at airports in the Canary Islands after flights were disrupted by a severe storm.

Wes Hoolahan was at his mesmeric best at the weekend, scoring twice as Norwich hammered play-off contenders Reading 7-1.

More than a dozen canaries were found left for dead after being trapped in a sealed-up cardboard box and dumped at the side of a rural road.