Fake pollution warnings in English planted on Spanish beaches by locals to keep tourists away

Tourists have been warned off popular beaches in the Canary Islands by fake signs in English claiming the water is contaminated

On one beach, a sign in English read: ‘Beware dangerous jellyfish but below it read in Spanish: Beaches open, no guiris, no jellyfish.’

The signs were put up by a left-wing group called Caterva, which has campaigned to ban houses being sold to non-residents.

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