https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed To mark Andalusia Day on February 28th, The Local takes a look beyond the provincial capitals of Seville, Córdoba and Granada and unearths 16 unknown and underrated towns in beautiful Andalusia. https://www.thelocal.es/20200129/the-16-off-the-beaten-track-towns-you-need-to-visit-to-discover-authentic-andalucia Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:00:05 +0100 the-16-off-the-beaten-track-towns-you-need-to-visit-to-discover-authentic-andalucia Andalusia's regional government has announced that provincial border closures will be lifted on Thursday April 29th, whilst the region’s borders and other restrictions remain in place.  https://www.thelocal.es/20210428/spains-andalusia-to-allow-travel-between-provinces-after-three-month-wait Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:05:38 +0200 spains-andalusia-to-allow-travel-between-provinces-after-three-month-wait A string of mild earthquakes shook southern Spain overnight following weeks of strong seismic activity in the Granada area, prompting the premier to call for calm on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210127/what-we-know-about-the-string-of-earthquakes-in-granada-area Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:30:30 +0100 what-we-know-about-the-string-of-earthquakes-in-granada-area Two people are confirmed to have died in southern Spain in an outbreak of a West Nile virus, a meningoencephalitis spread by mosquitos. https://www.thelocal.es/20200821/west-nile-virus-outbreak-spread-by-mosquitos-kills-two-in-andalusia Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:25:57 +0200 west-nile-virus-outbreak-spread-by-mosquitos-kills-two-in-andalusia A court in Seville on Tuesday convicted 19 former top officials from the ruling Socialists in Andalusia of graft for their role in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's modern history, a case known as Caso ERE. https://www.thelocal.es/20191119/ere-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-political-corruption-scandal-in-spain Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:31:34 +0100 ere-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-political-corruption-scandal-in-spain Spain and Portugal on Tuesday offered to take in most of the 141 migrants on board the Aquarius after it was given permission to dock in Malta, resolving a new standoff over the rescue ship https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/spain-to-take-in-60-of-the-141-aquarius-migrants-pm-sanchez Tue, 14 Aug 2018 18:21:58 +0200 spain-to-take-in-60-of-the-141-aquarius-migrants-pm-sanchez A magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Andalusia on Sunday evening as aftershocks continue following last week's 6.3 quake. https://www.thelocal.es/20160201/another-earthquake-strikes-southern-spain Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:07:08 +0100 another-earthquake-strikes-southern-spain A Spanish estate belonging to the granddaughter of American press magnate William Randolph Hearst, who inspired the classic movie 'Citizen Kane', has been sold to a Mexican business mogul for a massive €3.9 million ($5.09 million). https://www.thelocal.es/20130712/estate-sale-ends-citizen-kane-spanish-legacy Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:06:00 +0200 estate-sale-ends-citizen-kane-spanish-legacy Officials in the popular resort town of Mijas, on the south-west coast of Spain, have demanded that local donkeys and their drivers wear identification plates as part of a push to improve the standard of the town's taxi service. https://www.thelocal.es/20130619/taxi-decree-slaps-id-plates-on-donkeys Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:13:00 +0200 taxi-decree-slaps-id-plates-on-donkeys An Andalucian man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a stolen monkey after blundering on social media. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/raid-recovers-zoo-heist-marmoset-monkey Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:00 +0200 raid-recovers-zoo-heist-marmoset-monkey Spanish police have broken up a prostitution ring that operated six large brothels staffed with about 400 women and chalked up more than a million euros a year in earnings. https://www.thelocal.es/20130305/spanish-police-smash-huge-vice-ring Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:19:00 +0100 spanish-police-smash-huge-vice-ring