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 A woman who was kicked to the ground in a ‘video prank’ on a Barcelona street has won €60,000 compensation from her attacker. https://www.thelocal.es/20180322/woman-kicked-to-the-ground-in-barcelona-video-prank-wins-60k-compensation Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:00:21 +0100 woman-kicked-to-the-ground-in-barcelona-video-prank-wins-60k-compensation Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners are expected on the streets of Barcelona on Saturday in a defiant march against terror after last week's deadly vehicle rampages. https://www.thelocal.es/20170826/not-afraid-defiant-barcelona-to-march-against-terror Sat, 26 Aug 2017 10:40:06 +0200 not-afraid-defiant-barcelona-to-march-against-terror The group of youths reportedly shouted “Chinese” as they beat up the 22-year-old American. https://www.thelocal.es/20160617/us-honeymooner-in-racist-attack-in-malaga Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:40:52 +0200 us-honeymooner-in-racist-attack-in-malaga A Spanish court on Thursday sent the 17-year-old youth who punched Spain's prime minister in the face and broke his glasses to a juvenile detention centre for up to six months. https://www.thelocal.es/20151218/six-months-in-junior-jail-for-tee-who-punched-pm-in-face Fri, 18 Dec 2015 10:17:16 +0100 six-months-in-junior-jail-for-tee-who-punched-pm-in-face Police are searching for a fare-dodger who ripped off the earlobe of a ticket inspector with his teeth over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20150824/police-search-for-ear-biting-passenger Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:26:32 +0200 police-search-for-ear-biting-passenger UPDATED: Two people were injured in a shooting just off one of the busiest tourist streets in the Catalan capital on Tuesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.es/20150728/police-hunt-shooters-in-barcelona Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:17:24 +0200 police-hunt-shooters-in-barcelona At least 27 people were killed by gunmen in an attack at the popular beach resort of Sousse in Tunisia on Thursday at a Spanish-owned hotel. https://www.thelocal.es/20150626/spanish-hotel-targeted-in-tunisia-terror-attack Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:10:57 +0200 spanish-hotel-targeted-in-tunisia-terror-attack A man was injured on Wednesday after a brown bear attacked him while he was taking photos along a common hiking trail by a Cantabrian mountain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150604/bear-attacks-youth-in-monte-de-el-bardal-spain-scenic-hiking-path Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:52:42 +0200 bear-attacks-youth-in-monte-de-el-bardal-spain-scenic-hiking-path A 20-year-old Valencia man has been beaten by tram security guards for refusing to pull up his low-slung trousers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150529/youth-beaten-up-on-tram-for-low-hanging-trousers Fri, 29 May 2015 17:43:08 +0200 youth-beaten-up-on-tram-for-low-hanging-trousers A woman was fighting for her life and four others were treated after suffering repeated stings from a swarm of angry bees. https://www.thelocal.es/20150504/swarm-five-attacked-by-bees-in-toledo Mon, 04 May 2015 16:15:04 +0200 swarm-five-attacked-by-bees-in-toledo A shocking video has emerged showing a mob of angry parents invading the pitch and attacking a teenage football coach during a youth league game in Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.es/20150429/parents-beat-up-youth-football-coach-in-barcelona Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:43:27 +0200 parents-beat-up-youth-football-coach-in-barcelona A man has been jailed for three years in the north of Spain after branding his initial on to his girlfriend's back while she slept. https://www.thelocal.es/20150409/man-jailed-for-branding-lover-with-cattle-iron Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:04:29 +0200 man-jailed-for-branding-lover-with-cattle-iron The Spanish couple who survived the terrorist attack in Tunisia spent 17 hours hiding in a cleaning cupboard within the Bardo museum after hearing gunshots. https://www.thelocal.es/20150320/survivors-hid-in-bardo-cleaning-cupboard Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:06:44 +0100 survivors-hid-in-bardo-cleaning-cupboard A man who attacked a woman in Barcelona so his friend could film the "prank" and post it on social networks has been arrested. https://www.thelocal.es/20150304/arrested-man-who-filmed-attack-on-woman-for-fun Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:12:00 +0100 arrested-man-who-filmed-attack-on-woman-for-fun A Spanish policeman, well-known for his one-man protests in Barcelona, has been viciously attacked by three lions after jumping into their enclosure at the city's zoo. https://www.thelocal.es/20141209/lions-attack-man-in-barcelona-zoo Tue, 09 Dec 2014 10:51:00 +0100 lions-attack-man-in-barcelona-zoo Ana Botella, mayor of Spain's capital city, wants to "regulate" the right to hold public demonstrations in the centre of Madrid in the wake of police clashes with protesters after last weekend's "March for Dignity". https://www.thelocal.es/20140327/madrid-mayor-wants-to-restrict-right-to-protest Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:03:00 +0100 madrid-mayor-wants-to-restrict-right-to-protest A group of eight 'neo-Nazis' attacked three youths in the Spanish city of Valladolid, breaking a bottle over one person's head before kicking him on the ground. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/neo-nazi-gang-bloodies-victim-in-brutal-bottle-attack Mon, 20 May 2013 13:13:00 +0200 neo-nazi-gang-bloodies-victim-in-brutal-bottle-attack A grandfather in the Valencian municipality of Pedralba was hit on the head with an axe by two of his neighbours over a dispute involving a video filmed with a mobile phone. https://www.thelocal.es/20130516/mobile-video-sparks-axe-attack-on-grandfather Thu, 16 May 2013 13:03:51 +0200 mobile-video-sparks-axe-attack-on-grandfather Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso has been sued after attacking a paparazzo and breaking his camera for allegedly taking photos of the F1 driver’s new girlfriend, Russian model Dasha Kapustina. https://www.thelocal.es/20130510/paparazzi-sues-f1s-fernando-alonso-over-attack Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:00 +0200 paparazzi-sues-f1s-fernando-alonso-over-attack A 17-year-old football referee from Valencia has had his spleen removed after being attacked by a policeman that he red-carded during a game. https://www.thelocal.es/20130219/football-referee-loses-arm-in-red-card-brawl Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:38:00 +0100 football-referee-loses-arm-in-red-card-brawl