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 Catalonia's drive to secede from Spain is rekindling dreams of independence in ethnic pockets across the Balkans, a potentially dangerous ambition in a region where nationalist violence claimed tens of thousands of lives in the 1990s. https://www.thelocal.es/20171010/balkan-nationalists-take-hope-from-catalan-referendum Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:46:42 +0200 balkan-nationalists-take-hope-from-catalan-referendum Eight Iraqis, including four children, were found crammed inside a refrigerated truck in a service area in eastern Spain, police said on Saturday, adding that they had been trying to reach Britain. https://www.thelocal.es/20170311/eight-iraqis-saved-from-refrigerated-truck-in-spain Sat, 11 Mar 2017 15:45:45 +0100 eight-iraqis-saved-from-refrigerated-truck-in-spain A face-cream from Lidl supermarket costing just €2.99 has once again been found to be the most effective following research by Spain’s leading consumer organisation. https://www.thelocal.es/20160928/lidls-299-anti-aging-cream-comes-out-top-in-spain-again Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:39:03 +0200 lidls-299-anti-aging-cream-comes-out-top-in-spain-again Spanish coastguards were shocked on Tuesday to discover a baby girl, just months old, alone without her parents aboard a 'toy boat' in the waters off Spain's south coast. https://www.thelocal.es/20140814/baby-found-alone-on-migrant-boat-spain-tarifa-migrants Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:00:00 +0200 baby-found-alone-on-migrant-boat-spain-tarifa-migrants Are you a fatty, a half-orange or just somebody's darling? When it comes to romantic nicknames for boyfriends and girlfriends, Spaniards are every bit as inventive and outrageous as you would expect. https://www.thelocal.es/20140502/top-10-spanish-romantic-nicknames Fri, 02 May 2014 19:43:00 +0200 top-10-spanish-romantic-nicknames New details of the case involving the kidnapping of a nine-year-old Barcelona girl rescued seven months later in the Amazon rainforest are emerging. https://www.thelocal.es/20140313/amazon-kidnapper-raped-his-two-sisters-reports Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:57:00 +0100 amazon-kidnapper-raped-his-two-sisters-reports Fifa president Sepp Blatter's comments on Cristiano Ronaldo's demeanour have not only upset Real Madrid fans but also called into question the neutrality of the upcoming Ballon d’Or Awards. https://www.thelocal.es/20131029/fifa-boss-mocks-haircut-king-ronaldo Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:18:00 +0100 fifa-boss-mocks-haircut-king-ronaldo Brazil destroyed world and European champions Spain 3-0 to win a third straight Confederations Cup title with a dazzling display of football which left the Maracana Stadium in raptures here on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130701/brilliant-brazil-stuns-spain-with-30-win Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:32:00 +0200 brilliant-brazil-stuns-spain-with-30-win Spain's football federation have dismissed a Brazilian media report that Spanish football players indulged in a game of strip poker with five women during their current Confederations Cup campaign in the South American country. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/spains-footballers-slam-hoax-strip-poker-claims Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200 spains-footballers-slam-hoax-strip-poker-claims The manager of a hospital in Majorca was fired on Wednesday after staff at his clinic repeatedly refused to treat a Senegalese man who later died of tuberculosis. https://www.thelocal.es/20130522/controversial-balearic-health-law-claims-first-victim Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:00 +0200 controversial-balearic-health-law-claims-first-victim For World Book Day, The Local has put together a list of some of the very best books ever written about Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20130423/top-10-great-books-about-spain Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:11:00 +0200 top-10-great-books-about-spain