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 Choosing a name for your child is always difficult but it's an extra challenge if you want it to work in more than one language. https://www.thelocal.es/20191023/what-are-the-best-bilingual-baby-names Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:41:01 +0200 what-are-the-best-bilingual-baby-names A team of Greek and Spanish doctors announced Thursday the birth of a baby using DNA from three people after a controversial fertility treatment that has provoked intense ethical debate https://www.thelocal.es/20190411/spanish-fertility-doctors-behind-world-first-three-person-baby Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:30:17 +0200 spanish-fertility-doctors-behind-world-first-three-person-baby The father of a baby born to an 11-year-old girl in a hospital in Murcia on Friday is reportedly her 14-year-old brother. https://www.thelocal.es/20180206/father-of-11-year-old-girls-baby-is-her-brother Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:38:48 +0100 father-of-11-year-old-girls-baby-is-her-brother An 11-year-old has given birth to a healthy baby at a hospital in Murcia after being admitted to hospital with ‘stomach pains’. https://www.thelocal.es/20180205/girl-11-gives-birth-murcia Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:48:42 +0100 girl-11-gives-birth-murcia Milk products from the French group Lactalis have been pulled from supermarket shelves in Spain amid fears that a Salmonella bacteria has spread from France. https://www.thelocal.es/20180118/baby-milk-products-pulled-in-spain-amid-salmonella-fears Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:49:46 +0100 baby-milk-products-pulled-in-spain-amid-salmonella-fears Researchers from Spain were among the 2017 recipients of the Ig Nobel peace prize for discovering that babies sing and dance in the womb when sound is piped in through “a musical tampon” https://www.thelocal.es/20170915/spanish-researchers-awarded-funny-nobel Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:06:06 +0200 spanish-researchers-awarded-funny-nobel A Spanish woman died at a hospital in Seville when she became caught in lift doors as she was being stretchered to the recovery room after giving birth. https://www.thelocal.es/20170821/spanish-mother-cut-in-half-by-hospital-lift-doors-minutes-after-giving-birth Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:18:47 +0200 spanish-mother-cut-in-half-by-hospital-lift-doors-minutes-after-giving-birth A car thief obviously took on more than he bargained for when he discovered that there was a sleeping baby in the back seat of stolen Porsche – and quickly dumped it. https://www.thelocal.es/20170601/marbella-thief-abandons-sports-car-stolen-with-baby-in-back-seat Thu, 01 Jun 2017 19:42:02 +0200 marbella-thief-abandons-sports-car-stolen-with-baby-in-back-seat A Spanish woman has given birth to a healthy twins at a hospital in Burgos after undergoing fertility treatment in the USA. https://www.thelocal.es/20170215/64-year-old-woman-gives-birth-to-twins-in-spain Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:18:15 +0100 64-year-old-woman-gives-birth-to-twins-in-spain Being an expat new mother comes along with a whole host of new challenges and cultural conventions to get used to. Here are 10 things you should know. https://www.thelocal.es/20161202/the-perks-and-quirks-baby-spain Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:24:57 +0100 the-perks-and-quirks-baby-spain A village in Castilla y León is offering a cash incentive of €300 to residents who adopt or give birth to a child in a bid to reverse the decline of the town and encourage young families to stay. https://www.thelocal.es/20161116/dying-spanish-town-offers-cash-incentive-for-new-babies Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:37:59 +0100 dying-spanish-town-offers-cash-incentive-for-new-babies Fathers will now be allowed the same parental leave as new mothers, under measures agreed by Spain’s parliament. https://www.thelocal.es/20161019/spain-approves-equal-parental-leave-for-fathers Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:07:36 +0200 spain-approves-equal-parental-leave-for-fathers A baby has died in a car accident on the same stretch of road where it was born only 16 days earlier in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160330/baby-dies-on-same-road-where-it-was-born-16-days-earlier Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:03:17 +0200 baby-dies-on-same-road-where-it-was-born-16-days-earlier A group of Spanish families has launched a legal bid calling for Spain to allow fathers and mothers the same amount of parental leave. https://www.thelocal.es/20160316/spanish-dads-demand-legal-right-to-equal-parental-leave Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:33:33 +0100 spanish-dads-demand-legal-right-to-equal-parental-leave A mother who started to breastfeed while viewing an exhibit at the Picasso Museum in Málaga was asked to leave the gallery, prompting a chorus of complaints. https://www.thelocal.es/20160223/picasso-museum-to-allow-breast-feeding-after-complaints Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:47:42 +0100 picasso-museum-to-allow-breast-feeding-after-complaints The wife of a US military man was discovered walking naked around the southern town of Utrera shouting "kill, kill, kill" in English. https://www.thelocal.es/20160210/american-woman-detained-for-stabbing-baby-in-spain Wed, 10 Feb 2016 17:04:51 +0100 american-woman-detained-for-stabbing-baby-in-spain Spain's new anti-austerity party has expressed outrage after their MPs were allocated the back seats in parliament. https://www.thelocal.es/20160127/podemos-mps-take-the-back-seat-and-they-are-furious Wed, 27 Jan 2016 11:19:52 +0100 podemos-mps-take-the-back-seat-and-they-are-furious One of Spain's most celebrated bullfighters has come under fire after posting a photograph of himself fighting a bull while holding his infant daughter. https://www.thelocal.es/20160125/ole-bullfighter-takes-five-month-old-baby-into-the-ring Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:24:00 +0100 ole-bullfighter-takes-five-month-old-baby-into-the-ring An eleven month-old baby in Spain has been diagnosed with scurvy after it was fed on almond milk alone. https://www.thelocal.es/20160121/baby-in-spain-contracts-scurvy-on-almond-milk-diet Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:00:47 +0100 baby-in-spain-contracts-scurvy-on-almond-milk-diet Spain's lower house was filled with new faces at the opening session of Spain’s new parliament following last month’s inconclusive general election - and the star of the show was still in nappies. https://www.thelocal.es/20160113/younger-scruffier-and-with-a-babe-in-arms-this-is-spains-new-political-elite Wed, 13 Jan 2016 19:08:01 +0100 younger-scruffier-and-with-a-babe-in-arms-this-is-spains-new-political-elite