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 Athletic Bilbao fans filled the streets of their city on Thursday to celebrate the team's Copa del Rey triumph, their first major trophy for 40 years, paraded down the Nervión river on a boat during a spectacular party in the Basque city. https://www.thelocal.es/20240412/in-images-1-million-revellers-flood-into-bilbao-to-celebrate-first-trophy-in-40-years Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:32:28 +0200 in-images-1-million-revellers-flood-into-bilbao-to-celebrate-first-trophy-in-40-years Due to side-effect concerns, the Spanish government has decided that the AstraZeneca vaccine is now only going to be given to those aged 60 to 69. But hundreds of thousands of other people in Spain who have received the first dose of this vaccine now find themselves in limbo. https://www.thelocal.es/20210422/what-next-for-the-2-million-people-in-spain-who-had-the-first-dose-of-astrazeneca-vaccine Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:22:05 +0200 what-next-for-the-2-million-people-in-spain-who-had-the-first-dose-of-astrazeneca-vaccine What impact has the ongoing pandemic and health crisis in Spain had on the culture of sharing tapas and pintxos? Esme Fox explores how crowding around bars laden with uncovered food is not the done thing anymore. https://www.thelocal.es/20200806/how-has-the-culture-of-tapas-and-pintxos-changed-in-spain-during-the-pandemic Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:33:50 +0200 how-has-the-culture-of-tapas-and-pintxos-changed-in-spain-during-the-pandemic Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams said he was the victim of racist abuse on Saturday during his team's 1-1 draw away to Espanyol in La Liga. https://www.thelocal.es/20200126/it-is-very-sad-bilbao-striker-on Sun, 26 Jan 2020 10:53:50 +0100 it-is-very-sad-bilbao-striker-on With a brand-new factory and a cluster of specialised firms, the Basque city of Bilbao is the focus of Spain's wind power industry which is fighting to hold its own in the face of fierce competition from China and northern Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20180506/spains-bilbao-fights-to-lead-european-wind-power-sector Sun, 06 May 2018 11:25:20 +0200 spains-bilbao-fights-to-lead-european-wind-power-sector A man who caused panic after firing a shotgun within a supermarket in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia was not connected to any Islamic organisation, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20170112/man-detained-in-supermarket-shootout-was-not-jihadist Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:08:38 +0100 man-detained-in-supermarket-shootout-was-not-jihadist A fake shaolin monk has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for the brutal murder of two women in Bilbao. https://www.thelocal.es/20150430/fake-shaolin-slayer-sentenced Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:09:38 +0200 fake-shaolin-slayer-sentenced The diocese of Bilbao has warned its congregation not to give alms to beggars because of their disruptive behaviour around some of the city’s churches. https://www.thelocal.es/20150112/dont-give-money-to-beggars-bilbao-church Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:05:00 +0100 dont-give-money-to-beggars-bilbao-church Locals in Bilbao say an art museum helped save their Spanish city from decline. Now they are glad to know their saviour, the Guggenheim, will be staying for some time. https://www.thelocal.es/20141222/in-spanish-city-saved-by-museum-guggenheim-digs-in Mon, 22 Dec 2014 15:34:00 +0100 in-spanish-city-saved-by-museum-guggenheim-digs-in Police have arrested the long-term partner of Spanish TV star Koldo Losada after the actor's bloody body was found in their Bilbao flat along with corpse of their dog. https://www.thelocal.es/20141121/spanish-actor-killed-after-husbands-facebook-warning Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:52:00 +0100 spanish-actor-killed-after-husbands-facebook-warning A policeman in Spain's northern Basque region on Sunday allegedly killed his eldery parents before taking his own life in a murder-suicide that the local mayor has described as "absolutely inexplicable". https://www.thelocal.es/20140609/bilbao-policeman-kills-parents-before-committing-suicide-spain Mon, 09 Jun 2014 16:57:00 +0200 bilbao-policeman-kills-parents-before-committing-suicide-spain Iñaki Azkuna, the long-serving mayor of the Spanish city of Bilbao, has died at the age of 71 after an 11-year battle with prostate cancer. His efforts in rejuvenating the city helped win him the World Mayor Prize in 2012. https://www.thelocal.es/20140321/worlds-best-mayor-loses-battle-against-cancer Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:12:00 +0100 worlds-best-mayor-loses-battle-against-cancer Angry demonstrators took to the streets in the Spanish city of Bilbao on Monday to protest the presence of an economic conference during which IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Spain's economy had "turned the corner". https://www.thelocal.es/20140303/angry-protesters Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:10:00 +0100 angry-protesters In the Local's new series highlighting tourist destinations across Spain, we head to Bilbao and discover there's much more to this city than a certain Guggenheim museum. https://www.thelocal.es/20130705/top-ten-ways-to-spend-a-weekend-in-bilbao Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:40:00 +0200 top-ten-ways-to-spend-a-weekend-in-bilbao A Spanish judge has ruled that the airline Vueling has to pay compensation to a passenger whose luggage was damaged by the carrier. https://www.thelocal.es/20130705/airline-forced-to-pay-out-in-damaged-bag-case Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:12:00 +0200 airline-forced-to-pay-out-in-damaged-bag-case Bilbao is the most difficult city in Spain when it comes to linking up with new partners, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20130613/bilbao-comes-bottom-in-spains-romantic-rankings Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:40:00 +0200 bilbao-comes-bottom-in-spains-romantic-rankings Shaolin master Juan Carlos Aguilar, arrested by police on Sunday after the torture of a prostitute that left her in a coma, has confessed that he also murdered a woman last week in what he has described as similar circumstances. https://www.thelocal.es/20130604/shaolin-torturer-confesses-to-bilbao-murder Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:36:00 +0200 shaolin-torturer-confesses-to-bilbao-murder Basque police have found bone remains in a Bilbao gym run by the martial arts expert who on Sunday was arrested after he allegedly tortured and left a prostitute in a coma. https://www.thelocal.es/20130603/human-remains-found-in-shaolin-torturers-gym Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:07:00 +0200 human-remains-found-in-shaolin-torturers-gym A pair of incompetent Bilbao-based jewel thieves flogged off their stolen merchandise for far less than it was worth, police investigations have revealed. https://www.thelocal.es/20130506/jewel-theives-sold-short-in-gold-shop-rip-off Mon, 06 May 2013 18:12:00 +0200 jewel-theives-sold-short-in-gold-shop-rip-off A Basque man was arrested last week after offering visitors at Bilbao’s emblematic Guggenheim museum a waist down striptease while singing the left-wing anthem La Internacional. https://www.thelocal.es/20130506/singing-stripper-streaks-at-bilbao-guggenheim Mon, 06 May 2013 12:28:00 +0200 singing-stripper-streaks-at-bilbao-guggenheim