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 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 For this week's The Local List, we have chosen ten global brand names that are unintentionally hilarious for Spanish speakers. Brace yourself. https://www.thelocal.es/20131009/top-ten-unfortunate-product-names-in-spanish Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:09:00 +0200 top-ten-unfortunate-product-names-in-spanish Barcelona-based economist and "thinking machine" Edward Hugh believes rumours of the end of Spain's crisis are greatly exaggerated. In this interview, he tells us why. https://www.thelocal.es/20130719/spain-cant-go-back-to-the-good-old-days Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:23:00 +0200 spain-cant-go-back-to-the-good-old-days