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 Hugh Elliott, the newly appointed British ambassador to Madrid made headlines last week when he went public with a heartwarming story about the hospitality he received from a stranger on his first trip to Burgos in 1984. https://www.thelocal.es/20191209/sad-ending-to-ambassadors-viral-quest-to-reunite-with-lourdes Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:04:16 +0100 sad-ending-to-ambassadors-viral-quest-to-reunite-with-lourdes The British Ambassador to Spain is looking to locate a long-lost friend who gave him food and a roof over his head when he found himself in a tight spot in the city of Burgos 35 years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20191206/uk-ambassador-looking-to-find-friend-who-helped-him-when-he-was-a-broke-youngster-in-spain Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:24:26 +0100 uk-ambassador-looking-to-find-friend-who-helped-him-when-he-was-a-broke-youngster-in-spain New British Ambassador Hugh Elliott has taken up his post in Madrid and will be be presenting his credentials to King Felipe VI this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20190902/our-man-in-madrid-meet-the-new-british-ambassador-to-spain Mon, 02 Sep 2019 15:57:08 +0200 our-man-in-madrid-meet-the-new-british-ambassador-to-spain With the UK parliament still gridlocked on how to find a compromise on Brexit, the likelihood of Britain exiting the European Union without a deal grows by the day. Here's what that would mean for Brits in each country. Compare your possible future rights with those of Britons elsewhere in the EU.. https://www.thelocal.es/20190214/country-by-country-guide-to-what-brits-in-the-eu-can-expect-in-the-event-of-a-no-deal-brexit Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:06:46 +0100 country-by-country-guide-to-what-brits-in-the-eu-can-expect-in-the-event-of-a-no-deal-brexit The trauma of Brexit and the fight to make sure the UK's divorce from the EU does not ruin the lives of 1.2 million Brits living across the EU has brought people together both online and in person. This is the story of how the 'citizen of nowhere network' came together. https://www.thelocal.es/20190111/how-a-group-of-brits-in-europe-took-on-the-fight-for-citizens-rights-part-three Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:15:39 +0100 how-a-group-of-brits-in-europe-took-on-the-fight-for-citizens-rights-part-three Spanish hotels are turning to private detectives and the courts to repel a surge in fake food poisoning claims by British holidaymakers that has already cost them millions of euros. https://www.thelocal.es/20170730/spains-hotels-fight-back-against-fake-food-poisoning-claims-from-brits Sun, 30 Jul 2017 14:51:18 +0200 spains-hotels-fight-back-against-fake-food-poisoning-claims-from-brits Money may not grow on trees, but in Spain it sure seems to grow on tourists as holidaymakers bring in more cash than they ever have before. https://www.thelocal.es/20150827/tourists-blowing-through-more-dough-at-spanish-hotpots Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:02:10 +0200 tourists-blowing-through-more-dough-at-spanish-hotpots The mayor of Salou, a town that has become part of an annual pilgrimage of thousands of binge-drinking young Brits is forbidding people from using a local football stadium to party. https://www.thelocal.es/20150331/mayor-tightens-rules-for-saloufest-partiers Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:03:39 +0200 mayor-tightens-rules-for-saloufest-partiers The expat community was in shock on Tuesday as details emerged of the retired couple shot dead at close range in their Costa Blanca villa. https://www.thelocal.es/20150330/british-couple-found-dead-in-alicante Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:08:35 +0200 british-couple-found-dead-in-alicante The British are polite, prudish and have poor personal hygiene, to say nothing of their binge drinking culture and tendency to hooliganism, according to a new book by Spanish author. https://www.thelocal.es/20150304/polite-prudish-and-poor-personal-hygiene Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:50:00 +0100 polite-prudish-and-poor-personal-hygiene A British family has launched a Facebook campaign to raise the £4,000 (€5,000) they need to bring home the body of father-of-six Thomas Owens who died while on holiday in the resort town of Benidorm. https://www.thelocal.es/20141015/british-family-help-us-bring-dads-body-home-from-spain Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:32:00 +0200 british-family-help-us-bring-dads-body-home-from-spain Fifteen Spaniards have gone on trial for the alleged murder of a Scottish father-of-two during a violent bar brawl in the Costa del Sol. https://www.thelocal.es/20140520/15-strong-gang-accused-of-killing-brit-in-spain Tue, 20 May 2014 12:22:58 +0200 15-strong-gang-accused-of-killing-brit-in-spain British expats living in Spain are being urged to register to vote on Wednesday — which has been named the official "Overseas Registration Day". The final deadline for registration is May 6th. https://www.thelocal.es/20140226/british-expats-in-spain-urged-to-register-to-vote Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:03:00 +0100 british-expats-in-spain-urged-to-register-to-vote A Portuguese disc jockey has allegedly stabbed five British tourists in the holiday resort of Magaluf on the Spanish island of Majorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20131104/dj-stabs-five-brits-stabbed-in-majorca-brawl Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:17:00 +0100 dj-stabs-five-brits-stabbed-in-majorca-brawl The total amount spent by international tourists in Spain in the first eight months of the year reached €40.47 billion ($54.81 billion), an increase of 7.2 percent over the same period in 2012. https://www.thelocal.es/20130927/tourists-in-spain-smash-spending-records Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:24:00 +0200 tourists-in-spain-smash-spending-records In this week's The Local List, we put ourselves in the shoes of Spaniards left gobsmacked by British habits and traditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20130823/top-ten-things-that-shock-spaniards-in-the-uk Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:27:00 +0200 top-ten-things-that-shock-spaniards-in-the-uk Spain remains the number one destination for Brits travelling abroad, a new study reveals. https://www.thelocal.es/20130806/british-tourists-still-in-love-with-spain-study Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:56:00 +0200 british-tourists-still-in-love-with-spain-study Police on Saturday broke into a hidden anti-assault 'panic room' in a Malaga villa and arrested a 41-year-old British man who had been on the run for over a decade after receiving a 24-year prison sentence for drug dealing. https://www.thelocal.es/20130708/spanish-cops-nab-uks-most-wanted-man Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:14:00 +0200 spanish-cops-nab-uks-most-wanted-man A UK tabloid newspaper story claiming that a British couple on holiday were imprisoned and fined for refusing to pay a restaurant paella bill has been rejected by Spanish authorities. https://www.thelocal.es/20130614/cops-slam-uk-press-paella-prisoners-story Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:48:00 +0200 cops-slam-uk-press-paella-prisoners-story The Catalan tourist town of Salou is battening down the hatches in preparation for the arrival of 10,000 drunk and disorderly British youngsters on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130326/saloufest-brits-behaving-badly Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:03:00 +0100 saloufest-brits-behaving-badly