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 If you are bringing a vehicle to Spain from overseas and are a permanent resident there are a few important bureaucratic hoops you have to jump through. And it's important not to waste any time. Here's what you you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20190716/the-step-by-step-guide-to-importing-a-vehicle-to-spain Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:34:55 +0200 the-step-by-step-guide-to-importing-a-vehicle-to-spain Spanish police are hot on the trail of a couple caught on film having sex while driving on a motorway, the Guardia Civil force announced Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181024/spanish-police-seek-sex-on-motorway-couple Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:20:09 +0200 spanish-police-seek-sex-on-motorway-couple A tragic oversight by a distracted father has resulted in the death of a 21-month-old girl in the Sanchinaro district of Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20181004/toddler-dies-after-father-forgets-her-in-locked-car Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:04:44 +0200 toddler-dies-after-father-forgets-her-in-locked-car A three-year-old girl died from cranial injuries suffered when she banged her head against the screen of the tablet she was playing on when the car she was travelling in collided with a school bus. https://www.thelocal.es/20180925/safety-warning-over-tablets-in-cars-after-childs-death-in-galicia Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:00:47 +0200 safety-warning-over-tablets-in-cars-after-childs-death-in-galicia Spanish roads have been their deadliest since 2012 this summer with a total of 259 people losing their lives in traffic accidents during July and August. https://www.thelocal.es/20180905/spanish-roads-see-surge-in-traffic-fatalities-on-spanish-this-summer Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:40:13 +0200 spanish-roads-see-surge-in-traffic-fatalities-on-spanish-this-summer Spanish National Police said Wednesday they have arrested two Catalan police officers who were in the same vehicle as former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont when he was detained in Germany over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20180329/spain-detains-catalan-policemen-with-puigdemont-in-germany Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:42:17 +0200 spain-detains-catalan-policemen-with-puigdemont-in-germany Catalonia's former business minister Santi Vila has called for political forces in Spain to "end the terrible situation that has resulted in politicians being imprisoned" after leaving a detention centre in Madrid on bail. https://www.thelocal.es/20171103/end-this-terrible-situation-former-catalan-business-minister-leaves-jail-after-paying-bond Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:07:18 +0100 end-this-terrible-situation-former-catalan-business-minister-leaves-jail-after-paying-bond A car with five migrants hidden inside rammed its way through a border post between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Melilla on Saturday, the second such incident in two days at the restive frontier. https://www.thelocal.es/20170617/restive-morocco-spain-border-hit-by-new-car-ramming-incident Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:43:09 +0200 restive-morocco-spain-border-hit-by-new-car-ramming-incident 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 Police rescued a thief after a robbery went wrong and he spent four hours trapped inside a car parked in the heat of the day in Barcelona https://www.thelocal.es/20160830/hapless-thief-caught-after-four-hours-trapped-in-hot-car Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:56:37 +0200 hapless-thief-caught-after-four-hours-trapped-in-hot-car A German father was arrested in southern Spain after he left his nine-month-old baby in the back of the car while he popped to the supermarket. https://www.thelocal.es/20160818/holidaymaker-held-for-leaving-baby-in-hot-car-in-spain Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:34:36 +0200 holidaymaker-held-for-leaving-baby-in-hot-car-in-spain Prosecutors are calling for jail sentences of two years and four months for two mothers who left their children locked in a parked car while they went out drinking in the Basque capital of Vitoria. https://www.thelocal.es/20160509/mothers-face-jail-for-leaving-kids-in-car-to-go-drinking Mon, 09 May 2016 17:23:37 +0200 mothers-face-jail-for-leaving-kids-in-car-to-go-drinking A disabled driver who had no license was arrested by police after he was caught speeding some 297km/h in a Porsche he was reportedly testing out before buying. https://www.thelocal.es/20160322/disabled-driver-without-license-caught-speeding-300kmh Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:17:00 +0100 disabled-driver-without-license-caught-speeding-300kmh Police in Ceuta were astounded to discover a ten-year-old boy at the steering wheel of a family car during rush hour on a busy city street. https://www.thelocal.es/20160125/parents-arrested-after-10-year-old-caught-driving-car Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:18:38 +0100 parents-arrested-after-10-year-old-caught-driving-car A prototype autonomous Citroen that could be on the market as soon as 2018 made the journey from Galicia, in northwestern Spain to Madrid on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151124/look-no-hands-driverless-car-makes-maiden-trip-across-spain Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:33:44 +0100 look-no-hands-driverless-car-makes-maiden-trip-across-spain Two British tourists filmed a car driving into oncoming traffic on the wrong side of a motorway on the Balearic island. https://www.thelocal.es/20150916/terrifying-moment-car-drives-wrong-way-on-motorway-in-mallorca Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:50:27 +0200 terrifying-moment-car-drives-wrong-way-on-motorway-in-mallorca Spanish politicians are saving the government €400,000 (€539,000) by using four armoured mafia vehicles seized in a massive money laundering sting operation. https://www.thelocal.es/20140723/spains-top-officials-cut-costs-by-driving-mafia-cars Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:42:00 +0200 spains-top-officials-cut-costs-by-driving-mafia-cars Engineers at a research centre in northern Spain have admitted using human bodies for their accident simulations because they can't afford the €150,000 ($207,000) a crash test dummy costs. https://www.thelocal.es/20131024/cheap-corpses-used-as-crash-test-dummies Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:04:00 +0200 cheap-corpses-used-as-crash-test-dummies An Oscar nominated film director, 28 high definition cameras, a world class stunt driver, and a herd of charging bulls: these are the ingredients in the amazing new interactive 360 degree film The Chase. https://www.thelocal.es/20131011/video-hollywoods-360-degree-running-of-bulls Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:35:00 +0200 video-hollywoods-360-degree-running-of-bulls Spaniards are in their usual rush to take their summer holidays as official sources estimate 2.7 million vehicles will hit the road in the first 24 hours of August’s “operation exodus”. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/traffic-jams-expected-as-holiday-exodus-kicks-off Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:50:28 +0200 traffic-jams-expected-as-holiday-exodus-kicks-off