The Local Spain 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 Parents arrested over selling daughter for a van and €5,000 The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested parents who are suspected of selling their 14-year-old daughter for €5,000 and a van. https://www.thelocal.es/20170621/parents-arrested-over-selling-daughter-for-a-van-and-5000 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:18:39 +0200 parents-arrested-over-selling-daughter-for-a-van-and-5000 Spanish dad loses custody after giving son pig medicine A man has had custody of his son taken away from him by Catalonia’s regional government after he gave the child medicine meant for pigs and sheep. https://www.thelocal.es/20160603/spanish-dad-loses-custody-after-giving-son-pig-medicine Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:28:29 +0200 spanish-dad-loses-custody-after-giving-son-pig-medicine Dad left seven-year-old asleep in car for night in Spanish pub A man has been arrested for leaving his seven-year-old daughter asleep in his car while he went to a bar in the early hours of the morning in Malaga, southern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160329/dad-leaves-daughter-in-car-while-he-goes-to-pub-in-spain Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:07:26 +0200 dad-leaves-daughter-in-car-while-he-goes-to-pub-in-spain Spain set to raise age of consent from 13 to 15 The Spanish government is considering raising the age of sexual consent from 13 to 15 in a reform of the country’s penal code, in a bid to limit child sexual abuse. https://www.thelocal.es/20150113/spain-set-to-raise-age-of-consent-from-13-to-15 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:46:00 +0100 spain-set-to-raise-age-of-consent-from-13-to-15 Law could force Spanish kids to do housework Children will be legally obliged to do housework and respect their school teachers under a new draft law approved in the Spanish Parliament on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140428/law-could-force-spanish-kids-to-do-housework Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:43:00 +0200 law-could-force-spanish-kids-to-do-housework Parents whip boy over poor school grades Police in Spain's Catalonia region have arrested the parents of a nine-year-old boy after they allegedly whipped the child for his bad marks at school. https://www.thelocal.es/20140321/parents-arrested-for-spanking-child-with-loquat-branch Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:42:00 +0100 parents-arrested-for-spanking-child-with-loquat-branch 'Hidden' Spanish child abuse ad goes viral A high-tech advertisement by a Spanish charity which fights child abuse has become an internet sensation around the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20130507/hidden-spanish-child-abuse-ad-goes-viral Tue, 07 May 2013 17:16:00 +0200 hidden-spanish-child-abuse-ad-goes-viral