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 Spanish police have impounded what is believed to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, with the seizure potentially reaching 40 tonnes, a union said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260504/spain-seizes-record-cocaine-haul-in-atlantic Mon, 04 May 2026 14:54:36 +0200 spain-seizes-record-cocaine-haul-in-atlantic Spanish police announced Friday the arrest of a man suspected of defrauding young South Americans by promising them access to major football clubs in Spain in exchange for up to €3,000 ($3,500), only for many to end up abandoned and on the street. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/young-south-american-footballers-scammed-and-abandoned-in-spain Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:23:25 +0200 young-south-american-footballers-scammed-and-abandoned-in-spain Indonesia has deported UK fugitive Steven Lyons, who was arrested on the resort island of Bali last month for alleged transnational drug trafficking and money laundering in Spain, immigration officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260408/indonesia-deports-scottish-crime-boss-wanted-in-spain-on-drug-charges Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:55:23 +0200 indonesia-deports-scottish-crime-boss-wanted-in-spain-on-drug-charges Spanish police on Tuesday said they had uncovered a technologically sophisticated and "maze-like" underground tunnel used to smuggle tonnes of hashish from Morocco to Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta and Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20260331/spain-uncovers-maze-like-drug-tunnel-to-morocco Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:04:48 +0200 spain-uncovers-maze-like-drug-tunnel-to-morocco Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that kissing a person’s hand without their consent constitutes sexual assault rather than street harassment, according to a decision obtained by AFP on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260331/spain-rules-non-consensual-kiss-on-hand-is-sexual-assault Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:28:28 +0200 spain-rules-non-consensual-kiss-on-hand-is-sexual-assault A huge shipment of Nestle's crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter. https://www.thelocal.es/20260329/over-12-tonnes-of-new-kitkat-chocolate-range-stolen-in-europe Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:14:52 +0200 over-12-tonnes-of-new-kitkat-chocolate-range-stolen-in-europe A Spanish court on Monday rejected a bid to put Valencia's former regional president on trial over his handling of deadly 2024 floods, ruling there was no evidence of a legal violation. https://www.thelocal.es/20260316/spain-court-rejects-trial-for-ex-govt-leader-over-deadly-2024-floods Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:07:02 +0100 spain-court-rejects-trial-for-ex-govt-leader-over-deadly-2024-floods Spain was on Wednesday shocked by one of its worst episodes of gender-based violence as police investigated a suspected arson attack on a residential building that left three women dead and four other people injured. https://www.thelocal.es/20260312/spain-shocked-after-fire-kills-three-women-in-gender-violence-case Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:19:03 +0100 spain-shocked-after-fire-kills-three-women-in-gender-violence-case Has life in Spain become safer or more dangerous over the last year? Here's what you need to know about the Spanish Interior Ministry's most recent crime report. https://www.thelocal.es/20260225/revealed-what-spains-latest-crime-stats-say-about-safety Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:08:36 +0100 revealed-what-spains-latest-crime-stats-say-about-safety Spain's leftist government is often accused of being soft on foreign criminals, and the upcoming regularisation of 500,000 undocumented migrants has brought these beliefs back into the spotlight. Does Spain really allow felons from overseas to stay? https://www.thelocal.es/20260220/does-spain-deport-foreign-criminals Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:09:12 +0100 does-spain-deport-foreign-criminals The second highest figure in Spain's national police force was forced to resign on Tuesday following accusations of rape, a new scandal that further weakens Sánchez's left-wing government, accused by the opposition of trying to cover up the case. https://www.thelocal.es/20260218/spains-deputy-police-chief-resigns-over-rape-allegations Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:01:33 +0100 spains-deputy-police-chief-resigns-over-rape-allegations Documents released as part of the Epstein Files have revealed that the convicted paedophile and financier was interested in buying property in Spain, likely as a means to expand his trafficking network. https://www.thelocal.es/20260213/epstein-planned-to-buy-property-in-spain-to-aid-trafficking-network Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:58:15 +0100 epstein-planned-to-buy-property-in-spain-to-aid-trafficking-network Following news that Spain has once again fallen in international corruption rankings, The Local's political reporter Conor Faulkner looks into the reasons why Spaniards are once again losing trust in their elected and unelected officials. https://www.thelocal.es/20250214/in-depth-how-bad-is-corruption-in-spain-in-2025 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:18:20 +0100 in-depth-how-bad-is-corruption-in-spain-in-2025 The latest batch of documents related to the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein features several high-profile people from Spain, including the country's former prime minister. https://www.thelocal.es/20260203/which-spaniards-are-in-the-epstein-files Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:10:08 +0100 which-spaniards-are-in-the-epstein-files British mother-of-three Victoria Hart (33) was killed this Saturday in her home in Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga, in front of her children. Soon after, her ex-partner handed himself in to police. Here's what we know about the murder case. https://www.thelocal.es/20260127/what-we-know-about-the-murder-of-a-british-mother-of-three-in-spain Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:43:20 +0100 what-we-know-about-the-murder-of-a-british-mother-of-three-in-spain Spanish prosecutors on Friday shelved a sex abuse and human trafficking complaint against veteran singer Julio Iglesias, saying Spain's courts had no jurisdiction in the case. https://www.thelocal.es/20260124/spanish-prosecutors-dismiss-sex-abuse-case-against-julio-iglesias Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:19:12 +0100 spanish-prosecutors-dismiss-sex-abuse-case-against-julio-iglesias Spain's veteran singer Julio Iglesias has asked authorities to dismiss a complaint filed by two former employees alleging sexual misconduct, saying Spanish courts lack jurisdiction, according to documents submitted Monday by his lawyer. https://www.thelocal.es/20260119/julio-iglesias-asks-spain-to-dismiss-sexual-abuse-case-against-him Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:34:02 +0100 julio-iglesias-asks-spain-to-dismiss-sexual-abuse-case-against-him Spanish police on Thursday said they had busted a network that saw young smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on Europe-bound container ships and hijack vessels. https://www.thelocal.es/20260116/spain-nabs-criminal-gang-using-swimmers-to-smuggle-cocaine-onto-ships Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:47:40 +0100 spain-nabs-criminal-gang-using-swimmers-to-smuggle-cocaine-onto-ships Spain's veteran singer and cultural icon Julio Iglesias on Friday rejected allegations of abuse lodged against him by two women ex-employees, in a case that has dominated headlines. https://www.thelocal.es/20260116/spanish-singer-julio-iglesias-says-abuse-allegations-absolutely-false Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:29:37 +0100 spanish-singer-julio-iglesias-says-abuse-allegations-absolutely-false New details have emerged regarding the criminal complaint filed by two former employees of veteran Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. They've accused him of "human trafficking" and "forced labour", according to advocacy groups supporting the women. https://www.thelocal.es/20260114/singer-julio-iglesias-accused-of-human-trafficking-by-former-staff Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:30:13 +0100 singer-julio-iglesias-accused-of-human-trafficking-by-former-staff