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 Tenerife murder: German father suspected of killing wife and son faces judge A German man suspected of killing his wife and son in a cave in Tenerife which his other seven-year-old reportedly managed to escape was being questioned by a judge on Friday, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190426/tenerife-murder-german-father-suspected-of-killing-wife-and-son-faces-judge Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:06:07 +0200 tenerife-murder-german-father-suspected-of-killing-wife-and-son-faces-judge Spanish mother crushed to death by hospital lift doors minutes after giving birth A Spanish woman died at a hospital in Seville when she became caught in lift doors as she was being stretchered to the recovery room after giving birth. https://www.thelocal.es/20170821/spanish-mother-cut-in-half-by-hospital-lift-doors-minutes-after-giving-birth Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:18:47 +0200 spanish-mother-cut-in-half-by-hospital-lift-doors-minutes-after-giving-birth Spanish woman lay dead in cinema for a whole week A woman whose body was found in a cinema in Valencia on Tuesday had been there for a week, officials have revealed. https://www.thelocal.es/20160421/woman-dead-in-spanish-cinema-for-week Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:00:09 +0200 woman-dead-in-spanish-cinema-for-week Two dead and thousands lose power in Spain snow storms Two hikers were found dead and thousands have been hit by blackouts due to strong winds and snow storms across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160229/two-dead-thousands-without-power-as-snow-and-wind-thrash-spain Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:32:32 +0100 two-dead-thousands-without-power-as-snow-and-wind-thrash-spain US couple appear in Spanish court after living with dead son's body An American couple appeared in a Spanish court for questioning on Friday after police found the badly decomposed body of their seven-year-old son in the family's apartment. https://www.thelocal.es/20160109/us-couple-appear-in-spanish-court-after-living-with-dead-sons-body Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:26:20 +0100 us-couple-appear-in-spanish-court-after-living-with-dead-sons-body American couple arrested in Spain after son is found dead in their flat Catalan police have arrested an American couple after finding the decomposed body of a young boy, presumed to be their son, in a bedroom of their Girona apartment, according to Spanish newspaper, El Pais. https://www.thelocal.es/20160106/american-couple-arrested-in-spain-after-their-dead-son-is-found-in-their-apartment Wed, 06 Jan 2016 16:32:33 +0100 american-couple-arrested-in-spain-after-their-dead-son-is-found-in-their-apartment Woman's attempted suicide jump kills pensioner seated on bench A man died on Wednesday after a woman who seemed to be attempting suicide by jumping from a seventh floor balcony in Alicante landed on top of him. The woman survived. https://www.thelocal.es/20151203/pensioner-dies-after-woman-allegedly-attempting-suicide-falls-on-top-of-him Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:09:30 +0100 pensioner-dies-after-woman-allegedly-attempting-suicide-falls-on-top-of-him Man dies after cleaning fluid served as wine A man has died of massive internal burns after mistakenly being served undiluted detergent, which was being stored in an empty bottle of white wine. https://www.thelocal.es/20150616/man-dies-after-drinking-cleaning-fluid-served-as-wine Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:02:40 +0200 man-dies-after-drinking-cleaning-fluid-served-as-wine Road deaths in January reach three-year high Spain's roads are getting more dangerous, new data shows, with the number of road deaths in January up 42 per cent on last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20150202/road-deaths-in-january-reach-three-year-high Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:31:00 +0100 road-deaths-in-january-reach-three-year-high Mum who killed baby 'thought it was tumour' A 28-year-old Spanish woman accused of murdering her baby was freed last week when judges in Valencia heard that she suffered from a rare mental disorder known as 'pregnancy denial'. https://www.thelocal.es/20141013/spanish-court-frees-mother-who-killed-baby-pregancy-denial-spain Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:24:00 +0200 spanish-court-frees-mother-who-killed-baby-pregancy-denial-spain Freak train crash sees driver killed by own car A woman died on Wednesday in Spain's Galicia region after a freight train ploughed into the van she had been driving, fatally sending the wreckage in her direction as she tried to flee the scene. https://www.thelocal.es/20140703/driver-killed-by-own-vehicle-on-level-crossing Thu, 03 Jul 2014 18:49:00 +0200 driver-killed-by-own-vehicle-on-level-crossing Brit with amnesia found dead in Spain An elderly British man suffering from amnesia has been found dead on a cove in southern Spain a day after he was declared missing. https://www.thelocal.es/20140429/amnesia-british-amnesia-almeria Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:14:49 +0200 amnesia-british-amnesia-almeria Spain's suicide rate highest in eight years Figures from Spain's National Institute of Statistics (INE) show a surge in the suicide rate but heart attacks remain the leading cause of death. https://www.thelocal.es/20140131/spanish-suicides-leap-113-to-highest-since-2005 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:01:00 +0100 spanish-suicides-leap-113-to-highest-since-2005 Thatcher death changes Cameron's Spain plans The death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has led to British Prime Minister David Cameron cancelling a press conference he planned to hold with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy. https://www.thelocal.es/20130408/british-pm-cuts-short-spain-trip-after-thatcher-dies Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:41:00 +0200 british-pm-cuts-short-spain-trip-after-thatcher-dies Police look into Madrid death of Libya diplomat Police are investigating the death of a Libyan diplomat in Madrid whose body showed clear signs of violence. https://www.thelocal.es/20130402/police-look-into-madrid-death-of-libya-diplomat Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0200 police-look-into-madrid-death-of-libya-diplomat