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 Aviation authorities closed the airspace at Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport on Monday forcing delays, diversions and cancellations after an unauthorized drone was detected in the vicinity of the airport. https://www.thelocal.es/20200203/airspace-closed-at-madrids-barajas-airport-after-drone-sighting Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:13:24 +0100 airspace-closed-at-madrids-barajas-airport-after-drone-sighting Spanish photographer Markel Redondo has travelled the length and breadth of Spain photographing abandoned housing projects from the air. https://www.thelocal.es/20180903/amazing-drone-reveal-haunting-beauty-of-spains-unfinished-housing-stock Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:03:10 +0200 amazing-drone-reveal-haunting-beauty-of-spains-unfinished-housing-stock Extraordinary footage of fin whales feeding at the surface have been captured for the first time by conservationist using a drone camera off the Catalan coast. https://www.thelocal.es/20180406/video-drone-captures-incredible-footage-of-whales-off-barcelona-coast Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:51:24 +0200 video-drone-captures-incredible-footage-of-whales-off-barcelona-coast Scientists are using drone technology to track and record endangered marine mammals in the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.es/20170505/drones-capture-stunning-images-of-rare-whales-in-the-med Fri, 05 May 2017 14:32:26 +0200 drones-capture-stunning-images-of-rare-whales-in-the-med Police are using drones to patrol Spanish tourist resorts as the nation steps up security across its coastline in the wake of terror attacks elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.es/20160804/drones-boost-security-in-spanish-resorts-amid-terror-fears Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:05:27 +0200 drones-boost-security-in-spanish-resorts-amid-terror-fears A pilot scheme in Spanish resorts will see drones used to patrol beaches and alert sunbathers at risk of burning. https://www.thelocal.es/20160401/spanish-beaches-introduce-drones-to-protect-against-sunburn Fri, 01 Apr 2016 02:00:00 +0200 spanish-beaches-introduce-drones-to-protect-against-sunburn Spain's highways agency is developing unmanned aircraft that could be ready to patrol traffic from as early as next year. https://www.thelocal.es/20151021/drones-under-development-to-patrol-traffic-at-hotspots-on-spanish-roads Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:33:33 +0200 drones-under-development-to-patrol-traffic-at-hotspots-on-spanish-roads Footage recorded from the air by a drone shows incredible images of thousands of Saharawi refugees protesting against exploratory drilling by the San Leon oil company. https://www.thelocal.es/20151015/amazing-drone-footage-of-western-sahara-drilling-protest Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:41:55 +0200 amazing-drone-footage-of-western-sahara-drilling-protest The privacy of Spain’s royal family is being invaded by unmanned aircraft which are using the cover of darkness to venture into airspace above King Felipe’s residence. https://www.thelocal.es/20150716/night-drone-mystery-at-spains-royal-palace Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:49:20 +0200 night-drone-mystery-at-spains-royal-palace A Spanish bakery is determined to become the first in the world to deliver its bread by a fleet of drones. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/bakery-hopes-to-have-worlds-first-drone-delivery Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:44:22 +0200 bakery-hopes-to-have-worlds-first-drone-delivery Barcelona's city council has enlisted the help of the increasingly popular new form of technology in the making of their latest tourism video, in the hope of shining a spotlight on one of the city's lesser-known neighbourhoods. https://www.thelocal.es/20150120/drone-video-lifts-lid-on-hidden-barcelona Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:50:00 +0100 drone-video-lifts-lid-on-hidden-barcelona The FBI has praised Spain's police force for helping the US to prevent potential terrorist attacks on European cities, including an Al-Qaeda plan to deliver explosives by using drones. https://www.thelocal.es/20131212/spain-stopped-al-qaeda-drone-attack-on-europeus Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:06:00 +0100 spain-stopped-al-qaeda-drone-attack-on-europeus