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 Two young men in Almeria could face one year in prison after one was caught pretending to be the other to take an entrance exam. https://www.thelocal.es/20160212/students-face-jail-time-over-cheating-exam Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:22:16 +0100 students-face-jail-time-over-cheating-exam A band of Spanish criminals who helped people cheat in their exams by giving them the answers via high-tech listening devices has been busted by police. https://www.thelocal.es/20131025/police-pull-plug-on-listening-device-cheats Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:36:58 +0200 police-pull-plug-on-listening-device-cheats Dozens of budding medical professionals in the Spanish city of Valencia were unable to sit a crucial government exam due to a half marathon blocking access to the university campus. https://www.thelocal.es/20131021/hopes-dashed-as-marathon-blocks-vital-exam Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:55:00 +0200 hopes-dashed-as-marathon-blocks-vital-exam Experts are pointing to an increase in cheating and plagiarism at Spanish universities as students are wising up to new ways of using technology in order to not get caught. https://www.thelocal.es/20130919/high-tech-cheats-dumb-down-spanish-universities Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:07:00 +0200 high-tech-cheats-dumb-down-spanish-universities