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 A Spaniard is facing a huge fine for lying to police after telling them his two daughters were trapped in a car... when in fact he wanted them to help him open the front door of his house. https://www.thelocal.es/20160519/man-faces-600000-fine-for-calling-police-to-open-his-front-door Thu, 19 May 2016 12:06:23 +0200 man-faces-600000-fine-for-calling-police-to-open-his-front-door None of us like it when someone else changes the channel, but this Spaniard’s response was a bit extreme… https://www.thelocal.es/20160128/spaniard-gets-prison-after-stabbing-brother-for-changing-the-tv-channel Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:23:24 +0100 spaniard-gets-prison-after-stabbing-brother-for-changing-the-tv-channel The stunt, which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube, took dangerous driving to new levels. https://www.thelocal.es/20151111/man-finds-crazy-alternative-to-towing-van-in-spain Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:12:32 +0100 man-finds-crazy-alternative-to-towing-van-in-spain Welcome to life under Spain's new gag law, where one of the first offenders has been fined €600 for calling police 'slackers' on social media. https://www.thelocal.es/20150729/first-gag-law-fine-for-calling-police-lazy-on-facebook Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:45:49 +0200 first-gag-law-fine-for-calling-police-lazy-on-facebook Spanish authorities Monday moved to fine FC Barcelona €66,000 ($67,000) and Athletic Bilbao €18,000 over last season's Cup final where fans of the Catalan and Basque sides whistled Spain's King Felipe VI. https://www.thelocal.es/20150728/barcelona-fined-over-whistling-at-king Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:45:27 +0200 barcelona-fined-over-whistling-at-king A man in northern Spain has been fined €1000 ($1,110) for cycling under the influence of alcohol. https://www.thelocal.es/20150701/man-fined-1000-for-drunk-cycling Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:14:44 +0200 man-fined-1000-for-drunk-cycling A man who pulled out his best superman moves on a motorway in Spain has been fined for not wearing his seatbelt, as has the driver of the car used in the stunt. https://www.thelocal.es/20150508/wannabe-superman-fined-for-car-stunt Fri, 08 May 2015 17:16:54 +0200 wannabe-superman-fined-for-car-stunt A driver in Spain’s Galicia region has been slapped with an €80 ($95) fine after police spotted her boyfriend kissing her while she was at the wheel. https://www.thelocal.es/20150108/woman-fined-for-being-kissed-while-driving Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:55:00 +0100 woman-fined-for-being-kissed-while-driving A 29-year-old mother of two young children has been told she will have to go to prison for six months after she was late in paying a €1,400 ($1,650) fine related to a crime she committed five years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20150107/young-mother-faces-prison-for-late-fine-payment Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:00:00 +0100 young-mother-faces-prison-for-late-fine-payment Eight people were each fined €101 ($130) last Wednesday for playing the Ludo board game late at night in Malaga by police who had received complaints from neighbours about the "noise made by the dice". https://www.thelocal.es/20140915/spanish-youths-fined-for-late-night-ludo-session Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:37:00 +0200 spanish-youths-fined-for-late-night-ludo-session Spanish road authorities have reduced the speed margin on cameras without warning drivers in a bid to meet their target of pocketing a staggering €384 million ($496M) in fines by the end of 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20140911/spains-road-lords-play-dirty-to-cash-in-1m-a-day-dgt-fine Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:05:00 +0200 spains-road-lords-play-dirty-to-cash-in-1m-a-day-dgt-fine Three married Swiss couples who were having sex in a van when their driver was stopped by Ibiza policemen have been fined for not wearing their seatbelts. https://www.thelocal.es/20140807/swiss-sex-tourists-get-seatbelt-fine Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:53:00 +0200 swiss-sex-tourists-get-seatbelt-fine Karma didn't pay off for a Valencia man who was given two fines by local police for parking his car wrongly while aiding a motorcyclist in distress. https://www.thelocal.es/20140429/good-samaritan-fined-spain-helping-injured-biker Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:36:00 +0200 good-samaritan-fined-spain-helping-injured-biker Police have fined a driver in Spain's Canary Islands €40 ($55) for taking his eyes off the road to talk to a passenger in his vehicle. https://www.thelocal.es/20131216/police-fine-driver-to-talking-to-passenger Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:03:50 +0100 police-fine-driver-to-talking-to-passenger Spain could soon see private security guards carrying out police-style duties such as stopping and searching people, demanding identification and carrying out arrests. https://www.thelocal.es/20131211/spains-security-guards-to-get-powers-of-arrest Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:36:00 +0100 spains-security-guards-to-get-powers-of-arrest Spain has bowed to public pressure by downscaling proposed tough new security laws which would have seen unauthorized protests outside the country's parliament hit with fines of up to €600,000 ($814,000). https://www.thelocal.es/20131128/spain-backtracks-on Thu, 28 Nov 2013 12:26:00 +0100 spain-backtracks-on Unauthorized protesters outside the Spanish Parliament could soon be hit with fines of up to €600,000 ($810,000) while those selling drugs or offering sexual services in front of minors could face a penalty of up to €30,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20131119/k-fines-for-spains-illegal-protesters-draft-bill Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:25:00 +0100 k-fines-for-spains-illegal-protesters-draft-bill Spaniards are in their usual rush to take their summer holidays as official sources estimate 2.7 million vehicles will hit the road in the first 24 hours of August’s “operation exodus”. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/traffic-jams-expected-as-holiday-exodus-kicks-off Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:50:28 +0200 traffic-jams-expected-as-holiday-exodus-kicks-off A Barcelona policeman has been locked up for 18 months prison and slapped with a €400 penalty after he fined four tow trucks in "retaliation" after his own parked car was towed away. https://www.thelocal.es/20130701/catalan-cop-jailed-for-tow-truck-revenge Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:53:00 +0200 catalan-cop-jailed-for-tow-truck-revenge A case of mistaken identity has seen the King Juan Carlos's eldest daughter Elena wrongly fined for a traffic infraction involving a tractor in the north-central Spanish city of Valladolid. https://www.thelocal.es/20130530/kings-daughter-fined-for-illegal-tractor-driving Thu, 30 May 2013 15:10:00 +0200 kings-daughter-fined-for-illegal-tractor-driving