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 Spain on Thursday extended poultry confinement measures to all its regions, after initially restricting birds to indoor enclosures in high-risk areas, the agriculture ministry said. https://www.thelocal.es/20251113/spain-orders-nationwide-poultry-confinement-over-bird-flu Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:15:22 +0100 spain-orders-nationwide-poultry-confinement-over-bird-flu Everyone knows that Spaniards love a drink. Yet despite being some of the most frequent drinkers in Europe, they rarely suffer the consequences of binge drinking and alcoholism rates are relatively low. https://www.thelocal.es/20240221/why-are-spaniards-not-alcoholics-even-though-they-drink-every-day Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:12:11 +0100 why-are-spaniards-not-alcoholics-even-though-they-drink-every-day Nearly 60,000 litres of premium red wine worth some €2.5 million ($2.7 million) were lost at a Spanish winery after someone broke in and opened the vats, the winery said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20240220/intruder-at-spanish-winery-pours-away-wine-worth-e2-5-million Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:33:17 +0100 intruder-at-spanish-winery-pours-away-wine-worth-e2-5-million Brits in Spain who miss some of their favourite café food from back home, from sandwiches to big coffees, can rejoice as Pret A Manger is set to arrive in Spain and Portugal. https://www.thelocal.es/20220615/british-cafe-chain-pret-a-manger-is-coming-to-spain Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:00:16 +0200 british-cafe-chain-pret-a-manger-is-coming-to-spain