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 Couple hire hitman in bid to inherit funeral parlour A Madrid couple who hired an assassin in a bid to inherit an undertaking business have been handed lengthy jail terms after things didn’t work out quite as planned. https://www.thelocal.es/20150807/spanish-couple-hired-hitman-to-inherit-funeral-home-madrid Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:17:04 +0200 spanish-couple-hired-hitman-to-inherit-funeral-home-madrid Foreign affairs chief to attend Thatcher send-off Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel García-Margallo will head up the official Spanish delegation at the funeral of ex-British Prime Minister Lady Thatcher to be held in London on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130416/spains-foreign-affairs-chief-to-attend-thatcher-send-off Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:07:00 +0200 spains-foreign-affairs-chief-to-attend-thatcher-send-off Prince Felipe to attend Chavez funeral Spain's Prince Felipe of Asturias will represent Spain at the funeral of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130307/prince-felipe-to-attend-chavez-funeral-reports Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:19:00 +0100 prince-felipe-to-attend-chavez-funeral-reports