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 Spanish reporter apologizes after Star Wars symbol used for al-Qaeda A Spanish reporter showed that he didn't know his Jedi from his jihad when he mixed up two quite unrelated symbols. https://www.thelocal.es/20151117/spanish-tv-reporter-apologizes-for-using-star-wars-symbol-for-al-qaeda Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:31:19 +0100 spanish-tv-reporter-apologizes-for-using-star-wars-symbol-for-al-qaeda Madrid mayor installs anti-homeless bus stops Over 4,000 new bus shelters being fitted across the Spanish capital have been described by critics as 'anti-homeless' because of a divider on the seat that prevents people sleeping on them. https://www.thelocal.es/20140918/madrid-mayor-installs-anti-homeless-bus-shelters Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:41:00 +0200 madrid-mayor-installs-anti-homeless-bus-shelters Commentator canned for sexist cheerleader gaffe An arena announcer at a recent basketball world cup game in Bilbao has apologized to cheerleaders after asking the crowd "Who wouldn't like to spend a night with one of the Dreamcheers?" during the break in the action. https://www.thelocal.es/20140904/commentator-canned-for-cheerleaders-gaffe Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:10:00 +0200 commentator-canned-for-cheerleaders-gaffe Bra demo: Spanish city fights sexist mayor Over 500 protesters formed a chain of bras around the town hall of a Spanish city on Monday to call for the resignation of their "chauvinist" and "retrograde" mayor. https://www.thelocal.es/20140826/spanish-city-stages-bra-demo-to-oust-rape-gaffe-mayor-leon-de-la-riva-valladolid Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:16:00 +0200 spanish-city-stages-bra-demo-to-oust-rape-gaffe-mayor-leon-de-la-riva-valladolid Politician quits after cocaine pic goes viral A town councillor with Spain's ruling Popular Party has handed in his resignation after a photo appearing to show him preparing lines of cocaine on a table spread like wildfire through the country's social media networks on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140422/politicians-quits-after-cocaine-pic-goes-viral Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:10:00 +0200 politicians-quits-after-cocaine-pic-goes-viral Spanish politician strips for role in gay film Toni Cantó, the controversial actor-turned-politician who once compared Spain's language laws to paedophilia, has caused a stir yet again after baring all in his role as a gay sex tourist in an upcoming movie. https://www.thelocal.es/20140319/scandal-as-spanish-mp-stars-in-raunchy-gay-movie Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:03:00 +0100 scandal-as-spanish-mp-stars-in-raunchy-gay-movie 'You're Spain's PM? Let's see some ID' Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was left feeling a tad embarrassed on Thursday after security personnel at the EU Council summit in Brussels failed to recognize who he was. https://www.thelocal.es/20131219/youre-spains-prime-minister-lets-see-some-id Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:48:00 +0100 youre-spains-prime-minister-lets-see-some-id