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 Five of Spain's autonomous communities have severe weather warnings in place as forecasters predicted high waves and gale force winds on Monday, with the Balearic Islands expected to see the worst. https://www.thelocal.es/20171113/eight-metre-waves-and-gale-force-winds-rock-spain Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:50:55 +0100 eight-metre-waves-and-gale-force-winds-rock-spain After watching Barcelona cope ably with the distraction of political tension sweeping across Spain in recent weeks, it is Real Madrid's turn to head into the eye of the storm on Sunday when they travel to Girona. https://www.thelocal.es/20171027/real-madrid-travel-to-catalonia-in-the-eye-of-political-storm Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:43:12 +0200 real-madrid-travel-to-catalonia-in-the-eye-of-political-storm A woman has been detained near Girona by Spain's Guardia Civil police force suspected of collaborating with terrorists through recruiting and sending jihadists to conflict zones. https://www.thelocal.es/20171017/fbi-helps-spain-catch-suspected-isis-recruiter Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:00:44 +0200 fbi-helps-spain-catch-suspected-isis-recruiter Despite tight security the first photographs and videos from the hit production have been leaked as it moves into its second week of filming Series Six in northeastern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150910/sneak-peak-of-game-of-thrones-series-six-as-filming-continues-in-spain Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:33:38 +0200 sneak-peak-of-game-of-thrones-series-six-as-filming-continues-in-spain Dozens of hopefuls camped out overnight in an attempt to be chosen as an extra when scenes of the hit series Game of Throne are filmed in Girona in September. https://www.thelocal.es/20150629/thousands-clamour-to-be-game-of-thrones-extras Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:22:52 +0200 thousands-clamour-to-be-game-of-thrones-extras The child who has become the first to contract diphtheria in Spain for 28 years has developed heart and lung problems as well as kidney failure and is being kept alive connected to three different machines. https://www.thelocal.es/20150609/update-diphtheria-boy-being-kept-alive-by-machines Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:19:48 +0200 update-diphtheria-boy-being-kept-alive-by-machines Home to the world's best restaurant and now chosen as the location for scenes from the next series of Game of Thrones, Girona is Spain's hottest travel destination. https://www.thelocal.es/20150605/top-ten-reasons-to-visit-girona Fri, 05 Jun 2015 17:57:20 +0200 top-ten-reasons-to-visit-girona Spain's El Celler de Can Roca was knocked off its perch as the world's top restaurant on Monday after Britain's Restaurant magazine awarded the 2014 prize to Denmark's Noma, but Spain still dominated the top ten. https://www.thelocal.es/20140429/spanish-restaurant-loses-worlds-best-crown-restaurantmagazine-michelin-elcellerdecanroca Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:02:00 +0200 spanish-restaurant-loses-worlds-best-crown-restaurantmagazine-michelin-elcellerdecanroca A professional pianist from Spain is facing seven and a half years behind bars after a neighbour complained her constant practising had caused her psychological damage. https://www.thelocal.es/20131112/noisy-pianist-faces-seven-years-in-prison Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:38:00 +0100 noisy-pianist-faces-seven-years-in-prison A 21-year-old pregnant British woman died suddenly at Spain's Girona–Costa Brava Airport on Tuesday in an incident that could lead to charges after it emerged the airport's medical centre was shut down in 2012. https://www.thelocal.es/20131002/pregnant-brit-dies-in-spain-airport-tragedy Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:49:00 +0200 pregnant-brit-dies-in-spain-airport-tragedy The solstice is behind us and three months of gruelling heat lie ahead. But don't fret. In this week's The Local List we take a look at some of the best ways to deal with the ordeal that is the Spanish summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20130627/how-to-stay-cool-this-summer Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:46:00 +0200 how-to-stay-cool-this-summer A security guard at a Spanish retirement home was on Tuesday found guilty of killing 11 elderly residents, three of whom he forced to drink bleach. https://www.thelocal.es/20130612/angel-of-death-guilty-in-nursing-home-killings Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:31:00 +0200 angel-of-death-guilty-in-nursing-home-killings Spain's El Celler de Can Roca, in the Catalonian town of Girona, won the title of the world's best restaurant from Denmark's Noma on Monday, one month after dozens of people came down with food poisoning after eating at the Copenhagen eatery. https://www.thelocal.es/20130430/spanish-restaurant-seizes-worlds-best-award Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:10:00 +0200 spanish-restaurant-seizes-worlds-best-award