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 three-year-old boy has tragically died while taking part in the Spanish tradition of eating twelve grapes at speed as the clock strikes twelve during NYE celebrations. https://www.thelocal.es/20190102/spanish-child-chokes-to-death-on-new-years-eve-grapes Wed, 02 Jan 2019 09:23:21 +0100 spanish-child-chokes-to-death-on-new-years-eve-grapes The metro station at Puerta del Sol, where thousands of people gather every year to welcome in the New Year, will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. https://www.thelocal.es/20151230/madrid-to-close-central-metro-station-in-bid-to-amp-up-new-year-security Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:10:18 +0100 madrid-to-close-central-metro-station-in-bid-to-amp-up-new-year-security A 25-year-old wine expert from northern Spain has died after inhaling grape fermentation fumes and falling into a vat of wine she was standing above. https://www.thelocal.es/20141002/wine-expert-dies-after-falling-into-vat-wine-spain-nerea-perez Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:00:53 +0200 wine-expert-dies-after-falling-into-vat-wine-spain-nerea-perez A Spanish man was killed on Thursday when 5,000kg of grapes landed on top of him. https://www.thelocal.es/20131004/man-killed-by-5-tonnes-of-falling-grapes Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:10:00 +0200 man-killed-by-5-tonnes-of-falling-grapes