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 The Guardia Civil helped a group of former members of the terror group Eta, which is responsible for killing more than 200 officers on the Spanish force. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/spanish-police-unwittingly-rescue-former-terrorist-group-members-from-snow Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:06:22 +0100 spanish-police-unwittingly-rescue-former-terrorist-group-members-from-snow When a Barcelona taxi driver was stabbed and the money he had saved up to visit his sick mother in Pakistan stolen, it was strangers who came to the rescue. https://www.thelocal.es/20160113/barcelona-taxi-driver-robbed-kindness-strangers-spain Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:08:26 +0100 barcelona-taxi-driver-robbed-kindness-strangers-spain A group of five Michelin-star chefs have created a special menu for local soup kitchens to bring their delicacies to the poor this Christmas. https://www.thelocal.es/20151202/michelin-star-spanish-chefs-prepare-gourmet-christmas-menu-for-the-poor Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:29:45 +0100 michelin-star-spanish-chefs-prepare-gourmet-christmas-menu-for-the-poor The European Commission has opened an investigation into 19 countries for violations of asylum laws, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150923/spain-under-investigation-by-eu-for-violations-of-asylum-laws Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:04:11 +0200 spain-under-investigation-by-eu-for-violations-of-asylum-laws At least a dozen cities across Spain have said they will form a network of places where refugees can be welcomed into the homes of volunteer citizens. https://www.thelocal.es/20150903/outpouring-of-support-as-spanish-cities-band-together-to-help-refugees Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:14:07 +0200 outpouring-of-support-as-spanish-cities-band-together-to-help-refugees