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 What's it like to live homeless on the streets? Andrew Craig has been there and is now inspiring others to get back on their feet. https://www.thelocal.es/20181221/my-spanish-story-homeless-andrew-craig Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:47:10 +0100 my-spanish-story-homeless-andrew-craig Anti-homeless architecture is often disguised as useful features for pedestrians, but it secretly doubles up as defence against rough sleepers. Leah Pattem of Madrid No Frills investigates. https://www.thelocal.es/20181219/in-pics-madrids-hostile-anti-homeless-architecture-that-you-see-everyday-but-dont-even-notice Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:37:52 +0100 in-pics-madrids-hostile-anti-homeless-architecture-that-you-see-everyday-but-dont-even-notice It is early evening at a restaurant in central Madrid and Jose Silva sits down for a meal of rice, meatballs and vegetables as waiters flit from one table to another. https://www.thelocal.es/20161204/madrid-homeless-dine-out-for-free Sun, 04 Dec 2016 16:33:54 +0100 madrid-homeless-dine-out-for-free A restaurant that will feed the homeless with the profits from paying customers is to open in Madrid before the end of November. https://www.thelocal.es/20161107/robin-hood-restaurant-for-homeless-to-open-in-madrid Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:26:30 +0100 robin-hood-restaurant-for-homeless-to-open-in-madrid The British homeless man found dead tied to a bench near Malaga airport with ham on his buttocks and his genitals in a tuna can may have been killed by a fellow tramp in a row over food. https://www.thelocal.es/20161031/homeless-brit-after-row-over-food Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:28:13 +0100 homeless-brit-after-row-over-food Police are investigating the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of a British homeless man found tied to a bench near Malaga airport with his trousers down and his genitals in a can of tuna. https://www.thelocal.es/20161024/police-probe-death-of-british-homeless-found-in-malaga-tied-to-bench Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:40:11 +0200 police-probe-death-of-british-homeless-found-in-malaga-tied-to-bench Spanish banking giant Bankia has come under fire after installing metal bars outside one of its branches, to prevent homeless people from sleeping in its doorway. https://www.thelocal.es/20160322/spanish-bank-installs-metal-bars-to-stop-homeless-sleeping-in-doorway Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:13:55 +0100 spanish-bank-installs-metal-bars-to-stop-homeless-sleeping-in-doorway PSV Eindhoven fans were criticized for their behaviour in the run up to their Tuesday night match with Atlético Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20160316/football-fans-humiliate-beggars-in-madrid Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:22:38 +0100 football-fans-humiliate-beggars-in-madrid A group of Spanish hairdressers are using their Sundays to give free haircuts to the homeless along with a chance to tell their stories. https://www.thelocal.es/20160121/hairdressing-homeless-free-haircuts-madrid Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:00:51 +0100 hairdressing-homeless-free-haircuts-madrid In this week's instalment of My Spanish Career, we talk to Barcelona-based Andrew Funk, an entrepreneur empowering the homeless to get off the streets and add value to society. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/i-want-to-give-homeless-people-a-voice-so-they-wont-be-invisible Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:06:18 +0100 i-want-to-give-homeless-people-a-voice-so-they-wont-be-invisible Shocking CCTV shows the moment one homeless man set another on fire as he slept in the doorway of a bank on New Year's Eve. https://www.thelocal.es/20160105/video-captures-one-homeless-man-setting-another-on-fire Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:39:20 +0100 video-captures-one-homeless-man-setting-another-on-fire 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 A politician belonging to Spain's ruling party has called for a census to be drawn of all homeless people in the Catalan city of Tarragona, alleging that "the majority belong to organized crime groups" and should therefore be forced out. https://www.thelocal.es/20140618/beggars-belong-to-mafias-we-must-kick-them-out Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:12:00 +0200 beggars-belong-to-mafias-we-must-kick-them-out Spain’s biggest newspaper published a controversial article about Madrid on Sunday in which they labelled the Spanish capital as “decaying”, “bankrupt” and “dirty” in the wake of its third consecutive Olympic bid failure. https://www.thelocal.es/20131007/dirty-decaying-and-broke-spanish-paper-slams-madrid Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:30:00 +0200 dirty-decaying-and-broke-spanish-paper-slams-madrid More and more qualified middle class Spaniards are sleeping rough in the streets of Madrid every night, according to a study carried out by the capital’s emergency service Samur. https://www.thelocal.es/20130422/homeless-crisis-hits-spains-educated-elite Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:38:00 +0200 homeless-crisis-hits-spains-educated-elite