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 In a recurring theme of Real Madrid's stuttering season, Zinedine Zidane protested all his side lacked was a goal as they fell 10 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona after firing more blanks in a bad-tempered Madrid derby. https://www.thelocal.es/20171120/ghost-striker-benzema-the-fall-guy-as-real-madrid-flounder Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:27:41 +0100 ghost-striker-benzema-the-fall-guy-as-real-madrid-flounder A protestor with radical feminist protest group Femen was arrested on Thursday morning after staging a bare breasted protest against Spain's new controversial "gagging law". https://www.thelocal.es/20150423/femen-protestor-corners-spains-interior-minister Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:41:27 +0200 femen-protestor-corners-spains-interior-minister Nine out of every ten English teachers in Spain think the country's Prime Minister wouldn't pass a high-school English test, a new survey by Cambridge University Press reveals. https://www.thelocal.es/20140605/spains-pm-wouldnt-pass-high-school-english-test Thu, 05 Jun 2014 15:30:00 +0200 spains-pm-wouldnt-pass-high-school-english-test With 2014 just around the corner, The Local takes a look at ten key figures who have shaped the news in Spain over a dramatic 12 months. https://www.thelocal.es/20131210/ten-spaniards-who-made-the-news-in-2013 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:22:00 +0100 ten-spaniards-who-made-the-news-in-2013 Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino admitted his side may have taken their eye off the ball having already qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League as they lost for the first time this season 2-1 away to Ajax on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131127/ajax-hand-bara-shock-defeat Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:39:00 +0100 ajax-hand-bara-shock-defeat Spain’s central government and Catalonia’s regional legislature are in the midst of a heated dispute over a new law that will boost the use of Castilian Spanish in Catalan classrooms. https://www.thelocal.es/20130411/catalolia-fights-madrid-in-school-language-tug-of-war Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:07:00 +0200 catalolia-fights-madrid-in-school-language-tug-of-war Spain's central bank said on Tuesday the country's economy would shrink even more in 2013 than last year and that unemployment would continue to rise. https://www.thelocal.es/20130326/central-bank-posts-grim-2013-forecast Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:24:00 +0100 central-bank-posts-grim-2013-forecast Spanish energy group Repsol said on Tuesday it had sold its liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets to Shell for €5.1 billion ($6.65 billion) in cash and debt. https://www.thelocal.es/20130227/repsol-close-lng-deal-with-shell-to-ease-debt Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:02:00 +0100 repsol-close-lng-deal-with-shell-to-ease-debt