The Local Spain 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 Spain's Civil Guard police officers allowed to have visible tattoos Spain on Monday relaxed its policy banning officers from the country's oldest police force, the Guardia Civil, from exhibiting tattoos. https://www.thelocal.es/20211109/spains-civil-guard-police-officers-allowed-to-have-visible-tattoos Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:38:31 +0100 spains-civil-guard-police-officers-allowed-to-have-visible-tattoos The laws foreigners in Spain are bound to break Spain is generally a lenient country when it comes to lawbreaking, but there are many offences foreigners don’t know exist that can land them in trouble. https://www.thelocal.es/20200924/the-crimes-foreigners-in-spain-are-bound-to-commit Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:36:33 +0200 the-crimes-foreigners-in-spain-are-bound-to-commit From bikinis to buskers: Spain's weirdest laws The Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca on Tuesday approved fines of €600 ($820) for people daring to go shirtless in the city centre. To honour the occasion, The Local has rounded up some of the strangest laws in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140514/top-10-spains-weirdest-laws Wed, 14 May 2014 19:44:00 +0200 top-10-spains-weirdest-laws