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 Spanish mother in a bruising public custody battle was sentenced to five years in jail after hiding with her sons to avoid handing them over to their father, whom she accused of abuse, a court said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180727/spanish-mother-jailed Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:03:17 +0200 spanish-mother-jailed The Spanish mother at the heart of a bruising public custody battle turned herself in on Tuesday, the latest chapter in a case that has sparked fierce debate in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20170823/fugitive-mum-whose-plight-divided-spain-turns-herself-in Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:32:03 +0200 fugitive-mum-whose-plight-divided-spain-turns-herself-in Mauricia Íbañez, who became Spain’s second oldest mother when she gave birth in February following fertility treatment in America, has lost custody of her twins. https://www.thelocal.es/20170410/twins-born-to-64-year-old-spanish-mother-are-taken-into-care Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:18:58 +0200 twins-born-to-64-year-old-spanish-mother-are-taken-into-care A British woman has been arrested in Mallorca after leaving her child alone overnight in a hotel while she went clubbing till dawn. https://www.thelocal.es/20160928/british-mother-arrested-in-mallorca-for-abandoning-child-to-go-clubbing Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:52:17 +0200 british-mother-arrested-in-mallorca-for-abandoning-child-to-go-clubbing An 11-year-old boy pleaded for help while stopping at a petrol station in Catalonia with his mum because she was driving drunk. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/11-year-old-cries-for-help-for-drunk-driving-mum Thu, 03 Mar 2016 16:51:41 +0100 11-year-old-cries-for-help-for-drunk-driving-mum A mother who started to breastfeed while viewing an exhibit at the Picasso Museum in Málaga was asked to leave the gallery, prompting a chorus of complaints. https://www.thelocal.es/20160223/picasso-museum-to-allow-breast-feeding-after-complaints Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:47:42 +0100 picasso-museum-to-allow-breast-feeding-after-complaints Christened "the most perfect biological clock in the world", María Antonia Valea gave birth to each of her three children on a different New Year's Eve. https://www.thelocal.es/20160112/the-spanish-woman-who-always-gave-birth-on-new-years-eve Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:39:46 +0100 the-spanish-woman-who-always-gave-birth-on-new-years-eve A woman in southern Spain was stunned to discover a newborn baby abandoned in the bottom of a dumpster as she walked home from church. https://www.thelocal.es/20151204/i-thought-it-was-trapped-kitten-woman-saves-baby-from-bin Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:13:04 +0100 i-thought-it-was-trapped-kitten-woman-saves-baby-from-bin Spanish police have arrested a 41-year-old woman who for years sold naked images of her three underage daughters over the Internet. https://www.thelocal.es/20151111/spanish-police-detain-woman-who-sold-naked-pictures-of-daughters Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:53:59 +0100 spanish-police-detain-woman-who-sold-naked-pictures-of-daughters A British couple have been handed a one year jail sentence after pleading guilty to abandoning their son on the island following a row and attempting to fly home. https://www.thelocal.es/20150904/british-tourist-couple-convicted-for-leaving-disabled-son-in-mallorca-to-catch-flight Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:09:46 +0200 british-tourist-couple-convicted-for-leaving-disabled-son-in-mallorca-to-catch-flight A man has been detained after his mother was discovered starved to death, and in a state of utter neglect, weighing just 25kgs. https://www.thelocal.es/20150831/son-arrested-for-starving-76-year-old-mother-to-death Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:05:56 +0200 son-arrested-for-starving-76-year-old-mother-to-death A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday in central Spain after killing her baby at the altar in a chapel, the police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150812/mother-kills-baby-in-spanish-chapel Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:12:20 +0200 mother-kills-baby-in-spanish-chapel A Spanish woman who threw her newborn baby out of a window has been sentenced to four years in jail after a court found her guilty of attempted murder. https://www.thelocal.es/20150806/mother-jailed-for-throwing-newborn-from-window Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:42:16 +0200 mother-jailed-for-throwing-newborn-from-window Spain took seventh place worldwide in a ranking of the best places in which to be a mother, released by Save the Children on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150505/spain-in-the-top-ten-worldwide-for-mums Tue, 05 May 2015 14:49:45 +0200 spain-in-the-top-ten-worldwide-for-mums A mother who was planning to send her 16-year-old twin sons to Syria to join a jihadist group has been sent to prison without bail, while the boys’ father has walked free. https://www.thelocal.es/20150401/prison-without-bail-for-mother-of-jihad-twins Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:16:25 +0200 prison-without-bail-for-mother-of-jihad-twins A 29-year-old mother of two young children has been told she will have to go to prison for six months after she was late in paying a €1,400 ($1,650) fine related to a crime she committed five years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20150107/young-mother-faces-prison-for-late-fine-payment Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:00:00 +0100 young-mother-faces-prison-for-late-fine-payment The mayor of Madrid mayor has ordered a councillor to reinstate a legal official he sacked after complaining she wasn't showing "complete dedication" to her job because she was a mother. https://www.thelocal.es/20141021/family-committee-member-sorry-for-sacking-mother Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:13:00 +0200 family-committee-member-sorry-for-sacking-mother Spain's men will be able to share breastfeeding leave with their partners after a public servant employed by the police labelled the current regime discriminatory. https://www.thelocal.es/20130410/spanish-fathers-score-breastfeeding-leave Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:49:00 +0200 spanish-fathers-score-breastfeeding-leave