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 Madrid church recreates nativity scene with drowned refugee child A Madrid Church has chosen to highlight the plight of Syrian refugees this Christmas by recreating the nativity scene using the image of drowned three-year-old Aylan Kurdi. https://www.thelocal.es/20151215/madrid-church-recreates-nativity-scene-with-drowned-refugee-child Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:13:51 +0100 madrid-church-recreates-nativity-scene-with-drowned-refugee-child Nativity donkey squashed by fat fan Updated: A man described as obese has been arrested after he gatecrashed a live nativity scene in southern Spain and jumped onto the back of young donkey. The animal died two days later. https://www.thelocal.es/20141217/donkey-dies-after-being-ridden-by-obese-man Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:37:00 +0100 donkey-dies-after-being-ridden-by-obese-man