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 For five years, numerous companies in Spain's northern Navarre region have been receiving e-mails urging them to not hire foreign workers and threatening them with boycotts if not, correspondence that's now being investigated as a hate crime. https://www.thelocal.es/20240919/spain-investigates-letters-ordering-companies-to-not-hire-foreigners Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:04:04 +0200 spain-investigates-letters-ordering-companies-to-not-hire-foreigners You're far more likely to see a Basque flag than a Spanish one in the bull-running Spanish region of Navarre. So why does this autonomous territory often feel, act and sound more Basque than Spanish? https://www.thelocal.es/20240819/are-people-from-navarre-more-basque-than-spanish Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:22:13 +0200 are-people-from-navarre-more-basque-than-spanish The data from Spain's Health Ministry has been showing a steady increase in coronavirus cases since mid-March, however Health Emergency Chief Fernando Simón has said that infections could be contained as a “small wave”. https://www.thelocal.es/20210401/spain-sees-rise-in-covid-19-cases-before-easter Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:53:26 +0200 spain-sees-rise-in-covid-19-cases-before-easter As Covid-19 cases steadily rise in Catalonia, the Catalan government is poised to announce new restrictions in the coming days. https://www.thelocal.es/20201012/catalonia-set-for-new-covid-19-restrictions-in-the-coming-days Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:46:01 +0200 catalonia-set-for-new-covid-19-restrictions-in-the-coming-days Two northern Spanish regions bordering France, Catalonia and Navarra, on Sunday announced new coronavirus restrictions on public life to try to tame a rise in Covid-19 infections. https://www.thelocal.es/20201011/two-spanish-regions-impose-new-covid-restrictions Sun, 11 Oct 2020 18:06:47 +0200 two-spanish-regions-impose-new-covid-restrictions The hit television series have added Navarra as a third location in Spain to their September filming schedule and are looking for tall, slender men and women with a dark complexion to be extras. https://www.thelocal.es/20150703/game-of-thrones-add-surprise-location-in-spain Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:45:05 +0200 game-of-thrones-add-surprise-location-in-spain Town hall websites in the northern Spanish region of Navarre came under attack from terror group Isis on Tuesday evening, with messages including "I love Isis" and "Je suis Muhammad" being posted online. https://www.thelocal.es/20150121/isis-hack-spains-town-hall-websites Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:04:00 +0100 isis-hack-spains-town-hall-websites Spanish police detained two suspected ETA commandos in an early morning raid on Tuesday, striking a new blow against the already-weakened network of the armed Basque group, the government said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130611/suspected-eta-bombers-nabbed-in-pre-dawn-raid Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:35:20 +0200 suspected-eta-bombers-nabbed-in-pre-dawn-raid Two cemetery workers in Navarre have been arrested for allegedly plucking gold teeth from dead bodies. https://www.thelocal.es/20130326/cemetery-duo-ripped-gold-teeth-from-corpses Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:43:00 +0100 cemetery-duo-ripped-gold-teeth-from-corpses