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 It is a ruling that will strike fear in the hearts of grown up kids across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20190906/spanish-millennial-loses-case-to-force-parents-to-pay-for-his-upkeep Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:57:59 +0200 spanish-millennial-loses-case-to-force-parents-to-pay-for-his-upkeep The most recent data revealing Spain's most popular names suggest a shift away from biblical traditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20190611/these-are-spains-most-popular-baby-names Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:09:10 +0200 these-are-spains-most-popular-baby-names After a Barcelona woman declined her doctor's suggestion to induce labour, the hospital came back with police and a court order telling her she had to. https://www.thelocal.es/20160705/court-tells-pregnant-woman-to-induce-labour-against-her-will Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:29:08 +0200 court-tells-pregnant-woman-to-induce-labour-against-her-will A father has been arrested for abandonment after leaving his seven-year-old daughter locked in a car to go out drinking. https://www.thelocal.es/20160609/dad-arrested-for-leaving-child-in-car-while-he-went-boozing Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:12:22 +0200 dad-arrested-for-leaving-child-in-car-while-he-went-boozing The little boy was chained and padlocked inside of a room while his mother went to work. https://www.thelocal.es/20160304/mum-arrested-for-chaining-up-son-while-she-was-at-work Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:50:55 +0100 mum-arrested-for-chaining-up-son-while-she-was-at-work 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 An agent of Spain's Civil Guard police force has been sentenced to prison for hitting and kicking his parents during a heated family argument. https://www.thelocal.es/20140605/cop-jailed-hit-parents-violence-prison-spain Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:26:00 +0200 cop-jailed-hit-parents-violence-prison-spain