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 woman who was kicked to the ground in a ‘video prank’ on a Barcelona street has won €60,000 compensation from her attacker. https://www.thelocal.es/20180322/woman-kicked-to-the-ground-in-barcelona-video-prank-wins-60k-compensation Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:00:21 +0100 woman-kicked-to-the-ground-in-barcelona-video-prank-wins-60k-compensation Five young German women were arrested after a flashmob stunt at a Spanish resort went wrong and sparked a terror alert, police said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160804/germans-held-in-spain-as-flashmob-sparks-terror-alert Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:49:38 +0200 germans-held-in-spain-as-flashmob-sparks-terror-alert A group of friends made this stag think he was going bungee-jumping on his last night of freedom... but they had an entirely different plan in mind. https://www.thelocal.es/20160722/fake-stag-night-bungee-jump-goes-viral-in-spain Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:00:00 +0200 fake-stag-night-bungee-jump-goes-viral-in-spain Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy embarrassingly admits to having an "empty diary" when he falls for radio show prank. https://www.thelocal.es/20160121/spain-pm-rajoy-prank-diary-radion-puigdemont Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:15:31 +0100 spain-pm-rajoy-prank-diary-radion-puigdemont Madrid Metro commuters hoping to break away from mundane daily travel can let loose on Wednesday by taking part in an event which is sure to raise a few eyebrows if not pulses. https://www.thelocal.es/20140108/madrid-metro-gears-up-for-no-trousers-day Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:58:00 +0100 madrid-metro-gears-up-for-no-trousers-day Spain's upmarket halls of residence are calling for an end to hazing rituals like coin-swallowing and using freshmen's mouths as ashtrays, claiming they are leaving students with "deep psychological scars". https://www.thelocal.es/20130911/sick-pranks-horrify-spains-universities Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:52:00 +0200 sick-pranks-horrify-spains-universities