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 Acclaimed British author and bullfighting expert Alexander Fiske-Harrison has been running with the bulls at Pamplona for the last eight years and has participated in dozens of bull runs across Spain. He shares with The Local his top ten tips for survival. https://www.thelocal.es/20190705/the-survivors-guide-to-running-with-the-bulls-in-pamplona Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:16:20 +0200 the-survivors-guide-to-running-with-the-bulls-in-pamplona The city of Pamplona is taking extra measures this year to combat sexual assaults as the week-long bull running fest kicks off on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160706/pamplona-on-alert-for-sexual-assaults-at-bull-run-fest Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:01:53 +0200 pamplona-on-alert-for-sexual-assaults-at-bull-run-fest Pamplona's San Fermin Festival ended with a rousing singalong in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Local takes a look at some of the most striking images from the last few days of Spain's famous - and controversial - bull-running fest. https://www.thelocal.es/20150715/san-fermin-comes-to-an-end-in-pamplona Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:06:40 +0200 san-fermin-comes-to-an-end-in-pamplona Activists are gathering on Monday to protest gender violence after a woman reported that a man raped her while his friends stood by laughing during the San Fermin running of the bulls fest in Pamplona. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/protests-spark-over-woman-raped-during-san-fermin Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:56:22 +0200 protests-spark-over-woman-raped-during-san-fermin Half-tonne fighting bulls crashed into and trampled thrill-seeking runners as they raced down the cobblestone streets of Pamplona in northern Spain on Thursday, injuring five men, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150709/charging-bulls-injure-five-during-san-fermin Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:27:01 +0200 charging-bulls-injure-five-during-san-fermin Two Americans and a British man were gored and eight others hurt on Tuesday as runners dashed ahead of six half-tonne fighting bulls in a fast first running of the bulls at Spain's annual San Fermin festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20150707/san-fermin-fest-bursts-into-action Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:27:26 +0200 san-fermin-fest-bursts-into-action Ernest Hemingway would have turned in his grave over plans for a celebrity reality TV show based on Pamplona's famous San Fermin fiesta. https://www.thelocal.es/20150423/pamplona-sees-red-over-strictly-come-bullrunning Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:38:14 +0200 pamplona-sees-red-over-strictly-come-bullrunning A US tourist who punched and seriously injured a Spanish man who allegedly tried to sexually assault his girlfriend during the recent Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona has been told he cannot leave Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140716/us-tourist-pamplona-running-of-the-bulls-navarre-attack-coma Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:46:00 +0200 us-tourist-pamplona-running-of-the-bulls-navarre-attack-coma A huge fighting bull gored the American author of a survival guide for Spain's famed Pamplona bull-running festival on Wednesday when it turned its horns on him and other panicked daredevils. https://www.thelocal.es/20140709/pamplona-survival-guide-author-skewered-by-bull Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:04:41 +0200 pamplona-survival-guide-author-skewered-by-bull For four years after he joined Pamplona's municipal band, trumpet player Carlos Pérez Cruz did his duty and performed during nightly bullfights staged by the city during its famous San Fermin festival. Then he decided enough was enough. https://www.thelocal.es/20140709/i-never-wanted-to-run-with-the-bulls-as-a-kid-san-fermin-running-of-the-bulls-pamplona Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:34:00 +0200 i-never-wanted-to-run-with-the-bulls-as-a-kid-san-fermin-running-of-the-bulls-pamplona A 23-year-old man from Nottingham was taken to hospital in a serious condition after Tuesday’s second running of the bulls, part of the weeklong San Fermín festival in the Navarre capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20140708/young-brit-seriously-injured Tue, 08 Jul 2014 19:21:00 +0200 young-brit-seriously-injured The first bull run of the 2014 edition of Pamplona's famous San Fermín festival concluded on Monday with one person being gored by a bull and three others receiving fractures. https://www.thelocal.es/20140707/four-injured-as-pamplona-bull-run-kicks-off Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:06:00 +0200 four-injured-as-pamplona-bull-run-kicks-off Americans who don't fancy making the long trip to Spain can now enjoy the thrill of being chased down the street by dangerous livestock in several US cities. https://www.thelocal.es/20130805/great-us-bull-run Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:18:00 +0200 great-us-bull-run Four people were gored by bulls in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona on Friday morning as the world-famous San Fermín festival moved towards its climax. https://www.thelocal.es/20130712/top-ten-images-pamplonas-runnning-of-the-bulls Fri, 12 Jul 2013 12:47:00 +0200 top-ten-images-pamplonas-runnning-of-the-bulls