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 Spanish police said Sunday they had smashed a trafficking ring which brought Romanians, many of them with disabilities, to Spain where they were forced to beg in the streets dressed as mimes and human statues. https://www.thelocal.es/20181028/spain-busts-ring-that-made-romanians-beg-as-human-statues Sun, 28 Oct 2018 17:32:03 +0100 spain-busts-ring-that-made-romanians-beg-as-human-statues Miguel Angel Muñoz Blas, 41, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of Denise Pikka Thiem from the United States whom he lured off the Camino de Santiago and beat her to death. https://www.thelocal.es/20170411/spanish-farmer-jailed-for-23-years-for-murder-of-american-pilgrim Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:20:49 +0200 spanish-farmer-jailed-for-23-years-for-murder-of-american-pilgrim Their rescue made headlines last month after authorities revealed that they had been called to the aid of a British couple who had become lost on the route to Santiago and had been wandering the hills with no provisions for four days. https://www.thelocal.es/20160905/lost-british-couple-camino-santiago Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:39:33 +0200 lost-british-couple-camino-santiago A new app will allow wannabe pilgrims to experience the Way of St James without leaving the comfort of their living room. https://www.thelocal.es/20160518/camino-de-santiago-opens-up-to-armchair-pilgrims-with-app Wed, 18 May 2016 08:59:29 +0200 camino-de-santiago-opens-up-to-armchair-pilgrims-with-app Public prosecutors on Tuesday called for a four-year jail term for the train driver involved in one of Spain's worst rail disasters, in which 80 people died in 2013. https://www.thelocal.es/20151028/four-year-jail-sentence-sought-for-driver-in-spanish-train-disaster Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:10:09 +0100 four-year-jail-sentence-sought-for-driver-in-spanish-train-disaster The man accused of murdering American pilgrim Denise Thiem had harassed other walkers along the route and is thought to have lured the pilgrim to his farm using fake signage. https://www.thelocal.es/20150914/suspect-directed-pilgrims-to-his-house-with-fake-camino-signs Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:06:05 +0200 suspect-directed-pilgrims-to-his-house-with-fake-camino-signs Spanish police investigating the case of an American woman who went missing on a pilgrim trail have made an arrest and found a body on the grounds of the suspect's property, a police source and media said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150912/police-renew-search-for-us-woman-mi Sat, 12 Sep 2015 16:48:17 +0200 police-renew-search-for-us-woman-mi A British man who went missing after making a distress call while walking the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain has turned up safe and sound on his own two feet. https://www.thelocal.es/20150623/brit-pilgrim-missing-on-santiago-after-distress-call Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:05:19 +0200 brit-pilgrim-missing-on-santiago-after-distress-call If you're seeking penance or perhaps enlightenment but don't fancy roughing the well-worn pilgrimage path on foot, a new luxury locomotive route to Santiago de Compostela may be the answer to your prayers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150617/railway-to-heaven Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:02:17 +0200 railway-to-heaven A village in northern Spain has put up signs to stop pilgrims pooping on their doorsteps when they pass through on their pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. https://www.thelocal.es/20150409/no-pooing-village-tells-pilgrims-in-northern-spain Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:16:48 +0200 no-pooing-village-tells-pilgrims-in-northern-spain An electrician who stole a priceless religious manuscript from the cathedral of Santiago de Compostella has been sentenced to ten years in jail. https://www.thelocal.es/20150218/codex-thief-of-santiago-jailed-for-ten-years Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:43:00 +0100 codex-thief-of-santiago-jailed-for-ten-years People with more words at their disposal might be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, a surprising new study by Spanish scientists shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20141021/big-vocabulary-could-protect-elderly-against-alzheimers-santiago-de-compostela-university Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:45:00 +0200 big-vocabulary-could-protect-elderly-against-alzheimers-santiago-de-compostela-university Spain's national rail operator Renfe has announced that it will spend €3.8m ($5.24m) on surveillance technology for the cabins of 240 trains to monitor drivers in the wake of last year's accident in Santiago in which 79 people died. https://www.thelocal.es/20140401/spain-to-fit-black-box-technology-in-trains-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:32:00 +0200 spain-to-fit-black-box-technology-in-trains-2 The driver of a Spanish train that flew off the rails and killed 79 people admitted speeding but complained bitterly about a dangerous curve as he lay trapped in his cabin, a new recording reveals. https://www.thelocal.es/20130906/train-audio-reveals-drivers-crash-fears Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:34:00 +0200 train-audio-reveals-drivers-crash-fears A conductor said on Friday he was not to blame for a Spanish train derailment that killed 79 people on July 24th despite telephoning the driver just before the disaster. https://www.thelocal.es/20130802/i-am-not-to-blame-train-crash-conductor Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:53:00 +0200 i-am-not-to-blame-train-crash-conductor Footage of the train accident which killed at least 78 people near the northern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela shows the high-speed train spinning off the tracks as it comes out of a curve at around 190kph (118mph). https://www.thelocal.es/20130725/spains-deadly-train-crash-video Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:25:00 +0200 spains-deadly-train-crash-video