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 passenger leapt several meters from an open airport bridge and after a failed attempt to commandeer a luggage lorry runs across the tarmac in a desperate attempt to catch the flight before it took off. https://www.thelocal.es/20160809/this-is-what-happened-when-a-desperate-man-missed-ryanair-flight Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:28:52 +0200 this-is-what-happened-when-a-desperate-man-missed-ryanair-flight A man has been caught driving with a life size doll in his passenger seat in a lane especially for cars carrying more than one person. https://www.thelocal.es/20160622/man-caught-doll-to-drive-in-carpool-lane-madrid Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:50:24 +0200 man-caught-doll-to-drive-in-carpool-lane-madrid Spanish police have arrested a young man who live-streamed video of himself driving at nearly twice the speed limit, forcing other drivers to swerve out of the way to avoid being hit, police said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160510/spanish-police-arrest-man-who-live-streamed-driving-at-195-kph Tue, 10 May 2016 11:45:11 +0200 spanish-police-arrest-man-who-live-streamed-driving-at-195-kph A Barcelona taxi driver has been fined for driving past a biker who was lying unconscious in the middle of the road after an accident. https://www.thelocal.es/20160310/fury-as-taxi-driver-ignores-unconscious-biker Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:14:19 +0100 fury-as-taxi-driver-ignores-unconscious-biker Firefighters on the Costa Blanca were called to an unusual rescue last week when they had to use specialist cutting tools to free a 36-year-old man’s member. https://www.thelocal.es/20160209/hapless-man-has-four-steel-rings-cut-off-penis Tue, 09 Feb 2016 16:05:59 +0100 hapless-man-has-four-steel-rings-cut-off-penis The Wind Games has spawned some incredible videos of participants really defying gravity. https://www.thelocal.es/20160128/amazing-stunts-at-wind-tunnel-games-spain Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:44:11 +0100 amazing-stunts-at-wind-tunnel-games-spain Police in Ceuta were astounded to discover a ten-year-old boy at the steering wheel of a family car during rush hour on a busy city street. https://www.thelocal.es/20160125/parents-arrested-after-10-year-old-caught-driving-car Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:18:38 +0100 parents-arrested-after-10-year-old-caught-driving-car The taxi driver was four times over the legal alcohol limit. https://www.thelocal.es/20160120/drunk-taxi-driver-drives-wrong-way-down-madrid-motorway Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:08:16 +0100 drunk-taxi-driver-drives-wrong-way-down-madrid-motorway A group of friends from northern Spain have received national attention after accidentally crashing a luxury wedding reception at the other end of the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20151211/wedding-crashers-shock-as-spanish-friends-turn-up-at-wrong-reception-party Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:29:49 +0100 wedding-crashers-shock-as-spanish-friends-turn-up-at-wrong-reception-party