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 15-year-old in southern Spain denounced his mother for “mistreatment” after she confiscated his mobile phone in an attempt to make him study. https://www.thelocal.es/20170323/spanish-teen-takes-mum-to-court-for-confiscating-his-mobile-phone Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:05:52 +0100 spanish-teen-takes-mum-to-court-for-confiscating-his-mobile-phone The Spanish region of Murcia has approved a motion that will see teenage girls who fall pregnant be taken out of high school to stop them from being shunned. https://www.thelocal.es/20140505/teenage-pregnancy-spain-murcia-law-school Mon, 05 May 2014 12:58:00 +0200 teenage-pregnancy-spain-murcia-law-school Experts in the field of drug and alcohol consumption have dismissed suggestions by a member of Spain’s ruling party that the country's drinking age should be raised to 21, calling the idea "pure ideology" and "absurd". https://www.thelocal.es/20140403/raising-spains-drinking-age-to-21-is-absurd-2 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:29:00 +0200 raising-spains-drinking-age-to-21-is-absurd-2 Footage of a 14-year-old girl beating up a classmate because in her own words she "had good reason to" has sent shockwaves throughout the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20140306/video-of-brutal-teen-girl-beating-shocks-spain Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:45:00 +0100 video-of-brutal-teen-girl-beating-shocks-spain In a letter that has gone viral across Spain, a 12-year-old Spanish boy has accused his school of "bribing" pupils to take religious studies with paintball trips and other fun excursions. https://www.thelocal.es/20131014/school-bribes-us-to-study-religion-boys-viral-letter Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:34:00 +0200 school-bribes-us-to-study-religion-boys-viral-letter Spanish police have arrested a minor near the city of Toledo for selling hundreds of illegal weapons online. https://www.thelocal.es/20130730/teen-weapons-dealer-makes-killing-online Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:28:00 +0200 teen-weapons-dealer-makes-killing-online A teenage girl's prank on her dad almost turned ugly when Spanish police pulled a gun on the unlucky parent. https://www.thelocal.es/20130716/teen-prankster-stirs-up-kidnap-havoc Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:22:00 +0200 teen-prankster-stirs-up-kidnap-havoc Spain's Health Department is looking to raise the age of consensual sex from 13 — the lowest in Europe after the Vatican's 12 — to 16. https://www.thelocal.es/20130530/spain-set-to-raise-sex-age-from-13-to-16 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:24:00 +0200 spain-set-to-raise-sex-age-from-13-to-16 One in four Spaniards between the ages of 11 and 15 has smoked cannabis in the last year, but experts are more concerned by the sharp increase in binge drinking among young people. https://www.thelocal.es/20130429/spanish-teens-rank-high-in-dope-smoking-table Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:32:00 +0200 spanish-teens-rank-high-in-dope-smoking-table