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 new report reveals that Spain is among the worst developed countries for childhood inequality, with more than a third of children at risk of poverty. https://www.thelocal.es/20160415/one-in-three-spanish-children-at-risk-of-poverty Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:20:20 +0200 one-in-three-spanish-children-at-risk-of-poverty The number of people living in poverty in Spain has risen by 4.4 million since the country was battered by an economic crisis to reach 11.7 million, or one in four, a leading Catholic charity said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141029/one-in-four-spaniards-live-in-poverty-report Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:00:00 +0100 one-in-four-spaniards-live-in-poverty-report 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 More than half of all children in Spain say they have taken part in a fight in the last year but bullying remains a taboo topic for the country's school pupils. https://www.thelocal.es/20130425/fighting-spanish-kids-top-school-violence-table Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:14:00 +0200 fighting-spanish-kids-top-school-violence-table