The Local Spain 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 Watch this escaped hippo waddle through Spanish town The circus animal made a bid for freedom, stopping traffic and alarming onlookers as it strolled through a busy road in the town of Palos de la Frontera, near Huelva in southwestern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160505/escaped-hippo-waddles-through-spanish-beach-town Thu, 05 May 2016 18:15:59 +0200 escaped-hippo-waddles-through-spanish-beach-town Spain's MPs say farewell to cheap gin and tonics Spain's Parliament has decided to stop offering subsidized cocktails and mixed drinks at its cafeteria after a public outcry at the cheap drinks prices being offered to the nation's politicians. https://www.thelocal.es/20130606/spains-mps-say-farewell-to-cheap-gin-and-tonics Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:00:30 +0200 spains-mps-say-farewell-to-cheap-gin-and-tonics