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 YouTuber in Spain was sentenced to 15 months in jail and 20,000 euros for posting a video in which he offered a homeless man biscuits stuffed with toothpaste, a court said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190601/spanish-youtuber-found-guilty-of-humiliating-beggar Sat, 01 Jun 2019 11:33:24 +0200 spanish-youtuber-found-guilty-of-humiliating-beggar A 24-year-old from Oviedo, who has made a name for himself as a YouTube star, has gone too far with his latest stunt. https://www.thelocal.es/20170324/youtuber-accused-of-sexual-assault-for-stealing-kisses-in-the-street Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:14:46 +0100 youtuber-accused-of-sexual-assault-for-stealing-kisses-in-the-street Fame came at a price for a Spanish boy who mistakenly racked up €100,000 ($112,000) in advertising fees with Google as he attempted to make his brass band famous online. https://www.thelocal.es/20161006/spanish-boy-12-racks-up-100k-bill-in-bid-for-you Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:14:50 +0200 spanish-boy-12-racks-up-100k-bill-in-bid-for-you The video site has released a list of its most viewed videos on its tenth anniversary and only one Spaniard makes the list... can you guess who the hero is? https://www.thelocal.es/20151014/who-is-the-only-spaniard-to-break-the-one-billion-views-barrier-on-youtube Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:18:20 +0200 who-is-the-only-spaniard-to-break-the-one-billion-views-barrier-on-youtube A man who attacked a woman in Barcelona so his friend could film the "prank" and post it on social networks has been arrested. https://www.thelocal.es/20150304/arrested-man-who-filmed-attack-on-woman-for-fun Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:12:00 +0100 arrested-man-who-filmed-attack-on-woman-for-fun A 20-year-old man who was arrested by police after posting a YouTube video of himself driving from the passenger seat on a highway near Barcelona has been given a six-month suspended sentence. https://www.thelocal.es/20140728/spains-stupid-driver-gets-suspended-jail-twitter Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:40:00 +0200 spains-stupid-driver-gets-suspended-jail-twitter A top Spanish official has said country's security forces were remaining "vigilant" after two Syrian jihadists posted a video in which they promised to reclaim Spain in the name of Islam. https://www.thelocal.es/20140702/we-will-take-spain-back-syrian-jihadists Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:34:00 +0200 we-will-take-spain-back-syrian-jihadists Spain's major bullfighting organizations have called on authorities to take action against people making "despicable" comments on Twitter about a bullfight on Tuesday which was cancelled after all three bullfighters were injured. https://www.thelocal.es/20140522/bullfighting-groups-twitter-abuse-spain-matador Thu, 22 May 2014 15:00:00 +0200 bullfighting-groups-twitter-abuse-spain-matador Staff at a research centre in Valencia where almost half of all employees were recently laid off have decided to combat low morale by entering a lipdub competition which has gone on to be a YouTube hit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/singing-spanish-scientists-create-youtube-hit Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:42:00 +0200 singing-spanish-scientists-create-youtube-hit A priest in Murcia has been fired after photos and a YouTube video allegedly showing him involved in public acts of gay sex became a social media sensation. https://www.thelocal.es/20130517/spanish-priest-sacked-for-oral-sex-snaps Fri, 17 May 2013 13:49:00 +0200 spanish-priest-sacked-for-oral-sex-snaps An unemployed journalism post-grad student has found YouTube fame and 90,000 views – but not a job – by singing his CV on the Barcelona Metro. https://www.thelocal.es/20130515/job-seeking-journalist-sings-cv-on-metro Wed, 15 May 2013 19:27:00 +0200 job-seeking-journalist-sings-cv-on-metro The internet video portal YouTube caused outrage on Thursday when it pulled the plug on a channel specializing in bullfights because it showed too much blood. https://www.thelocal.es/20130321/youtube-pulls-plug-on-bloody-bullfights Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:29:00 +0100 youtube-pulls-plug-on-bloody-bullfights