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Albert Rivera, leader of Ciudadanos. Photo: Javier Soriano/AFP

Spanish party Ciudadanos strives to occupy the political centre

Spanish party Ciudadanos has no seats in the national parliament, but that could change dramatically in December's general election as recent polls indicate an upswing in support.

Refugee crisis

Members of the Spanish Guardia Civil sitting atop a border fence separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Photo: Angela Rios/AFP

30 migrants reach north African Spanish enclave from Morocco

Some 30 African migrants succeeded on Saturday in crossing a barbed wire fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa, authorities said.

87 refugees charge border to make Spanish territory from Morocco

Photo: AFP

Picasso's morose masterpiece with a hidden secret to go up for auction

A rare Pablo Picasso painting from the collection of US tycoon Bill Koch that will be sold on November 5th was shown in London for the first time on Friday.

Opinion

Spain banned shared taxi service Uber. Photo: Quique Garcia / AFP

Why Spain needs to learn to value the sharing economy

The country that invented tapas understands the concept of sharing. But baking that idea into Spain’s regulatory policies is proving to be more difficult, writes Gary Shapiro.

Photo: Karen Bleier/AFP

Wow! Yay! Love! Facebook unveils new 'reaction' emojis in Spain trial

The social network’s new plan to expand on the 'like' button was rolled out in Spain for a trial run on Friday.

Andrea's parents. Screen grab: La Sexta/YouTube

12-year-old girl dies, four days after parents won 'dignified death' plea

Updated: Andrea passed away at 12.30pm on Friday, four days after her parents won their fight with doctors to turn off life support machines to allow their daughter 'a dignified death'.

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Photo: Alameda County Community Food Bank / Flickr

Six unmissable dishes from Toledo, Spain's 2016 Capital of Gastronomy

Toledo has been chosen as Spain's Capital of Gastronomy for 2016 due to its "creative combination of cultural and gastronomical heritage". So what is so tasty about Toledo?

Photo: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP

Spanish Ebola nurse protests a year after authorities 'executed' her dog

Teresa Romero took to the streets of Madrid along with dozens of other protestors in memory of her beloved Excalibur, a year after he was sacrificed during the ebola crisis.

A similar discovery was made in March Photo: Guardia Civil

Spanish police find Albanian man hidden in car boarding ferry to UK

Spanish police found an Albanian migrant hidden in the trunk of a car that was about to board a ferry on Thursday in the northern port of Santander bound for Britain.

Luisa Isabel Alvarez de Toledo Photo Archive of Maes.es

Children of Spain's unconventional 'Red Duchess' do battle over estate

Just hours before her death the aristorcrat married a much younger woman and cut her children out of her will. Now they are battling for their inheritance

Features

My Spanish career

$'It's possible to find great talent for a fraction of the cost of elsewhere'$

Thomas Evans (right) is the founder of Start Ups Made in Spain. Screen grab: Startups Made in Spain/YouTube

'It's possible to find great talent for a fraction of the cost of elsewhere'

The Local talks to Thomas Evans, the founder of Start Ups Made in Spain, about why Spain is becoming attractive for investors.

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The San Sebastian International Film Festival runs from September 18th and 26th. Photo: Gari Garaialde

Ten things you need to know about Spain's San Sebastián Film Festival

The Local counts down ten essential facts about the most important film festival in the Spanish speaking world, as it gets underway in the Basque seaside city.

Archive photo of a Spanish classroom. Photo: Cristina Quicler / AFP.

Wanted: Family with two kids to save village school in eastern Spain

A village in rural Valencia is offering a house and job to a family with at least two kids that is willing to move in to save the local school from shutting its doors for good.

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A Spanish Red Cross volunteer comforts a refugee after the death of his friend in at Tarifa's harbour. Photo: Marcos Moreno /AFP.

Six simple ways to do your bit and help refugees if you live in Spain

While Spain faces pressure to take a bigger share of the hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving at Europe's borders, The Local takes a look at ways that individuals can make a difference.

There is even an art to tasting the grape itself. Photo: AFP

Grape Escape: Discovering the art of winemaking in the vineyards of La Rioja

There's more to wine than tasting it as Sophia Smith Galer discovered on a trip to the rustic vineyards of the Rioja region.

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Valle del Jerte, Extremadura. Photo: Raúl A./Flickr

7 reasons to love autumn in Spain

Tourists may flock to Spain during the summer months in search of sun, sea and sangria but autumn is actually the best season to spend in Spain. The Local tells you why:

The Barcelona player faces three counts of fraud. Photo: AFP

Messi will stand trial for tax fraud alongside father and faces jail term

Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are to stand trial on three counts of tax fraud that could carry prison sentences, a Spanish court confirmed on Thursday.

Video

Screenshot from video: Jonny Vega / Youtube

Video shows 'too close for comfort' Costa Rica landing of Iberia plane

Footage captured a Spanish aircraft flying nail-bitingly close to cars as it came into land at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría airport on Sunday.

Photo: El Español

Rebel editor launches crowdfunded digital newspaper El Español

Spain's newest media venture, El Español broke records before it even launched thanks to crowdfunding, and now promises to be a thorn in the side of the establishment.

Startups

Pepe Dominguez and Luis Hernández. Photo: Uptodown/Flickr

The surprising Spanish startup that is playing Google at its own game

The Local chats with Uptodown creator Luis Hernández about how a company started by two university friends became Google Play's biggest worldwide competitor.

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Hallstatt. Breathe... and relax. Photo: Peperoni/Flickr

How living in Austria will change your lifestyle

Whether for better or worse, many foreigners find that their habits alter after living in Austria for some time. Here, a few veteran expats share their experiences of how Austrian culture has changed their lifestyles.

Former residence for border guards up for sale in L'Auberson. Photo: RTS/Screenshot

Bern sells off border homes at bargain prices

In Switzerland this looks like a steal of a deal: a three-level house divided into three spacious apartments close to cross-country skiing and hiking trails for just 450,000 francs ($464,000).

Oliver Massuci in costume as Hitler stretches a fist out over Berlin. Photo: Constantin Film Verleih GmbH/DPA

Hitler actor warns of threat to democracy

Oliver Masucci, the actor who plays Hitler in satirical film Er Ist Wieder Da (Look Who's Back), told ARD news on Monday that Germany must be careful to safeguard its democracy after a barrage of far-right comments from ordinary people.

April's citizenship celebration at Christiansborg. Photo: Linda Kastrup/Scanpix

Denmark approves tougher citizenship rules

UPDATED: Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has secured the necessary support for her plan to make it more difficult to become a Dane, she said on Monday.