Google News quits Spain in paid content row

Updated: Spain's government on Thursday defied Google's vow to shut down its Spanish online news service in protest at being made to pay for content, a move that seriously threatens smaller media outlets, one industry insider told The Local. READ 3 comments

Royal affairs

Spain's King Felipe VI and Spain's Queen Letizia on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Madrid on June 19th. Photo: Gerard Julien/AFP

King's proclamation dinner cost €66,000

Dinner for the around 2,000 guests who attended the proclamation of Spain's King Felipe in June cost just under €66,000 ($82,000) newly published data shows. READ

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One in two Spaniards want legal marijuana

More than half of all Spaniards are in favour of the legalization of the sale and use of marijuana for adults despite a general toughening on people's stance towards drugs, a new study shows. READ

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Two PSG football fans stabbed in Barcelona

Two Paris Saint-Germain supporters were stabbed in two separate incidents near Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on Wednesday following a Champions League match between the two sides, Spanish police said. READ

The statue at Castellón airport, said to be of Carlos Fabra, the man behind the airport who was recently jailed for tax fraud. Sanbec / Wikimedia

Spain’s 'ghost airport' set for first flights

Spain's infamous ghost airport Castellón airport is set to open nearly four years after its official inauguration with football club Villareal FC being touted as first customers, Spanish media are reporting. READ

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Exit: Spain sees new surge in emigration

The number of Spaniards leaving the country climbed 15.5 percent in the first half of 2014 compared to the second half of 2013 to hit the highest level since the beginning of 2011. READ

Madrid's Carlos III hospital (foreground) where the Spanish aid worker has been quarantined since November 21st. Photo: Pedro Armestre/AFP

Spanish aid worker cleared over Ebola fears

A Spanish health worker repatriated from Mali over fears she may have contracted Ebola has completed a mandatory quarantine period without displaying any symptoms of the disease. READ

The charity Save the Children wants the demolition of shacks in Madrid's El Gallinero area to be stopped until a long-term housing solution for residents can be found. Photo: Rafael Robles

Madrid's shocking slum shames Spanish capital

Just 12 kilometres (seven miles) from downtown Madrid, hundreds of Romanian Roma are living without running water or toilets in third world conditions, a lawyer working with the community has told The Local. READ

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Tissue seller hands in €16,000 to police

A Nigerian tissue seller in Spain has handed in a wallet containing over €16,000 ($19,800) to police after it fell off the roof of a car. READ 2 comments

Football hooliganism

A picture taken on November 30th shows a tribute to a football fan who died following clashes near Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon stadium. Photo: Cristina Quicler/AFP

Football club security chiefs fired over riot

Spain's government has ordered the sacking of the security heads of football clubs Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruña over a deadly riot that left a fan dead. READ

Features

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Spanish ski resorts: eight of the best

If you've ever thought that skiing and Spain don't mix, think again. Here are eight great resorts worth checking out this winter. READ

The innovative NMAC foundation in southern Spain's Cádiz province features contemporay art in a former military installation. Photo: Guillermo Varela

Ten Spanish museums you need to know about

While millions of tourists flock to Spain every year to visit amazing galleries like the Prado and the Reina Sofia, the country is also home a wealth of other lesser-known museums you may not know. Here are ten of the best. READ

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Modern masterpiece or crashed UFO? Critics are divided on Oviedo's Princess Letizia Congress Centre. Photo: Jsmq/Wikimedia

Top ten: Spain's ugliest buildings

Ah Spain! Land of history, passion and beauty. Or maybe not. Here The Local takes a journey through some of the buildings you won't find in any tourist brochure. READ

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Impact on Integrity Managing Director Murray Grainger with Andrea Bonime-Blanc, CEO and Founder of GEC Risk Advisory LLC.

'Spanish firms have to take ethics seriously'

What do you do when personal circumstances bring you to corruption-hit Spain? Set up a business ethics consultancy of course. At least that’s what this Madrid-based Brit decided to do. READ

Spanish Face of the Week

The president of Spains' Extremadura region, José Antonio Monago, said he would not resign and "give in to the bad guys". File photo: PP Madrid/Flickr

I paid for 'love flights' to Canaries: Politician

The president of Spain's Extremadura region on Friday said he was the victim of a "political lynching" after critics accused him of spending public money for flights to the Canary Islands to visit his attractive Colombian lover. READ

More News

Spanish military leader Bernardo de Gálvez gave his name to the Texan city of Galveston. GifTagger / Wikimedia

Spanish hero named honorary US citizen

More than two centuries after his death, Spanish military leader and politician Bernardo de Gálvez (1746—1786) has been made an honorary citizen of the United States for his efforts in fighting for American independence. READ

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Three die in wild storms in Catalonia

Three people died and one was left seriously injured as strong winds battered Spain's Catalonia region on Tuesday. READ

Corruption focus

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New website to boost transparency in Spain

The launch of a new 'transparency portal' on Wednesday will allow Spaniards to access to never before seen data on all aspects of government and public life. READ

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Spain's tax burden still at pre-crisis levels

Despite hikes in both income tax rates and value-added tax, Spain is one of the few wealthy countries in the world to have an lower overall tax burden now than before the economic crisis, a new report from the OECD shows. READ

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Partying like a Spaniard: the ultimate guide

With the festive season fast approaching, The Local shines a light on everything you need to know about letting loose Spanish-style. Let the fiesta begin! READ

The first freight train to link China directly to Spain arrived in Madrid on Tuesday after a 21-day journey. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/ AFP

First ever 'train from China' arrives in Madrid

The first freight train to link China directly to Spain arrived in Madrid on Tuesday after covering over 13,000 kilometres (8,000 miles) in a test run of a planned regular service between the two nations. READ 3 comments

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Six years on: Spain starts building again

After six tough years, Spain's ailing building sector is finally coming back to life, with public sector projects fuelling a lot of the new growth. READ

French students Sarah Mazerolles and Julien Piguet were driving at while Peugeot with the number plate DJ 610 JJ 64. Photo: Guardia Civil/Twitter

Police hunt for missing French students

Spanish police are working together with their French counterparts to find two French students who went missing while on their way home from Zaragoza to visit their families. READ

Royal corruption

Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband Iñaki Urdangarin are embroiled in a corruption case involving alleged embezzlement of public funds. Photo: Rafa Rivas/AFP

Drop fraud charges for princess: Prosecutor

A prosecutor investigating alleged tax fraud by Spain's Princess Cristina, the sister of Spain's King Felipe, says charges against her should be dropped as they are unfounded and merely based on public pressure. READ

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Gay 'kiss-in' protest staged at Burger King

Around 100 people descended on a Madrid Burger King restaurant recently to protest against reported homophobia at the fast food giant. READ 12 comments

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Porn film spices up fare at McDonald's restaurant

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Germany rejects Putin's 'transparent' speech

The government rejected on Friday the justification given by Russian President Vladimir Putin for annexing the Crimea in his annual state of the nation address. READ

Entrepreneurs in Denmark

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How to get hired at a Copenhagen startup

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Demonstrators protest over the introduction of an ID card scheme for the homeless in Marseille. Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

Outrage forces Marseille to bin yellow triangle IDs

France's second city Marseille has been forced to ditch a controversial initiative that saw homeless people handed ID cards adorned with yellow triangles prompting critics to accuse authorities of implementing a "Nazi-style" scheme. READ

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Spaghetti bolognese may be a classic 'Italian' dish abroad but you won't find it anywhere in Italy. Spaghetti bolognese: Shutterstock

Ten 'Italian' dishes that don't exist in Italy

Wherever you travel in the Western world, the chances are you’ll never be too far from a restaurant offering Italian food. But is it really Italian? Here, The Local speaks to an Italian food blogger and culinary tour guide - and dispels a few persistent food myths. READ

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Morten Harket and Magne Furuholmen of A-ha. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB scanpix

A-ha! The Norwegian super-group is back!

One of Norway's most famous pop bands, A-ha, will reunite this summer for their 30th anniversary, the group announced on Thursday. READ

Election 2015

Fans of Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson. Photo:TT

Support for nationalists swells in Sweden

The number of Swedes intending to vote for the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats has shot up according to a new poll by YouGov released on Monday. READ