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Refugee crisis

The Syrian family will arrive in Madrid on Wedneday. Photo: Stephan Richter / twitter

Syrian father and son tripped up by camerawoman find home in Madrid

The Syrian father and son who made headlines around the world after being tripped by a Hungarian journalist are on their way to a new life in Spain... and it is all thanks to football.

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Inside the Prado Museum in Madrid. Photo: José-Manuel Benito Álvarez / Wikimedia Commons.

The Prado ranks above the Louvre on list of world's greatest museums

Madrid's Prado Museum came in fourth place in awards for the best museums in the world - ahead of the famous Louvre in Paris. The Local takes a look at Spain's top ten greatest cultural institutions.

The Tory leader's anti-trade union tactics invited comparison with Spain's fascist regime. Photos: AFP

Jeremy Corbyn compares Cameron tactics to those of dictator Franco

New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has compared conservative tactics towards trade unions to those used by fascist dictator General Francisco Franco.

The couple from Madrid were denied fertility treatment. File photo: weheartit.com

Spanish lesbians take legal action after fertility treatment is denied

A lesbian couple is suing Spanish authorities who they say refused them the right to have a child by artificial insemination.

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The car was driving the wrong way on the Palma ringroad. Screengrab Cronica Balear / Youtube

Terrifying moment car is driven the wrong way on Mallorca motorway

Two British tourists filmed a car driving into oncoming traffic on the wrong side of a motorway on the Balearic island.

Archive photograph of a storm in San Sebastian. Photo: Ander Gillenea

Summer finally comes to an end as Spain is battered by fierce storms

Summer is well and truly over in Spain as torrential rain and fierce winds sweep across the country putting 33 provinces on alert.

Ashya King returned to Prague where he received proton therapy treatment. Photo: Michal Cizek / AFP

One year after Ashya King's cancer treatment 'everything is improving'

Ashya King looked happy and healthy a year after his parents were arrested in Spain for snatching him from a British hospital in order to seek life-saving brain tumour treatment.

Save the Children has urged Spain to accept more refugees via Melilla. Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP

Spain urged to open its border to hundreds of Syrian refugee children

Global aid charity Save the Children urged Madrid on Tuesday to help hundreds of Syrian refugee children reach Spanish territory in north Africa.

King Felipe meets President Obama at the White House Photo: Mandel Ngan / AFP

Obama backs 'strong and unified' Spain amid Catalan breakaway bid

The US President made reference to Spain's political struggles at a meeting with King Felipe VI at the White House on Tuesday.

The bull Rompseuelas was spreared to death in Tordesillas. Photo: Cesar Manso / AFP

More than 3,000 Spanish festivals involve animal cruelty, says report

Spain celebrates an estimated 3,000 fiestas that involve cruelty and mistreatment of animals, a new report by an animal welfare group claims.

Features

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.

The two-michelin starred Atul Kochar will open Benares in Madrid. Photo: Benares

Michelin-starred Indian chef opens up new restaurant in Madrid

He became the first Indian chef to earn a Michelin star and is widely regarded as one of the best chefs in London. The Local talks to Atul Kochhar as he prepares to launch his new restaurant Benares in Madrid.

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Pimientos de padron - like playing Russian Roulette with a spicy pepper. Photo: The Table Hopper / Flickr

Thirteen mouthwateringly delicious reasons to be a vegetarian in Spain

Long feared by vegetarians as the land of jamón, Spanish cuisine also boasts a host of delicious traditional alternatives. Foodie experts, Devour Spain, share their tips for the best vegetarian food in Spain.

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King Felipe and Queen Letizia at Mount Vernon on Tuesday. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP

Spain's King and Queen embark on four-day visit to the United States

King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit the White House to meet the Obamas at the start of a four-day trip to the United States.

Rajoy (R) is expected to attend Javier Maroto's (L) wedding on Friday. Photo: Rafa Rivas/AFP

PM risks being called a hypocrite by attending gay best friend’s wedding

Mariano Rajoy will not only be attending the gay marriage of one of his conservative colleagues, he will be a witness at the nuptials, despite the fact that he has in the past been very vocal in opposing same-sex marriage.

Ester Quintana was shot in the eye with a rubber bullet. Archive photo: Josep Lago / AFP

Woman wins €260k compensation after being blinded by rubber bullet

Ester Quintana has won a payout of €260,931 after losing the sight in her left eye from a rubber bullet fired by riot police during a demonstration.

A plane takes off from Madrid's Adolfo Suarez Barajas airport. Photo: Pedro Armestre / AFP

Spanish air traffic controllers call strikes for September and October

Spanish air traffic controllers have set fresh 12-hour strikes on September 26th and October 3rd in protest at disciplinary sanctions by authorities.

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Photo of Castellón Cathedral: Shutterstock

Ten wonderful reasons to explore Spain's newest tourist destination

From thermal springs to castles and music festivals, The Local guides you through the best things to do in Spain's newest tourist hotspot - Castellón.

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Saad and Oula in their new home. Photo: R Waites

One family's terrifying journey to Austria

After years of waiting and hoping the civil war in Syria would come to an end, Saad and his wife Oula finally decided to leave their home in Damascus and travel to Austria, where Oula’s brother has lived and worked for the past 11 years.

View of Geneva: the city's tight housing market means renters need to be wary of scams. Photo: MadGeographer/Wikimedia Commons

Man left homeless after family moves into his flat

A 38-year-old man has been sleeping in his car for a month after a family took over the Geneva apartment he is renting while he was visiting relatives in Tunisia, local media are reporting.

Refugee crisis

Alexander Dobrindt, Germany's transport minister. Photo: Michael Kappeler/DPA

'Germany has reached its limit', says minister

Germany's transport minister on Sunday said that Germany has 'reached its limit,' as he called for measures to halt a record migrant influx that has seen the infrastructure of the southern city of Munich buckling.

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Refugees arrive at Copenhagen Central Station on Thursday. Photo: Linda Kastrup/Scanpix

Denmark says no to EU's 160,000 refugee plan

Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said on Friday that with the nation's opt-out on EU asylum policies, there is "simply no reason" that Denmark should participate in the EU's plan to resettle asylum seekers.