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The McGrail inquiry grips Gibraltar and shines a light on the shadowy figures who make the Rock tick – as Chief Minister announces he’s ‘had his fill of this job’

GIBRALTAR’s Chief Minister has announced he will step down after his current term. Fabian Picardo told a popular podcast things had gotten ‘a little stickier’

17 Apr, 2024 @ 07:51

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Brexit talks have revealed Gibraltar cancelled ‘hostile’ Red Arrows display after pressure from Spain

BREXIT negotiations have revealed the UK cancelled a display by the Red Arrows last year after Spain warned it would be a ‘hostile act’. In

16 Apr, 2024 @ 18:06

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Spain and the UK agree ‘general political lines’ on post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar

DELEGATES from the UK and Spain reached an agreement on the ‘general political lines’ of a deal over Gibraltar in a Brussels summit today. The

12 Apr, 2024 @ 17:25

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IN PICTURES: Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo meets David Cameron in Brussels ahead of crunch talks with Spain and the EU

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo was in Brussels this morning to meet with David Cameron ahead of today’s crunch talks with the EU on Gibraltar’s status

12 Apr, 2024 @ 12:42

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MCGRAIL INQUIRY: Who is Gibraltar’s ‘grey man in the shadows’? Testimony from lead detective sheds further light on events leading up to police chief’s sudden retirement

THE ‘grey man’ of Gibraltar, so long in the shadows, might finally be moving into the light. This was the inescapable conclusion of day four

12 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

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Gibraltar’s Fabian Picardo and David Cameron to meet with Spain’s foreign minister to thrash out post-Brexit deal

GIBRALTAR will attend a top-level treaty meeting in Brussels this Friday as negotiations to secure the future of the tiny overseas territory continue. An article

11 Apr, 2024 @ 12:02

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Witnesses report hearing GUNSHOTS as Guardia Civil vessel strikes Gibraltar airport

REPORTS of possible shots heard near Gibraltar airport as Guardia Civil vessel strikes runway approach lights. The Royal Gibraltar Police are currently investigating an incident

11 Apr, 2024 @ 11:03

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MCGRAIL INQUIRY: The ‘triple conflicted’ Chief Minister Fabian Picardo forced police boss out of his job ‘to protect the most powerful lawyer in Gibraltar’

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister plotted with the lawyer of a suspected criminal to have the Rock’s police commissioner fired, it was heard today. It is alleged

10 Apr, 2024 @ 17:53

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Spain and the UK ‘are days away’ from signing a post-Brexit Gibraltar deal as negotiations enter ‘sensitive phase’, claim sources

THE UK and Spain are on the verge of signing a post-Brexit agreement over the future of Gibraltar, according to sources close to the negotiations.

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:21

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Day one of Gibraltar’s corruption inquiry into the retirement of police chief Ian McGrail: Search warrant against high-ranking legal figure under the spotlight

THE first day of the McGrail hearings were dominated by the circumstances surrounding the issuing of a search warrant against a key Gibraltar legal figure.

8 Apr, 2024 @ 17:43

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Gibraltar holds its breath as the McGrail corruption inquiry finally gets underway next week – with the eyes of the world watching

AMID a swirl of accusations and recriminations that have seen the Rock likened to a ‘banana republic’, the long-awaited McGrail Inquiry is finally set to

4 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

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Revealed: How Ukrainian fighter pilots were paid €150,000 per flight to carry millions of euros worth of drugs into Spain in low-flying helicopters in the dead of night

UKRAINIAN pilots who imported drugs from Morocco to Spain on helicopters have been busted by the Guardia Civil and the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie. READ MORE:

2 Apr, 2024 @ 12:46

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Gibraltar government is rushing through new bill with ‘sole purpose’ of imposing banning order, claims lawyer in corruption inquiry

A LAWYER in the upcoming McGrail inquiry has accused the Gibraltar government of having a restriction order ‘ready to go’ as soon as new legislation

26 Mar, 2024 @ 17:30

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Gibraltar is building a pipe to provide drinking water from Spain: Locals across the border fume amid drought conditions

SPANIARDS are livid as Gibraltar is building a pipe to provide the British territory with drinking water from Spain. READ MORE: Are the games finally

26 Mar, 2024 @ 12:45

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Gibraltar welcomes Royal Navy’s huge ocean mapper vessel amid simmering tensions as Brexit negotiations continue and Spain deports four British marines

THE latest Royal Navy vessel Gibraltar has welcomed to its naval base is not the usual death-dealing warship whose presence irritates the Spanish authorities. HMS

23 Mar, 2024 @ 12:00

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Gibraltar Chief Minister admits he may use controversial new powers to restrict public access to blockbuster corruption inquiry into his own conduct

THE Gibraltar Chief Minister has admitted that he may use new legislation being rushed through Parliament to withhold evidence from the public in an inquiry

21 Mar, 2024 @ 16:30

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Transparency International calls for the Gibraltar government to add anti-interference clause to controversial new bill as corruption inquiry looms

THE government of Gibraltar is facing calls to include guarantees in the upcoming public inquiry bill to ensure it cannot be used to interfere in

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:25

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British Royal Navy commandos are kicked out of Spain: Four officers were tracked to their hotel before being expelled to Gibraltar

FOUR British Royal Navy officers have been deported from Spain after they were tracked down by Spanish authorities and returned to the Rock. READ MORE:

19 Mar, 2024 @ 14:59

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Hands off our Rock: British MPs blast Spain’s demands to share Gibraltar’s airport in post-Brexit talks

LONG-RUNNING negotiations over new border arrangements for Gibraltar has seen British pro-Brexit MPs voice their concern over Spain’s demands to jointly manage the airport. An

18 Mar, 2024 @ 12:05

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Spain to Morocco train latest: Businesses line up to invest in the so-called ‘Gibraltar Tunnel’ as project edges closer

THE Spain-Morocco tunnel could turn into reality as Spanish Development Minister, Oscar Puente, says Spain ‘wants to play an important role’. The tunnel, due to

18 Mar, 2024 @ 11:06

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John Galliano speaks in new documentary: Gibraltar designer, 63, apologises for vile anti-Semitic comments after mounting comeback this year

A NEW documentary will showcase the rapid rise and fall of controversial Gibraltarian fashion designer John Galliano. High and Low: John Galliano, directed by Academy

5 Mar, 2024 @ 10:48

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Gibraltar finally receives blessing to be removed from FATF ‘grey list’ by economic crime watchdog

GIBRALTAR has finally been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list’ after nearly two years of heightened scrutiny. The announcement was made

5 Mar, 2024 @ 09:51

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Gibraltar calls for special care for its Scops Owls, Bee-eaters, Crested Larks and other birds as nesting season begins

FROM Barbary Partridges to Zitting Cisticola by way of Scops Owls and Crested Larks, Gibraltar’s bird nesting season is officially underway from tomorrow. Spanning March

2 Mar, 2024 @ 18:00

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Gibraltar landscape artist sees off all comers to win Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year 2024 in London

A GIBRALTAR native has been crowned the winner of a prestigious art competition on UK television after seeing off two other finalists on Thursday. Monica

2 Mar, 2024 @ 15:00

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Gibraltar’s senior citizens get medical travel insurance deal for emergency treatment in Spain’s Andalucia

A MEDICAL insurance scheme for senior citizen residents travelling to Spain has been unveiled by the Gibraltarian government. Older people going across the border will

27 Feb, 2024 @ 15:12

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Six men who posted a €250k bail for their ‘narco’ friend are arrested in Spain’s Campo de Gibraltar after being unable to explain where the cash came from

AN accused narcotrafficker was released after posting €250,000 in bail – only for his associates who raised the money to be arrested for money laundering.

26 Feb, 2024 @ 13:30

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The McGrail inquiry grips Gibraltar and shines a light on the shadowy figures who make the Rock tick – as Chief Minister announces he’s ‘had his fill of this job’

Brexit talks have revealed Gibraltar cancelled ‘hostile’ Red Arrows display after pressure from Spain

Spain and the UK agree ‘general political lines’ on post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar

IN PICTURES: Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo meets David Cameron in Brussels ahead of crunch talks with Spain and the EU

MCGRAIL INQUIRY: Who is Gibraltar’s ‘grey man in the shadows’? Testimony from lead detective sheds further light on events leading up to police chief’s sudden retirement

Gibraltar’s Fabian Picardo and David Cameron to meet with Spain’s foreign minister to thrash out post-Brexit deal

Witnesses report hearing GUNSHOTS as Guardia Civil vessel strikes Gibraltar airport

MCGRAIL INQUIRY: The ‘triple conflicted’ Chief Minister Fabian Picardo forced police boss out of his job ‘to protect the most powerful lawyer in Gibraltar’

Spain and the UK ‘are days away’ from signing a post-Brexit Gibraltar deal as negotiations enter ‘sensitive phase’, claim sources

Day one of Gibraltar’s corruption inquiry into the retirement of police chief Ian McGrail: Search warrant against high-ranking legal figure under the spotlight

Gibraltar holds its breath as the McGrail corruption inquiry finally gets underway next week – with the eyes of the world watching

Revealed: How Ukrainian fighter pilots were paid €150,000 per flight to carry millions of euros worth of drugs into Spain in low-flying helicopters in the dead of night

Gibraltar government is rushing through new bill with ‘sole purpose’ of imposing banning order, claims lawyer in corruption inquiry

Gibraltar is building a pipe to provide drinking water from Spain: Locals across the border fume amid drought conditions

Gibraltar welcomes Royal Navy’s huge ocean mapper vessel amid simmering tensions as Brexit negotiations continue and Spain deports four British marines

Gibraltar Chief Minister admits he may use controversial new powers to restrict public access to blockbuster corruption inquiry into his own conduct

Transparency International calls for the Gibraltar government to add anti-interference clause to controversial new bill as corruption inquiry looms

British Royal Navy commandos are kicked out of Spain: Four officers were tracked to their hotel before being expelled to Gibraltar

Hands off our Rock: British MPs blast Spain’s demands to share Gibraltar’s airport in post-Brexit talks

Spain to Morocco train latest: Businesses line up to invest in the so-called ‘Gibraltar Tunnel’ as project edges closer

John Galliano speaks in new documentary: Gibraltar designer, 63, apologises for vile anti-Semitic comments after mounting comeback this year

Gibraltar finally receives blessing to be removed from FATF ‘grey list’ by economic crime watchdog

Gibraltar calls for special care for its Scops Owls, Bee-eaters, Crested Larks and other birds as nesting season begins

Gibraltar landscape artist sees off all comers to win Sky Arts’ Landscape Artist of the Year 2024 in London

Gibraltar’s senior citizens get medical travel insurance deal for emergency treatment in Spain’s Andalucia

Six men who posted a €250k bail for their ‘narco’ friend are arrested in Spain’s Campo de Gibraltar after being unable to explain where the cash came from

How did anarchism lead to charming Casas Viejas village to change its name to ‘Benalup’?

Valencia’s legendarily weird and wonderful 1980s nightclub scene comes back to life for one month only

ON THIS DAY: Dali, Buñuel – and Dani Carvajal? A trio of Spanish geniuses have links to this weekend in January

MICHAEL COY explains how the lives of two Spanish princesses 500 years apart didn’t go to plan – thanks to their choice of husbands

Ozempic users who go cold turkey record average weight gain of half a kilo each month, according to new study