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‘You could feel the power’: ‘Nerve-wracking’ encounter with an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar

A SAILOR has recounted the ‘awe-inspiring’ moment a six-tonne orca targeted her vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar. Speaking exclusively to the Olive Press, Ilona

14 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar gives short shrift to ‘seductive’ new proposal to offer dual Spanish citizenship

THE Gibraltar government gave a very short response to renewed calls in Spain to ‘tempt’ its citizens with the offer of a Spanish passport. It

12 May, 2025 @ 22:26

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain fumes over failed attempt to ‘monitor’ Gibraltar land reclamation project

SPANISH efforts to ‘closely monitor’ land reclamation works carried out as part of Gibraltar’s Eastside marina development have been rebuffed. The Spanish government’s delegate in

9 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Trial of Syrian dictator’s family for alleged laundering of millions through Spain and Gibraltar suspended

SPAIN’S National Court has ruled it lacks jurisdiction to prosecute the eight defendants on trial for allegedly stealing and laundering €700 million through corporate networks

6 May, 2025 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Gibraltar divers find cocaine stashed on cargo ship using new underwater drone

GIBRALTAR customs officers have discovered drugs worth several million hidden under the waterline in a cargo ship’s hull. The 120kg haul came from a Panama-flagged

6 May, 2025 @ 08:54

Gibraltar·Lead

British woman who lived in Gibraltar now the oldest in the world

A BRITISH woman who lived in Gibraltar has officially become the oldest person in the world at the age of 115, according to the Guinness

2 May, 2025 @ 14:11

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar Police open investigation into death of 79-year-old US tourist

THE Royal Gibraltar Police have confirmed that they are currently investigating the death of a 79-year-old US citizen. The American, whose identity has not been

1 May, 2025 @ 14:48

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish frigate sails with British carrier strike group through the Strait of Gibraltar as NATO navies put rivalries aside

AN impressive fleet led by the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday towards the Indo-Pacific sector, including

30 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Two Moroccan men stopped by Spanish border guards trying to enter Gibraltar with €50k ‘in various currencies’ hidden in their car

TWO Moroccans have been arrested at the Spain-Gibraltar border after the Policia Nacional found over €50,000 of cash in their car. The vehicle- with Gibraltar

29 Apr, 2025 @ 11:09

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Meet Gibraltar’s new guitar-strumming, filmmaking media director who will bring ‘documentary know-how to government storytelling’

GIBRALTAR’S mercurial new government media director would quite like to be playing the guitar or indulging his passion for cinema and documentaries. But instead, Anton

27 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead

Cruise ship calls to Gibraltar soar by nearly 75%: Passengers have already spent £4m this year

GIBRALTAR has been welcoming a non-stop wave of cruise ships since the seasons started in earnest earlier this month. Only those who’ve not left their

25 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Latest Brit to land key Gibraltar post is ‘not part of London plot to tighten its grip on the Rock’

THE latest Brit to take up one of the Rock’s key public roles is ‘not part of a UK takeover of Gibraltar’, according to insiders

25 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Scientists are attaching cameras to orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar amid growing yachtie anger over dangerous ‘interactions’

ORCA season is returning to the Strait of Gibraltar and scientists are already working on ways to mitigate their interactions with sail boats amid rising

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Environment·Gibraltar·Other News

EXPLAINER: What is Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry and why is it important?

Gibraltar is once again gripped by the public inquiry that has pulled back the curtain on power and the powerful on the Rock. Take a

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:35

EXPLAINER·Gibraltar·Lead

No joke: Win two pairs of tickets for comedian David Walliams by joining the growing Olive Press club online

THE Olive Press is giving away four tickets to see comedian David Walliams in Gibraltar later this month. The sometimes-controversial Little Britain star is rocking

16 Apr, 2025 @ 14:13

Gibraltar·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mystery of body discovered face down on a Spanish beach next to Gibraltar is solved

THE body of a man was found on the beach of San Bernardo, in La Linea, right next to Gibraltar. The body was lying face

15 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

What was learned from the return of Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry? Police explanations over ‘nothing sinister’ data losses meet severe scrutiny

GIBRALTAR’S sprawling public inquiry into the early retirement of a former police chief returned last week looking to flip the narrative on its head. The

15 Apr, 2025 @ 08:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Intrigue on the Rock: Can Gibraltar’s incoming police chief swim with the sharks?

THE triumphant announcement of a new Commissioner of Police for Gibraltar after an exhaustive selection process has been darkened by the return of the McGrail

11 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Serial burglar back to jail in Gibraltar: Local man caught hours after robbing three businesses in one night

A SERIAL burglar has been jailed for a spate of break-ins in businesses around Gibraltar. Christian Baglietto, 47, of Prince Edward’s Road, appeared before the

11 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Spanish teenager is terrorised by Gibraltar monkey: Locals give tourists advice on dealing with the apes

A TEENAGE girl was terrorised by an encounter with one of the Barbary macaques that inhabit the Rock of Gibraltar. Read here what you should

10 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Where’s the missing police Whatsapps?’ Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry comes back with a bang

THE so-called McGrail inquiry reconvened yesterday to examine allegations of ‘a number of possible deletions’ of Whatsapp messages between senior Royal Gibraltar Police officers. Seeing

10 Apr, 2025 @ 10:08

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Motorcyclist, 89, dies in collision with a lorry during Gibraltar’s school-run rush hour

AN elderly man has died after he was knocked off his motorbike during the Gibraltar school run rush hour. The 89-year-old collided with a heavy

8 Apr, 2025 @ 12:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside mega marina project finally gets the green light

THE long-awaited Eastside project has finally been given the green light, paving the way for one of the most significant developments on the Rock in

8 Apr, 2025 @ 09:23

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

WATCH: Dwarf crocodile found in Gibraltar: Creature which grows to 1.2m was rescued from home aquarium

A DWARF crocodile native to the Amazon Basin has been rescued from a Gibraltar property after authorities discovered it was being illegally kept as a

7 Apr, 2025 @ 14:15

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Dramatic school-run punch up and ‘firearm incident’ in Gibraltar leads to armed police arrest

THE Royal Gibraltar Police are appealing for witnesses after a road rage incident saw armed police storm a local man’s apartment. Dramatic images from social

4 Apr, 2025 @ 18:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Happy Easter – Get €20 off our Annual Subscription

Happy Easter to all our readers!! We are offering €20 off our usual annual subscription price so you can all treat yourselves to some chocolate

4 Apr, 2025 @ 17:35

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

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