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EXCLUSIVE: Yachtie warns of killing orca ‘with a tear in my eye’ if dangerous interactions in the Strait of Gibraltar are not tackled this summer

CAPTAINS are warning that the first orca could be killed this summer if solutions are not found to the ‘interactions’ in the Strait of Gibraltar

27 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Panic in Gibraltar: Pupils ‘barricade themselves in their classrooms’ after group of ‘Spanish Youtubers’ enter school

A PANIC was sparked in Gibraltar this afternoon after reports came out that a group of ‘Spanish Youtubers’ had entered a school. Worried parents received

26 Mar, 2025 @ 18:34

Gibraltar·Lead

Team of British officials in Gibraltar ‘merely routine and not a sign a treaty is imminent’

SOURCES on the Rock have moved to dampen speculation that the presence of a team of officials from the UK Foreign Office signals that a

26 Mar, 2025 @ 18:17

Gibraltar·Lead

US review of global chokepoints could open ‘Pandora’s box’ in the Strait of Gibraltar – and have Spain sweating

A US government review of the globe’s seven major maritime chokepoints – including the Strait of Gibraltar – will ‘open Pandora’s box’, according to geopolitical

26 Mar, 2025 @ 17:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Health service warning in Spain: This summer will be ‘very difficult’ due to lack of doctors, say industry leaders

Mobile health clinic is coming to Gibraltar: Walk-in visitors can get on-the-spot full medical check ups

A NEW walk-in mobile health clinic is set to do a tour of Gibraltar where residents can get an immediate medical check-up The Gibraltar Health

24 Mar, 2025 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Minor collision between fuel tanker and bulk carrier in congested waters of the Bay of Gibraltar renews calls for safety measures

A FRESH debate about the need for a pilot when departing Gibraltar’s congested waters has been sparked after a minor collision of two giant ships

21 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar’s naval shipyard aims to repair aircraft carriers and step up its ‘vital role in the UK’s maritime capabilities’

GIBRALTAR’S shipyard is aiming to move up a tier by expanding its drydocks to accommodate modern aircraft carriers. It was announced at the Defence Ship

21 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Trump admin to consider ‘the status of Gibraltar’ as part of probe into ‘trade and shipping constraints’ in the Strait of Gibraltar

THE status of ‘Gibraltar’s sovereignty’ is going to feature in part of an investigation by the Trump administration into ‘unfavourable shipping conditions’ in the Strait.

20 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Feasibility study contract for Spain’s Costa del Sol train set to be awarded: Project will take 18 months to decide if it can be built

THE contract for the proposed Costa del Sol train feasibility study is set to be handed to a joint venture firm after it received the

19 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain expresses ‘optimism’ over sealing a deal on Gibraltar but warns ‘pending issues’ must be resolved first

‘PENDING issues’ are all that remain between sealing a deal for Gibraltar, according to Spain’s Secretary of State for the EU. Fernando Sampedro expressed his

19 Mar, 2025 @ 11:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s disgraced ‘rogue officer’ has complaint over the Gibraltar border thrown out – but does this mark the end of his crusade?

THE Spanish police chief at the Gibraltar border has had his complaint against the post-Brexit transitional agreement thrown out by a La Linea judge. She

14 Mar, 2025 @ 11:50

Gibraltar·Lead

Train to Gibraltar? Spain’s long-demanded costa train may actually become a reality – and with it a stop across the border in La Linea

SPAIN’S fabled costa train from Nerja to Algeciras is starting to become a more concrete reality – and it may come to Gibraltar. Long considered

13 Mar, 2025 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar to weed out ‘fraudsters and freeloaders’ who try to claim free university tuition: ‘Those with children born here have nothing to worry about’

THE new restrictions on university scholarships for pupils in Gibraltar are targeted at ‘fraudsters and freeloaders’, the government has announced. ‘Genuine cases’ of pupils born

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Sir Lindsay Hoyle comes under fire for ‘luxury trips to Gibraltar’

SIR Lindsay Hoyle is facing increasing scrutiny after revelations about his trips to Gibraltar and other luxury destinations. Figures obtained by the Daily Mail show

11 Mar, 2025 @ 11:41

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Gibraltar comes down hard on offenders who attack police after spate of incidents

OFFENDERS who assault police or emergency workers will have their maximum punishments doubled under new legislation being rolled out in Gibraltar this week. The new

10 Mar, 2025 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar training exercises in British waters trigger the Spanish: Madrid makes formal complaint over ‘violation of its sovereignty’

THE Gibraltar Squadron’s exercises around the Rock triggered the eternal diplomatic stand-off with Spain over sovereignty of the waters last week. The operation, which included

10 Mar, 2025 @ 14:30

Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Acerinox steelworks spews ‘frequent’ toxic clouds into the Bay of Gibraltar while Spanish authorities ‘turn a blind eye’

THE sinister cloud of orange gas that the Acerinox steelworks belched out over the Bay of Gibraltar last week is something that’s ‘suspiciously frequent’, insiders

7 Mar, 2025 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish border town cooks up contingency plans for its survival as hopes dwindle over a Gibraltar post-Brexit deal

THE Junta de Andalucia is attempting to ride in to the rescue for border town La Linea as it faces calamity over the potential failure

4 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s ‘rogue’ border chief is FIRED after provoking Gibraltar with his passport stamping campaign

SPAIN’S ‘rogue officer’ police chief has finally been dismissed from his post thanks to his latest border shenanigans, according to reports in Spain. Chief Inspector

21 Feb, 2025 @ 17:14

Gibraltar·Lead

A rogue officer (left) is accused of trying to check passports at the Gibraltar border while drunk, while (right) queues at the frontier this week

Tension at the Gibraltar border: Defiant Spanish cops provoke the Brits by stamping passports – despite previous orders not to

THE Gibraltar border row risked being reignited today after Spanish officials began stamping the passports of people entering Spain via the frontier. Rogue Policia Nacional

21 Feb, 2025 @ 14:12

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

WATCH: ‘Sir, I’m afraid something awful’s happened’ – When British marines accidentally invaded Spain this week in 2002

IT was a military mishap that left one side sheepish and the other grumbling. But on February 17 in 2002, a group of Royal Marines

19 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Campo de Gibraltar’s ‘historic problems’ must become a ‘priority’ for the EU after being ‘intensified by Brexit’, say Spanish socialists

ANDALUCIA’S socialist party has called for the Campo de Gibraltar region to be designated a ‘priority territory in Europe’ after reeling from the impact of

19 Feb, 2025 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain-Gibraltar border row is reignited: ‘Right-wing’ Spanish chief to stamp passports of Gibraltarians – threatening huge delays at the frontier

SPAIN’S ‘rogue officer’ at the Gibraltar border has issued an ‘internal note’ instructing that passport stamping resume ‘until written instructions are received’, according to reports

17 Feb, 2025 @ 13:43

Gibraltar·Lead

How Franco’s decision to close the Gibraltar border backfired: ‘Now we’re more British than ever’

THE border between Spain and Gibraltar reopened 40 years ago last week, after 16 long years of Spanish dictator General Franco’s efforts to punish Gibraltarians

15 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead

Spain-Morocco tunnel latest: Hopes dashed that it will be completed in time for 2030 World Cup amid reports of 'decade-long' delay

Challenge of the century: What exactly is involved in digging a tunnel from Spain to Morocco?

IT would undoubtedly be the crowning engineering feat of the 21st century so far, eclipsing the likes of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge or the Three

15 Feb, 2025 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News·Technology

WATCH: Spain’s ‘rogue’ border chief is under investigation for checking passports at the Gibraltar frontier while ‘drunk and out of uniform’

SPANISH police are investigating a senior officer after he was filmed checking passports at the Gibraltar border while allegedly drunk and off duty, the Olive

12 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Yachtie warns of killing orca ‘with a tear in my eye’ if dangerous interactions in the Strait of Gibraltar are not tackled this summer

Panic in Gibraltar: Pupils ‘barricade themselves in their classrooms’ after group of ‘Spanish Youtubers’ enter school

Team of British officials in Gibraltar ‘merely routine and not a sign a treaty is imminent’

US review of global chokepoints could open ‘Pandora’s box’ in the Strait of Gibraltar – and have Spain sweating

Mobile health clinic is coming to Gibraltar: Walk-in visitors can get on-the-spot full medical check ups

Minor collision between fuel tanker and bulk carrier in congested waters of the Bay of Gibraltar renews calls for safety measures

Gibraltar’s naval shipyard aims to repair aircraft carriers and step up its ‘vital role in the UK’s maritime capabilities’

Trump admin to consider ‘the status of Gibraltar’ as part of probe into ‘trade and shipping constraints’ in the Strait of Gibraltar

Feasibility study contract for Spain’s Costa del Sol train set to be awarded: Project will take 18 months to decide if it can be built

Spain expresses ‘optimism’ over sealing a deal on Gibraltar but warns ‘pending issues’ must be resolved first

Spain’s disgraced ‘rogue officer’ has complaint over the Gibraltar border thrown out – but does this mark the end of his crusade?

Train to Gibraltar? Spain’s long-demanded costa train may actually become a reality – and with it a stop across the border in La Linea

Gibraltar to weed out ‘fraudsters and freeloaders’ who try to claim free university tuition: ‘Those with children born here have nothing to worry about’

Sir Lindsay Hoyle comes under fire for ‘luxury trips to Gibraltar’

Gibraltar comes down hard on offenders who attack police after spate of incidents

Gibraltar training exercises in British waters trigger the Spanish: Madrid makes formal complaint over ‘violation of its sovereignty’

EXCLUSIVE: Acerinox steelworks spews ‘frequent’ toxic clouds into the Bay of Gibraltar while Spanish authorities ‘turn a blind eye’

Spanish border town cooks up contingency plans for its survival as hopes dwindle over a Gibraltar post-Brexit deal

Spain’s ‘rogue’ border chief is FIRED after provoking Gibraltar with his passport stamping campaign

Tension at the Gibraltar border: Defiant Spanish cops provoke the Brits by stamping passports – despite previous orders not to

WATCH: ‘Sir, I’m afraid something awful’s happened’ – When British marines accidentally invaded Spain this week in 2002

Campo de Gibraltar’s ‘historic problems’ must become a ‘priority’ for the EU after being ‘intensified by Brexit’, say Spanish socialists

Spain-Gibraltar border row is reignited: ‘Right-wing’ Spanish chief to stamp passports of Gibraltarians – threatening huge delays at the frontier

How Franco’s decision to close the Gibraltar border backfired: ‘Now we’re more British than ever’

Challenge of the century: What exactly is involved in digging a tunnel from Spain to Morocco?

WATCH: Spain’s ‘rogue’ border chief is under investigation for checking passports at the Gibraltar frontier while ‘drunk and out of uniform’

Spain’s mystery swine fever outbreak declared a national emergency – as finger of blame points at high-security lab undergoing building works

Dutch woman goes on stabbing spree in Torrevieja – after attempting to rob a bar armed with a pair of knives

Confused about doing business between Spain and Gibraltar? New chat robot is here to answer your questions

New weather warning for Andalucia: Atlantic storm brings orange alert and heavy rains – but what about the Costa del Sol?

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