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IN PICTURES: Spanish frigate escorts largest aircraft carrier in the world past Gibraltar as US strike group heads east

THE world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Saturday as it headed for

21 Jul, 2025 @ 09:48

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Ex-Gibraltar police chief claims vindication as audit reveals £2m pay-offs to outgoing officers

GIBRALTAR’S political turmoil has deepened following explosive revelations that the government authorised nearly £2 million in taxpayer money to outgoing police officers. The move has

19 Jul, 2025 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Damning report reveals Gibraltar’s system of patronage as £13m handed out to ‘loyalists’

THE long-awaited Public Auditor’s report has finally landed – and its impact triggered an earthquake that has shaken the Rock to its core. While nominally

18 Jul, 2025 @ 18:25

Gibraltar·Lead

Suspected salmonella outbreak declared in Madrid: Two people are hospitalised and 15 others affected after eating contaminated truffle sauce at award-winning burger restaurant

Wave of salmonella poisonings hit Gibraltar: Authorities hunting for common source

HEALTH authorities in Gibraltar are investigating a spike in salmonella food poisoning cases as they race to identify a potential common source behind the outbreak.

7 Jul, 2025 @ 13:11

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

MULLINS IT OVER: Everyone loses over Gibraltar – but the monkeys couldn’t care less

By Charlie Mullins READING the headline in the Olive Press – Surrender or Triumph I can’t help but come to the conclusion that like all

6 Jul, 2025 @ 11:45

Columnists·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain envisions its own terminal at Gibraltar airport in a ‘joint hub of over 120,000 people’

SPAIN is exploring plans to build its own passenger terminal at Gibraltar airport as part of proposals to create a cross-border transport hub serving more

25 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain’s La Linea to expand vital transport link as Gibraltar deal expected to turbo charge growth

La Línea is pressing ahead with a major road expansion project as the border town prepares for an expected economic boom from the long-awaited Gibraltar

25 Jun, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

IN PICS: How English side Arsenal stunned Spain’s Barcelona to win Women’s Champions League – with exclusive snaps taken by Gibraltar photographer

THESE stunning pictures snapped by ace Gibraltar photographer Brandon Avellano show how Arsenal Women shocked Spanish rivals Barcelona to win their first Champions League title

25 Jun, 2025 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Gibraltar ‘will retain FULL control over its own border checks’ – but is it Spanish boots on the ground?

GIBRALTAR has moved to reassure residents that it will maintain complete control over its border operations under the new UK-EU trade and mobility agreement. It

12 Jun, 2025 @ 15:35

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Conclusive political agreement’: Border to vanish with ‘dual’ Gibraltar-Spain checks at airport and port

A BREAKTHROUGH has been reached in negotiations in Brussels that will see major changes for Gibraltar. The border with Spain will effectively disappear, replaced by

11 Jun, 2025 @ 17:46

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Untrue and misleading’: Gibraltar Chief Minister refutes report of Spanish guards controlling border

GIBRALTAR’s Chief Minister has publicly dismissed reports that the UK has agreed to hand control of the Rock’s border to Spanish or EU guards. Fabian

11 Jun, 2025 @ 15:18

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Mayor of Spain’s La Linea ‘optimistic’ Gibraltar deal can be struck – and save his town

THE mayor of La Linea has declared himself ‘optimistic and expectant’ about today’s crucial Brussels meeting, desperately hoping that a Gibraltar deal can finally rescue

11 Jun, 2025 @ 14:44

Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish boots on the ground? UK to ‘hand over control of Gibraltar border to EU and Spain’ – report

THE upcoming treaty set to be signed in Brussels today will reportedly hand control of the Rock’s border to European and Spanish authorities, according to

11 Jun, 2025 @ 13:17

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Final parameters’ agreed as UK-Gibraltar team jet off to Brussels to secure a historic treaty with Spain and the EU

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has confirmed that ‘final parameters’ for a historic treaty have been agreed, with the negotiating team now en route to

11 Jun, 2025 @ 11:08

Gibraltar·Lead

Feverish speculation in Gibraltar of imminent treaty announcement after British foreign minister arrives at midnight

GIBRALTAR is buzzing with anticipation that a historic treaty governing the Rock’s relationship with Spain and the EU could be announced today, following the dramatic

11 Jun, 2025 @ 08:04

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside marina development ‘is actually HELPING Spain’s beaches and restoring marine environment’

GIBRALTAR’S Eastside development is actually repairing the health of beaches on the Spanish side of the border, according to the project’s main contractor. Darren McComb,

6 Jun, 2025 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

How has Gibraltar come out of nowhere to break cruise ship records – and unnerve the Spanish competition?

GIBRALTAR has been celebrating a record April for cruise ship calls that has put the wind up its Spanish neighbours. As the Olive Press reported

4 Jun, 2025 @ 09:40

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Gibraltar has ‘vital’ role in the UK’s new ‘warfighting’ defence review – despite concerns over lack of combat ships using its port

GIBRALTAR is set to host a lot more British nuclear submarines after the UK committed to building one every 18 months. It is part of

3 Jun, 2025 @ 20:25

Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Leading lawyer clashes with Gibraltar’s Chief Minister over UK deal to give away sovereign territory to Mauritius

ONE of Gibraltar’s leading lawyers has slammed the Rock’s Chief Minister for his ‘obnoxious’ stance over the UK’s decision to cede sovereign British territory to

30 May, 2025 @ 18:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Hacking group linked to Spain’s government which targeted Gibraltar resurfaces

A SPANISH hacking group called ‘Careto’ has resurfaced, almost a decade after it launched its last cyberattacks. Careto has links to the Spanish government, and

30 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Nearly 40 sailboats from Spain and Gibraltar will compete in a regatta to cross the Strait

A RECORD 40 boats will take part in the Straitchallenge 2025, which takes place this Saturday on May 31. Almost 40 boats and more than

30 May, 2025 @ 12:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish navy monitors flotilla of Russian ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

THE Spanish Navy has been closely monitoring a flotilla of Russian naval vessels as they transited through the Strait of Gibraltar. This operation is part

29 May, 2025 @ 13:11

Gibraltar·Lead

How a Syrian dictator’s uncle and his Marbella-based family allegedly laundered a fortune through Spain and Gibraltar

AS Spain’s National Court gears up for one of the most high-profile money laundering trials in its recent history, the spotlight has turned to the

25 May, 2025 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Black smoke from petrol plant angers neighbours in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ by Gibraltar

RESIDENTS across the Campo de Gibraltar have been left furious after a petrochemical plant belched towering flames and thick black smoke into the sky this

22 May, 2025 @ 10:38

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Video

BREAKING: Crew member killed in accident aboard Gibraltar-flagged fuel vessel

A CREW member has died following an accident aboard a Gibraltar-flagged bunker barge in local waters yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred on the Motortanker Nisyros

20 May, 2025 @ 18:28

Gibraltar·Lead

British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar loads up with cruise missiles

BRITISH nuclear submarine HMS Astute was seen loading Tomahawk cruise missiles in Gibraltar during the weekend. The 97-metre long Astute is the first of its

20 May, 2025 @ 12:45

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