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Gibraltar is accused of dumping tonnes of potentially toxic construction waste into poor neighbouring border town in Spain

CONTAMINATED earth dug up to build the Kingsway tunnel under Gibraltar’s runway may end up in landfills in Spain, according to an environmental group. Verdemar

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Crew rescued after killer whales sink UK-registered yacht off Spanish coast

Crew pulled out of sea after killer whales sink UK-registered yacht off Spanish coast

A YACHT travelling under the British flag was sunk in the Strait of Gibraltar after being attacked by killer whales on Wednesday. All three crew

25 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Spaniards mock Gibraltar in viral video as famous TikTok waiter serves man draped in a Spanish flag atop the Rock

SPAIN’S famous viral waiter has caused a stir by serving a drink atop the Rock of Gibraltar to a man draped in the Spanish flag.

25 Jul, 2024 @ 14:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar-Spain football row rages on: UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Morata and Rodri over controversial chants following Euro 2024 victory

TWO members of Spain’s winning Euro 2024 team have been charged by Uefa for ‘extremely provocative’ celebrations when the pair made references to British-ruled Gibraltar.

24 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar warns of hard border with Spain in November if the EU’s new passport system is introduced before a Brexit deal

THE government of Gibraltar has warned that the fluid border with Spain could come to an end in November as Brexit talks stall. With 15,000

23 Jul, 2024 @ 17:14

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

OPINION: Dear Spain’s football team, Gibraltar is British and always be – so bin off the far-right rhetoric

WOULDN’T it be nice if Spain could celebrate a magnificent sporting success without ruining it all in the aftermath? Last year, former President of the

21 Jul, 2024 @ 16:27

Gibraltar·Lead·Opinion·Politics·Sport

Why is Gibraltar British and not a part of Spain? All you need to know about the Treaty of Utrecht

AFTER successfully defeating England 2-1 on Sunday to secure a record-breaking fourth European Championship crown, the Spanish men’s national football team took to the streets

21 Jul, 2024 @ 13:56

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Spanish national football team celebrates winning UEFA Euro 2024 in Madrid

‘Gibraltar is Spain’: Chief Minister slams Madrid mayor over chants but plays down fears Spain will seek to retake the Rock

FABIAN Picardo called the chants of ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ after Spain defeated England in the Euro 2024 final ‘soul destroying.’ The Chief Minister added: “But

17 Jul, 2024 @ 15:03

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Missing: Villas in Portugal, £115 million and a red Ferrari – Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo gives light-hearted response to corruption allegations

FABIAN Picardo needs help to find his villas in Portugal and the money he has embezzled as Gibraltar’s Chief Minister. He is also keen to

11 Jul, 2024 @ 14:06

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Winner gets Benidorm and Gibraltar’: Social media reacts to mouth-watering Euro 2024 final clash between Spain and England – as we ask who will YOU support on Sunday?

SPAIN and England will clash in a mouth-watering and highly-anticipated Euro 2024 final this Sunday after Gareth Southgate’s side prevailed over the Netherlands in dramatic

11 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

One of the Barbary macaque monkeys found in a garden in Granada

Spain’s Guardia Civil opens investigation after two Gibraltar monkeys found caged in terrible conditions inside garden of Granada resident

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has opened an investigation after two of Gibraltar’s famous Barbary macaques were located caged in the garden of a resident of Granada.

10 Jul, 2024 @ 15:13

Animals·Gibraltar·Granada·Lead

The UK’s new Labour government declares its ‘double lock’ commitment to Gibraltar’s sovereignty and looks to restart Brexit talks with Spain ‘as soon as possible’

THE United Kingdom’s new foreign minister reaffirmed that the new Labour government in London will defend Gibraltar’s sovereignty. David Lammy said that the UK would

8 Jul, 2024 @ 16:45

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

Chaos in Gibraltar: ‘Pollution tax’ that would have cost drivers an extra £520 per year sparks protests – forcing Fabian Picardo into embarrassing U-turn just two hours after announcing policy

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was forced into an embarrassing U-turn on Monday afternoon after a Budget proposal for a new pollution levy sparked an

2 Jul, 2024 @ 16:22

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Gibraltar duo cause shock upset with victory over arch rivals Spain in World Cup of Darts

GIBRALTAR scored an unlikely victory over arch rivals Spain at the World Cup of Darts, a pairs tournament featuring some of the world’s best players

29 Jun, 2024 @ 09:50

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Gibraltar man, 47, sentenced to 12 years in jail for raping and imprisoning a woman

A GIBRALTAR man has been locked up for falsely imprisoning a woman and raping her on on two separate occasions. Identified by his initials EG,

27 Jun, 2024 @ 10:44

Gibraltar

‘Untrue rumours’: Gibraltar’s Fabian Picardo blasts suggestions he will resign if a post-Brexit treaty with Spain is agreed

FABIAN Picardo has insisted he will serve his full final term as Gibraltar’s Chief Minister amid suggestions on social media he could resign once a

19 Jun, 2024 @ 16:05

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Bluefin tuna fishing season begins this week in Gibraltar waters: Everything you need to know about new rules and regulations to haul in these oceanic beasts

THE bluefin tuna fishing season kicks off in Gibraltar waters this week with a raft of new regulations fishermen must be aware of. Only 25

17 Jun, 2024 @ 10:55

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar upgraded as ‘largely compliant’ in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing by European watchdog MONEYVAL

GIBRALTAR has been marked as ‘largely compliant’ in its progress at tackling money laundering and terrorist financing. The award comes from the Council of Europe’s

13 Jun, 2024 @ 19:00

Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive allegations against gaming firm Mansion shake Gibraltar and raise questions about business links with former finance minister

A GIBRALTAR gaming firm whose name was emblazoned on various Premier League shirts has been accused of operating illegal online gambling in over a dozen

12 Jun, 2024 @ 19:47

Business & Finance·EXCLUSIVE·Gibraltar·Lead

‘Gibraltar will NEVER become a part of Spain’: Minister slams UN decolonisation committee in New York for failing to listen to Gibraltarians

HEALTH Minister Gemma Arias Vasquez slammed the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation for failing to remove Gibraltar from its list of countries that need to

11 Jun, 2024 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar Brexit treaty latest: Spain says ‘no deal’ until after the UK general election on July 4

SPAIN’S foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares has ruled out closing a post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar until after the UK general election on July 4. The

3 Jun, 2024 @ 14:47

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead

Russia ‘could attack Gibraltar’ if British weapons are used by Ukraine in its territory, Putin’s foreign ministry warns

RUSSIA has warned it ‘will not hesitate’ to attack strategic military bases like Gibraltar if Ukraine uses British weapons in its territory. The threat, made

28 May, 2024 @ 14:47

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Revealed: How the Chinese mafia in Spain ‘trafficked HUNDREDS of people and drugs into Britain via Gibraltar’

A CHINESE mafia is suspected to have made profits of a million euros by trafficking hundreds of their fellow countrymen into Spain, only to then

28 May, 2024 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Fabian Picardo blasts Jacob Rees Mogg for ‘not even starting to understand’ the impact of Brexit on Gibraltar

CHIEF Minister Fabian Picardo has blasted right-wing Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg after the Tory veteran accused Gibraltar’s leader of wanting the Rock ‘to be Spanish’

23 May, 2024 @ 12:35

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Mysterious midnight blaze of €200,000 Bentley on Spain’s Costa del Sol raises eyebrows in Gibraltar

TONGUES have been set a-wagging after a Bentley worth €200,000 was mysteriously destroyed in a plush Manilva urbanisation with a direct view of Gibraltar. Police

22 May, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

‘The Rock is not a tax haven’: Gibraltar hits back at ‘dehumanising’ Spanish politician’s ‘disgraceful’ drug smuggling and money laundering comments on the eve of a post-Brexit deal

THE Government of Gibraltar has come out swinging after a Spanish politician called the Rock a ‘haven for drug traffickers and money launderers’. It slammed

21 May, 2024 @ 14:30

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