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The McGrail Report – The unlikely role that British TV cop classics played in Gibraltar’s inquiry into the police and the politicians, by F Oliva

Ex-Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva muses on what can be divined from the pop culture references that cropped up sporadically during the hearings for the

1 Dec, 2025 @ 18:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar stunned by ‘devastating hammer blow’ as UK hikes gambling taxes – raising fears vital gaming firms could quit the Rock

THERE is growing fear that Gibraltar could lose up to a third of its public revenue after the UK hiked taxes on online gaming. Chancellor

27 Nov, 2025 @ 15:28

Gibraltar·Lead

IN PICS: The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Gibraltar accompanied by carrier strike group in display of military might

BRITAIN’s most powerful warship, the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, sailed into Gibraltar on Sunday after concluding a mammoth eight-month global deployment. The arrival

24 Nov, 2025 @ 11:40

Gibraltar·Lead

The McGrail Report – Gibraltar’s path to reconciliation after five years of fracture, by F Oliva

In his continuing column for the Olive Press, ex-Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva muses on how the Rock can mend its fractured social fabric –

20 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

The McGrail Report – Toward a modernised model of policing for Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

In his continuing column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva muses on the future of policing on the Rock.

15 Nov, 2025 @ 17:13

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Shock as Donald Trump Jr makes flying visit to Gibraltar

DONALD Trump Jr, the eldest son of the US president, shocked onlookers in Gibraltar this afternoon when made a surprise visit to the Rock. Arriving

14 Nov, 2025 @ 18:39

Gibraltar·Lead

Special alert zone declared near expat hotspots on the Costa del Sol as West Nile Virus detected in the Campo de Gibraltar

HEALTH authorities have issued a fresh West Nile Virus alert after the virus was detected in a dead wild bird in the Campo de Gibraltar.

14 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

The McGrail Report – Josef K: Between dystopia, depression and redemption in Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

In his third column of a new series for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his personal impression of the McGrail

12 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

The McGrail report – Making sense of what we saw in ‘Gibraltar confidential’, writes F Oliva

In his latest column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his personal impression of the sprawling McGrail inquiry. THERE are

9 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

‘The McGrail Report is Gibraltar as you have never seen it before’ – Catharsis under the shadow of the Dragon Tree, writes F Oliva

In a new column for the Olive Press, ex-Gibraltar Chronicle news editor Franciso Oliva supplies his musings on the long-running McGrail saga. AS the McGrail

6 Nov, 2025 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar’s long-awaited McGrail report shining a light into the Rock’s behind-the-scenes machinations is delivered today: Govt to publish it ‘in its entirety’

THE long-awaited report into the controversial retirement of Gibraltar’s former police commissioner, Ian McGrail, will finally be delivered to the government this afternoon. According to

6 Nov, 2025 @ 12:05

Gibraltar·Lead

IN PICS: The world’s largest aircraft carrier cruises past the Rock as it navigates the Strait of Gibraltar – to join Trump’s war party threatening Venezuela

THE world’s largest aircraft carrier has been snapped powering through the Strait of Gibraltar as it heads to join President Trump’s fleet terrorising the Caribbean.

6 Nov, 2025 @ 11:58

Gibraltar·Lead

What’s going on on the Rock? Tensions between Spain and Gibraltar go to the wire amid bid to derail historic treaty signing

AFTER months of detente, low-simmering tensions between Gibraltar and Spain are threatening to come to the boil once again – just as a treaty is

5 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead

Gibraltar hits back after Reform MP suggests the Rock could be used to process future asylum seekers

A KEY ally of Brexit architect Nigel Farage has come under fire after hinting that a future Reform UK government would be open to using

22 Oct, 2025 @ 08:00

Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

MORE education is needed to stop people disturbing whales, conservationists have warned, after a video of three friends diving from a boat to swim with

9 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

THREE friends who thought they were having the experience of a lifetime may find themselves staring at the wrong end of a five-figure fine after

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:36

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Flurry of naval activity as Russian submarine near Gibraltar Strait faces ‘explosive hazard after fuel leak’

A RUSSIAN submarine has reportedly declared an ‘explosive hazard’ after being spotted surfacing in the Strait of Gibraltar. The 74-metre Novorossiysk is said to have

29 Sep, 2025 @ 15:10

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Fire breaks out at Acerinox steel plant in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ across from Gibraltar

A FIRE ripped through part of the Acerinox stainless steel plant across the bay from Gibraltar early on Thursday morning. The blaze began at around

25 Sep, 2025 @ 12:24

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

‘The Rock must not win while the Campo loses’: British ambassador grilled by Andalucian mayors on Gibraltar deal during whistlestop tour

THE British ambassador to Spain received a grilling from regional mayors yesterday over the uncertainty surrounding Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future during a tour of southern Spain.

16 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Moroccan child with hypothermia is rescued from interior of refrigerated truck at major port in southern Spain

Gibraltar blackout: Contractors working on new £1.8bn data centre blamed; power to return from 7pm

GIBRALTAR has suffered a total power outage this afternoon not dissimilar to the one that shook Spain in April this year. Sources have confirmed to

16 Sep, 2025 @ 16:41

Gibraltar·Lead

‘It’s ludicrous’: British ‘troublemaker’ charged with terrorism offence in Gibraltar denies he ‘supports Hamas’

A BRITISH resident in Gibraltar has branded his terrorism charge as ‘ludicrous’ after being arrested for carrying a pro-Hamas placard on the Rock’s National Day.

13 Sep, 2025 @ 16:06

Gibraltar·Lead

EU-Gibraltar agreement to usher in era of new prices – ‘Somethings will be more expensive, others cheaper’ as Rock celebrates National Day

FABIAN Picardo has warned that the incoming new agreement with the EU will see prices changes in Gibraltar – ‘but there will always be a

11 Sep, 2025 @ 15:17

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Congestion nightmare could one day be over for Gibraltar cross-border workers as dedicated high-speed bus service in the works

THE Campo de Gibraltar is set to get its first rapid bus transit system using high-speed electric buses operating on dedicated lanes to bypass traffic.

6 Sep, 2025 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar announces huge £1.8bn AI data centre that will ‘help diversify economy beyond finance and gaming’

GIBRALTAR has announced plans for a £1.8 billion data centre that will become one of Europe’s largest facilities when completed in 2033. The 250-megawatt facility

5 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar faces possible hard border with Spain for months as frontier removal date penciled in for 2026

GIBRALTAR is facing the prospect of a hard border with Spain for a number of months while the agreement to remove the border awaits ratification.

25 Aug, 2025 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Warning for Gibraltar: Beachgoers ordered out of the water in La Linea after dangerous ‘blue dragons’ discovered

THE sea at La Línea’s Santa Bárbara beach has been declared off-limits after several rare but venomous ‘blue dragons’ were discovered in the shallows. The

18 Aug, 2025 @ 11:17

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

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The McGrail Report – The unlikely role that British TV cop classics played in Gibraltar’s inquiry into the police and the politicians, by F Oliva

Gibraltar stunned by ‘devastating hammer blow’ as UK hikes gambling taxes – raising fears vital gaming firms could quit the Rock

IN PICS: The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Gibraltar accompanied by carrier strike group in display of military might

The McGrail Report – Gibraltar’s path to reconciliation after five years of fracture, by F Oliva

The McGrail Report – Toward a modernised model of policing for Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

WATCH: Shock as Donald Trump Jr makes flying visit to Gibraltar

Special alert zone declared near expat hotspots on the Costa del Sol as West Nile Virus detected in the Campo de Gibraltar

The McGrail Report – Josef K: Between dystopia, depression and redemption in Gibraltar, writes F Oliva

The McGrail report – Making sense of what we saw in ‘Gibraltar confidential’, writes F Oliva

‘The McGrail Report is Gibraltar as you have never seen it before’ – Catharsis under the shadow of the Dragon Tree, writes F Oliva

Gibraltar’s long-awaited McGrail report shining a light into the Rock’s behind-the-scenes machinations is delivered today: Govt to publish it ‘in its entirety’

IN PICS: The world’s largest aircraft carrier cruises past the Rock as it navigates the Strait of Gibraltar – to join Trump’s war party threatening Venezuela

What’s going on on the Rock? Tensions between Spain and Gibraltar go to the wire amid bid to derail historic treaty signing

Gibraltar hits back after Reform MP suggests the Rock could be used to process future asylum seekers

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

Flurry of naval activity as Russian submarine near Gibraltar Strait faces ‘explosive hazard after fuel leak’

WATCH: Fire breaks out at Acerinox steel plant in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ across from Gibraltar

‘The Rock must not win while the Campo loses’: British ambassador grilled by Andalucian mayors on Gibraltar deal during whistlestop tour

Gibraltar blackout: Contractors working on new £1.8bn data centre blamed; power to return from 7pm

‘It’s ludicrous’: British ‘troublemaker’ charged with terrorism offence in Gibraltar denies he ‘supports Hamas’

EU-Gibraltar agreement to usher in era of new prices – ‘Somethings will be more expensive, others cheaper’ as Rock celebrates National Day

Congestion nightmare could one day be over for Gibraltar cross-border workers as dedicated high-speed bus service in the works

Gibraltar announces huge £1.8bn AI data centre that will ‘help diversify economy beyond finance and gaming’

Gibraltar faces possible hard border with Spain for months as frontier removal date penciled in for 2026

Warning for Gibraltar: Beachgoers ordered out of the water in La Linea after dangerous ‘blue dragons’ discovered

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40

Facebook ‘love scam’ gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

EU fast-tracks Gibraltar treaty to ensure fluid border ahead of April’s deadline