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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

Gibraltar·Lead·Video

Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry to reconvene over ‘the late disclosure of Whatsapp messages’ – while its key players engage in a war of words

THE so-called McGrail Inquiry will reconvene for three days in order to address missing Whatsapp evidence that has come to light. The spotlight will be

12 Feb, 2025 @ 17:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

One year on from Barbate cop killings in Spain: ‘Police in the Strait of Gibraltar are still unarmed, drugs are cheaper than ever and trafficking is taking root in coastal towns’

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have claimed that they are still ‘unarmed’ one year after the killings of two officers and that drug trafficking is growing and

12 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Deadly Portuguese Men O’War wash up on Spanish beaches near Gibraltar

A WAVE of deadly Portuguese Man O’War have washed up along beaches in the south of Spain. Authorities are warning the public to stay away

10 Feb, 2025 @ 18:36

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Five teenagers arrested following major supermarket fire in Gibraltar

FIVE teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of arson following a major fire that broke out in Gibraltar last night. The suspects, aged between

10 Feb, 2025 @ 14:28

Gibraltar·Lead

‘We envy how the UK treats Gibraltar’: Mayor of Spanish border town slams Spain’s ‘lack of support’ for La Linea

LA LINEA’S mayor has expressed his ‘healthy envy’ of how the UK treats Gibraltar, contrasting it sharply with Spain’s handling of his border town’s challenges.

7 Feb, 2025 @ 19:00

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Tobacco smuggling bust in Spain underlines how the illegal trade with Gibraltar continues despite crackdowns

TOBACCO smuggling from Gibraltar to Spain continues to be a scourge after Spanish police carried out raids in the Campo de Gibraltar. The operation, codenamed

7 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Ex-con Brit plots ‘epic’ Turkey-to-Gibraltar paddleboard challenge across Mediterranean

GIBRALTAR is set to be the final destination for a record-breaking paddleboarder’s ambitious 4,000km Mediterranean crossing as he continues his remarkable journey from prison to

7 Feb, 2025 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Spain has the highest number of school drop outs in the EU after Romania, figures reveal

Gibraltar to boost ‘low’ Spanish skills among primary school starters in bid to embrace bilingualism

PLANS are afoot to raise the level of Spanish among primary school starters in Gibraltar now that the language is no longer ‘taboo’. It is

6 Feb, 2025 @ 12:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Calling in sick to work gets easier: Gibraltar introduces dedicated phone line to free up GPs

GIBRALTAR is introducing a dedicated sick note telephone service launches today in a bid to slash waiting times for GP appointments. Health Minister Gemma Arias-Vasquez

6 Feb, 2025 @ 11:29

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Gibraltar police officers honoured for bringing historical child sex offender to justice in harrowing prosecution

THREE Royal Gibraltar Police detectives have been awarded Commissioner’s commendations for their work in bringing a dangerous child sex offender to justice. Detective Sergeant Jo

4 Feb, 2025 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

War of words between Gibraltar’s Chief Minister and former police chief over GibTalk jibes as McGrail report looms

A PUBLIC slanging match has erupted after Fabian Picardo resurrected his dispute with former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail during his GibTalk on Saturday. Picardo,

3 Feb, 2025 @ 14:42

Gibraltar·Lead

Nuclear submarine docks in Gibraltar: British vessel is part of ‘cutting edge’ fleet

A ‘CUTTING edge’ UK nuclear submarine has docked in Gibraltar. The HMS Anson arrived to the British territory’s naval base on Sunday after travelling from

3 Feb, 2025 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

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