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Chief Minister visits British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar: US aircraft carrier and Russian spy ship transit the Strait during heightened tensions over subsea sabotage

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has visited the UK’s leading nuclear-powered attack submarine while it is laid up in dock during a time of heightened naval tensions

29 Nov, 2024 @ 16:08

Gibraltar·Lead

Conservation alarm raised in Gibraltar after four rare red foxes killed on the Rock’s roads this year – as a seldom-seen otter is also hit by a car

TWO rare red foxes have been killed by drivers in Gibraltar near Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay in the last two weeks – the most

29 Nov, 2024 @ 13:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar sets up maritime exclusion zone around contested Eastside land reclamation project after daring Spain to sue

GIBRALTAR’S Port Authority has established a maritime exclusion zone around its controversial Eastside land reclamation project. The authority has deployed four special yellow-flash marker buoys

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar vows to uphold fresh UK sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow oil transport fleet’

GIBRALTAR has vowed it will support the British government in its latest sanctions package against the ‘shadow fleet’ transporting Russian oil. The move hits 30

28 Nov, 2024 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar

Exclusive: Endangered sperm whales are dying in the Strait of Gibraltar – as experts reveal ‘biggest culprit’

THE Strait of Gibraltar is becoming a deadly kill zone for the Mediterranean’s endangered whale populations. Experts estimate that two sperm whales die each year

27 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Spanish YouTubers ‘are threatened with a huge fine’ in Gibraltar while trying to ‘conquer the Rock’

SPANISH YouTubers claim they were ‘threatened with a huge fine’ in Gibraltar after attempting to unfurl their country’s flag. As Britain and Spain try to

27 Nov, 2024 @ 16:26

Gibraltar·Lead·Video

Spain’s ‘rogue police chief’ makes formal complaint against his own bosses to force Schengen controls on Gibraltar border

SPAIN’S ‘rogue officer’ overseeing the border with Gibraltar has erupted into open revolt over the ‘lack of a legal basis’ for waiving Schengen rules. The

27 Nov, 2024 @ 08:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain’s ‘rogue border officer’ starts stamping Gibraltar passports again: Friday afternoon timing spares Spanish workers crossing the frontier

A ‘ROGUE’ Spanish border officer started stamping the passports of Gibraltarians entering Spain again for an hour on Friday afternoon. According to residents who crossed

22 Nov, 2024 @ 17:17

Gibraltar·Lead

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat But Owner's Friend Spots It Docked Up On Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning for boat owners on Spain’s Costa del Sol following string of thefts by migrant smugglers

BOAT owners along the Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar are being urged to step up security after a surge in thefts linked to

21 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar floating body update: Autopsy carried out as Interpol and Spanish police contacted

AN autopsy has been carried out on a body that was discovered floating off the coast of Gibraltar on Sunday morning. The investigation is being

20 Nov, 2024 @ 16:43

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Gibraltar relaunches bid to compete under its own flag at the Olympics after overcoming historic Spanish protests in international football

GIBRALTAR is once again bidding for recognition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to compete under its own flag. All Gibraltarian national sporting associations voted

20 Nov, 2024 @ 14:45

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Help find Rhianna: 16-year-old disappeared in Gibraltar on Monday night

THE Royal Gibraltar Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing teenager. Rhianna Broadfoot, 16, was last seen at 11.10pm on Monday

19 Nov, 2024 @ 19:22

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The UK reassures Gibraltar of its ‘unwavering commitment’ to defending the Rock’s self-determination after it ceded the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

GIBRALTAR has ‘very much welcomed’ the United Kingdom’s reiteration of its ‘unwavering commitment’ to the self-determination of British Overseas Territories at the start of a

19 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Flight chaos as British Airways grounds flights across Europe after suffering major IT outage

BRITISH Airways has suffered a major IT outage that has left countless flights in Europe grounded. The issue is causing delays and cancellations for potentially

18 Nov, 2024 @ 20:42

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Travel News

Spanish football fans turn up en masse to troll Gibraltar men’s team in their draw with San Marino

SPANISH football fans were delighted when over 100 Spaniards descended on a lowly-ranked UEFA Nations League match to troll the Gibraltar men’s team. The Spanish

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

Body is discovered floating in the sea off Gibraltar after being passed by a private yacht

A BODY has been discovered floating off the coast of Gibraltar near Europa Point early this morning, the RGP have announced. The discovery was reported

17 Nov, 2024 @ 16:25

Gibraltar·Lead

Botched burglary in Gibraltar’s swanky Ocean Village lands hapless local man jail time

A HAPLESS burglar who broke into a restaurant in Ocean Village has been jailed for two months. Riyen Lea, 37, of the Varyl Begg Estate,

15 Nov, 2024 @ 10:59

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‘The English don’t even know what Gibraltar is’: Spain midfielder Rodri on how his England teammates reacted to his controversial song after Euro 2024 final

THE Spanish football player who led the chants of Gibraltar español after Spain beat England in the final of Euro 2024 said his English teammates

12 Nov, 2024 @ 11:59

Gibraltar·Lead

Exclusive: No deal for Gibraltar could see far reaching economic pain in Spain but La Linea ‘shouldn’t fall to the narcos’ says mayor

THE inhabitants of La Linea de la Concepcion are fighting for a treaty with Gibraltar to stop the town from slipping into the hands of

4 Nov, 2024 @ 14:58

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Severe weather warnings in Spain: Rain to bring ‘signficant risk’ to life on the Costa del Sol and parts of Cadiz – while Gibraltar issues alert

WEATHER warnings across southern Spain today have been upgraded to the second-most severe orange level. It comes as a so-called DANA is set to wreak

28 Oct, 2024 @ 16:08

Gibraltar·Lead·Weather

New investigation is launched into missing sailor who vanished from Gibraltar port in 1986

A NEW investigation has been opened into the death of Simon Parkes, a Royal Navy sailor who mysteriously disappeared in Gibraltar on December 12, 1986.

28 Oct, 2024 @ 15:40

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

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Britain’s Ministry of Defence seeks new deputy of Gibraltar naval base: Candidates trained in ‘nuclear emergency procedure’ desirable

THE British military is looking for a new deputy harbour master to help deliver ‘safe and timely operations’ in the strategically important naval base in

23 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Sue us, if you dare!’ Gibraltar challenges Spain over ‘nonsense’ claims which branded the Rock’s €340m marina project a ‘territorial invasion’

GIBRALTAR has dared the Spanish authorities to ‘sue us in your own courts’ over a controversial landfill project on the Rock’s eastern side. The government

17 Oct, 2024 @ 18:45

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Brits ‘barred’ from entering Spain ‘because of Brexit’ after their easyJet flight was diverted from Gibraltar to Malaga

BRITISH passengers on an easyJet flight from London Gatwick to Gibraltar were allegedly told they could not leave the plane at Malaga ‘because of Brexit’.

17 Oct, 2024 @ 16:16

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar-Spain water row: Madrid claims the Rock never sought permission to take supplies from ‘protected Spanish territory’

GIBRALTAR is facing mounting pressure from a number of Spanish government departments over its controversial land reclamation project on the east side of the Rock.

16 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Is this the start of tit-for-tat border chaos on the Rock? ‘Rogue’ Spanish officer starts unilaterally stamping passports before Gibraltar ‘takes cross-border workers hostage’

THE frontier between Spain and the Rock got its first taste of the disruption to come after Spain ‘unilaterally’ started stamping Gibraltar passports. The move

11 Oct, 2024 @ 17:15

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