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Spanish frigate sails with British carrier strike group through the Strait of Gibraltar as NATO navies put rivalries aside

AN impressive fleet led by the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday towards the Indo-Pacific sector, including

30 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Orca in entangled fishing gear successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar as whale season ramps up

A VULNERABLE orca caught in discarded fishing gear has been successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar, following a high-stakes rescue mission by Spanish authorities

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:28

Animals·Environment·Lead·Nature

Watch: Vox spokesperson mocks Gibraltar and Fabian Picardo as he declares British territory ‘Spanish whether you like it or not’

A SPOKESPERSON for the far-right Vox party has mocked Gibraltar and its chief minister Fabian Picardo in a video filmed on a boat near the

16 Sep, 2024 @ 15:33

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics·Video

Revealed: How Ukrainian fighter pilots were paid €150,000 per flight to carry millions of euros worth of drugs into Spain in low-flying helicopters in the dead of night

UKRAINIAN pilots who imported drugs from Morocco to Spain on helicopters have been busted by the Guardia Civil and the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie. READ MORE:

2 Apr, 2024 @ 12:46

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Strawberries carrying hepatitis A are detected in southern Spain: 1.5 TONNE shipment came from Morocco – all you need to know

THE EU has issued a food safety alert after a 1.5 tonne shipment of strawberries entering Spain from Morocco was found to contain traces of

7 Mar, 2024 @ 11:20

Algeciras·Health·Lead·Other News

‘Ring of fire’: How the Atlantic ocean will ‘close’ in the Strait of Gibraltar and form a new mountain range filled with volcanoes and earthquakes

THE Atlantic ocean will ‘close’ in the Strait of Gibraltar and form a new volcano filled mountain range in a geological phenomenon known as a

21 Feb, 2024 @ 06:00

Gibraltar·Lead

VIDEO: Sailing boat owners caught shooting at killer whales at the Strait of Gibraltar

A NUMBER of people in a sailing boat have been caught shooting at killer whales at the Strait of Gibraltar. Disgraceful footage shows the boat

18 Aug, 2023 @ 19:24

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Intrepid CEO prepares to brave waves, winds and wild creatures in charity swim across Strait of Gibraltar

A HARDY hotelier is part of a group of four who have set the ambitious goal of swimming from Europe to Africa in the name

9 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Must Read

Two Brits Caught Out During Storm When Sailing With Over Four Tonnes Of Hashish Off Spain's Anadalucia Coast

Stormy weather catches out two Brits off Spain’s Andalucia coast with South America-bound drugs stash

TWO British men crewing a boat packed with drugs have been arrested by the Policia Nacional off the Andalucia coast. The 16-metre-long and five-metre-wide vessel,

28 Dec, 2022 @ 09:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

THERE’LL BE KILLINGS: Cadiz drug trafficker warns of BAZOOKAS and bodies on the streets if crackdown on smuggling across Strait of Gibraltar continues

Some 407 extra Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil troops were added to the area last year while 100,000kg of hashish were seized and many gangs

19 Apr, 2019 @ 13:10

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain rescues more than 500 migrants over Three Kings weekend

It comes as new figures revealed that 57,000 migrants tried to enter Spain in 2018 - double the year before

7 Jan, 2019 @ 11:25

Lead·National News

17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol

The total death toll of migrants travelling to Spain now reaches 566, a UN Migration Agency report confirmed today, while the number of arrivals to

6 Nov, 2018 @ 13:33

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Politics

HUNDREDS more migrants rescued from waters in southern Spain

Some 388 migrants have been rescued today from the Strait of Gibraltar, while authorities are still searching for another small boat

25 Jun, 2018 @ 17:43

Lead·Malaga

Migrant numbers arriving in Spain more than triple from last year

Almost 21,500 migrants, mostly Algerians and Moroccans, have crossed the strait of Gibraltar in 2017, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

29 Dec, 2017 @ 12:15

La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

Seven migrants rescued in the Strait on Christmas Day

THE migrant crisis saw no letting up over the festive period, with seven people rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar on Christmas Day. The migrants

26 Dec, 2017 @ 13:39

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Over 100 migrants rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar in just 24 hours

MORE than 100 sub-Saharan migrants were picked up by the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service on Sunday. The group were travelling on several dangerous open dinghy

11 Dec, 2017 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Seven migrant boats rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar in just ONE day

THE deadly Moroccan-Spanish migrant route is only increasing in popularity with the Spanish coastguard rescuing SEVEN boats on Saturday. Over 150 migrants were pulled from

3 Dec, 2017 @ 17:19

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca