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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Madrid’s claim is weak and has no legal basis’: Gibraltar invites Spain to international tribunal to settle centuries-long territorial waters dispute ‘once and for all’

GIBRALTAR has invited Spain to bring its claims to the Rock’s territorial waters to ‘any international tribunal’ and settle the centuries-long issue once and for

23 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Gibraltar·Lead

The Olive Press meets some of the good causes bringing festive cheer to Gibraltar this Christmas

CHRISTMAS in Gibraltar is a time for cheer but it’s also a time for charity, and to remember those less fortunate. Fortunately, the Rock’s small

21 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Exclusive: Gibraltar is about to smash past the 40,000 population barrier – but can it cope?

GIBRALTAR’S surging population is poised to break the 40,000 barrier in the coming months. At the close of 2024, the current population of Gibraltar is

21 Dec, 2024 @ 08:05

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Gibraltar to run free night buses over Christmas: Ambulance joy ride is the latest drink-driving incident to blight the Rock during festive period

A MAN stole an ambulance in Gibraltar while high on cannabis and crashed it into a building. The 24-year-old took the vehicle from the Accident

19 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Gibraltar·Lead

The UK’s National Crime Agency ‘is brought in to investigate allegations around Gibraltar police chief’

ANOTHER storm is brewing around the Royal Gibraltar Police and the current occupant of the department’s hotseat. Reports from GBC indicate that Britain’s National Crime

18 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

‘The environment has no borders’: Spanish activist group insists it is not ‘anti-Gibraltar’ in Eastside marina complaints

THE main Spanish group leading the charge against the Eastside development has denied it is ‘just another hostile anti-Gibraltar voice from Spain’. Environmentalists Verdemar Ecologistas

18 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Confusion in Spain at Fifa awards ceremony: Gibraltar votes for Rodri and Carvajal – who both led ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’ chants

OBSERVERS in Spain have been left confused at how Gibraltar’s footballing officials could vote for Spanish players at The Best FIFA Football Awards in Doha

18 Dec, 2024 @ 14:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Sport

EU’s Entry/Exit System will be ‘progressively’ introduced at Gibraltar’s border with Spain – here’s what you need to know

THE arrival of the EU’s new Entry Exit System (EES) is inching closer with the announcement of a six-month phased roll out. It is part

18 Dec, 2024 @ 13:40

Gibraltar·Lead·Travel News

Gibraltar closes border with Spain after finding suspicious package outside its airport

GIBRALTAR was today forced to close its border crossing with Spain after discovering a suspicious package near the territory’s airport. The frontier, which connects La

15 Dec, 2024 @ 17:43

Algeciras·Gibraltar·Lead

Trade between Gibraltar and the UK stands at over £7 billion, almost entirely in services – and works of art

THE United Kingdom continues to run a trade surplus with Gibraltar to the tune of £2 billion – amounting to two third of the territory’s

14 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

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New air route to Iberia: Gibraltar is set to revive its Birmingham flight from June 2025

THE route between Gibraltar and Birmingham in the UK is set to be revived with two flights a week starting in June 2025. Easyjet flights

12 Dec, 2024 @ 08:00

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Know the risks: Gibraltar launches cocaine awareness campaign in the run-up to the festive season after spike in deaths of young men

MALES in Gibraltar between the ages of 19 and 39 are being warned of the dangers of taking cocaine following a spike in deaths of

11 Dec, 2024 @ 19:00

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Gibraltar set to crackdown on under-the-table tradesmen from Spain: Local businesses urged to report ‘unlicensed competitors’ to combat ‘illegal trade’

GIBRALTAR is set to crack down on cash-in-hand Spanish labourers who charge less than their local counterparts. The move targets small traders such as plumbers,

11 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

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Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside marina project ‘breaks no environmental laws’, says EU report – in major blow for Spanish opponents

THE European Union has ruled that Gibraltar’s controversial marina development is legally sound, according to developers TNG. The EU’s Directorate General for the Environment has

11 Dec, 2024 @ 14:20

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

UPDATED: Spanish teenager, 19, arrested in Gibraltar over apartment fire: Two adults remain in intensive care as pet dog perishes in the flames

A SPANISH teenager has been arrested in Gibraltar on suspicion of setting an apartment fire that hospitalised a family and killed their dog. Juan Francisco

11 Dec, 2024 @ 12:41

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Cross-border workers rejoice: Residents in Spain who work in Gibraltar can claim Spanish benefits for another two years

WORKERS living in Spain and commuting to their jobs in Gibraltar will continue to be able to claim benefits from the Spanish government for another

11 Dec, 2024 @ 12:30

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Narco gangs in the Strait of Gibraltar are luring in ‘younger and younger’ recruits: Spanish authorities vow to ‘eliminate’ social foundations of trafficking

MORE and more young people are being drawn into the highly-organised drug trafficking networks that operate in the Strait of Gibraltar region. The warning came

10 Dec, 2024 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar’s Christmas drink-driving campaign kicks off: Drivers four times over the limit, 12 vehicles ploughed into and six arrests

THE Royal Gibraltar Police have been left exasperated after the first weekend of their Christmas Drink Drive Campaign kicked off with mayhem on the roads.

10 Dec, 2024 @ 14:30

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

Horror in Gibraltar: Woman, 40, is arrested for attempted murder after late-night frenzied knife attack

A WOMAN has been arrested in Gibraltar for attempted murder after going on a late-night stabbing frenzy. Emergency services were called to a residential address

10 Dec, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Two children are among five rushed to hospital in mystery Gibraltar apartment fire: Two adults in ICU while pet dog perishes

A GIBRALTAR family has been rushed to hospital after a fire ripped through their apartment block and killed their pet dog in the early hours

10 Dec, 2024 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Exclusive: Spanish activists fume after their complaints about Gibraltar’s Eastside marina project go unanswered by Madrid

THE Spanish government has snubbed an environmentalist complaint against Gibraltar’s Eastside land reclamation project. A denuncia filed by Verdemar Ecologistas en Accion on October 10

5 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Spaniard discovers Gibraltar is not Spanish: World traveller from Spain visits the Rock and marvels at its Britishness

A SPANIARD took a trip to Gibraltar and was amazed at the differences between the British territory and Spain. TikTok user Didac, who posts travel

2 Dec, 2024 @ 10:46

Gibraltar·Lead

‘No police in Gibraltar will ever investigate anyone powerful ever again’: Upcoming McGrail Report will have ‘chilling’ effect on new police chief

THE new Gibraltar Commissioner of Police will start the role in the shadow of the upcoming McGrail report. The current top police officer, Richard Ullger

29 Nov, 2024 @ 18:30

Gibraltar·Lead

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

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