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

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. Regular

30 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Two Moroccan men stopped by Spanish border guards trying to enter Gibraltar with €50k ‘in various currencies’ hidden in their car

TWO Moroccans have been arrested at the Spain-Gibraltar border after the Policia Nacional found over €50,000 of cash in their car. The vehicle- with Gibraltar

29 Apr, 2025 @ 11:09

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead

Meet Gibraltar’s new guitar-strumming, filmmaking media director who will bring ‘documentary know-how to government storytelling’

GIBRALTAR’S mercurial new government media director would quite like to be playing the guitar or indulging his passion for cinema and documentaries. But instead, Anton

27 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead

Cruise ship calls to Gibraltar soar by nearly 75%: Passengers have already splurged £4m this year

GIBRALTAR has been welcoming a non-stop wave of cruise ships since the seasons started in earnest earlier this month. Only those who’ve not left their

25 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Latest Brit to land key Gibraltar post is ‘not part of London plot to tighten its grip on the Rock’

THE latest Brit to take up one of the Rock’s key public roles is ‘not part of a UK takeover of Gibraltar’, according to insiders

25 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Scientists are attaching cameras to orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar amid growing yachtie anger over dangerous ‘interactions’

ORCA season is returning to the Strait of Gibraltar and scientists are already working on ways to mitigate their interactions with sail boats amid rising

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Environment·Gibraltar·Other News

EXPLAINER: What is Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry and why is it important?

Gibraltar is once again gripped by the public inquiry that has pulled back the curtain on power and the powerful on the Rock. Take a

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:35

EXPLAINER·Gibraltar·Lead

No joke: Win two pairs of tickets for comedian David Walliams by joining the growing Olive Press club online

THE Olive Press is giving away four tickets to see comedian David Walliams in Gibraltar later this month. The sometimes-controversial Little Britain star is rocking

16 Apr, 2025 @ 14:13

Gibraltar·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mystery of body discovered face down on a Spanish beach next to Gibraltar is solved

THE body of a man was found on the beach of San Bernardo, in La Linea, right next to Gibraltar. The body was lying face

15 Apr, 2025 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

What was learned from the return of Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry? Police explanations over ‘nothing sinister’ data losses meet severe scrutiny

GIBRALTAR’S sprawling public inquiry into the early retirement of a former police chief returned last week looking to flip the narrative on its head. The

15 Apr, 2025 @ 08:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Intrigue on the Rock: Can Gibraltar’s incoming police chief swim with the sharks?

THE triumphant announcement of a new Commissioner of Police for Gibraltar after an exhaustive selection process has been darkened by the return of the McGrail

11 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Serial burglar back to jail in Gibraltar: Local man caught hours after robbing three businesses in one night

A SERIAL burglar has been jailed for a spate of break-ins in businesses around Gibraltar. Christian Baglietto, 47, of Prince Edward’s Road, appeared before the

11 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Spanish teenager is terrorised by Gibraltar monkey: Locals give tourists advice on dealing with the apes

A TEENAGE girl was terrorised by an encounter with one of the Barbary macaques that inhabit the Rock of Gibraltar. Read here what you should

10 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·Lead

‘Where’s the missing police Whatsapps?’ Gibraltar’s McGrail inquiry comes back with a bang

THE so-called McGrail inquiry reconvened yesterday to examine allegations of ‘a number of possible deletions’ of Whatsapp messages between senior Royal Gibraltar Police officers. Seeing

10 Apr, 2025 @ 10:08

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Motorcyclist, 89, dies in collision with a lorry during Gibraltar’s school-run rush hour

AN elderly man has died after he was knocked off his motorbike during the Gibraltar school run rush hour. The 89-year-old collided with a heavy

8 Apr, 2025 @ 12:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar’s controversial Eastside mega marina project finally gets the green light

THE long-awaited Eastside project has finally been given the green light, paving the way for one of the most significant developments on the Rock in

8 Apr, 2025 @ 09:23

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

WATCH: Dwarf crocodile found in Gibraltar: Creature which grows to 1.2m was rescued from home aquarium

A DWARF crocodile native to the Amazon Basin has been rescued from a Gibraltar property after authorities discovered it was being illegally kept as a

7 Apr, 2025 @ 14:15

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Dramatic school-run punch up and ‘firearm incident’ in Gibraltar leads to armed police arrest

THE Royal Gibraltar Police are appealing for witnesses after a road rage incident saw armed police storm a local man’s apartment. Dramatic images from social

4 Apr, 2025 @ 18:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Happy Easter – Get €20 off our Annual Subscription

Happy Easter to all our readers!! We are offering €20 off our usual annual subscription price so you can all treat yourselves to some chocolate

4 Apr, 2025 @ 17:35

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: ‘Amazing how they can talk like that!’ Spaniards ‘flip out’ at Gibraltarians talking in their native mix of English and Spanish

SPANIARDS have once again been entranced by Gibraltar’s unique dialect llanito after a clip of people speak it went viral. The segment, from Gibraltar Broadcasting

3 Apr, 2025 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar appoints Brit to top cop role: Welshman with experience in London street crime to take the reins on the Rock

GIBRALTAR’S newest Commissioner of Police will come from overseas after a selection process that was ‘fair, open and thorough.’ Owain Ceri Richards will become Commissioner

2 Apr, 2025 @ 10:33

Gibraltar·Lead

Supplying petrol to drug smugglers in Spain now gets eight years in prison: Years of impunity end in the Gibraltar Strait

SMUGGLERS who supply fuel to drug boats in Spain will now be punished by up to eight years in prison, following a landmark ruling that

1 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Getting close? The UK insists a deal with the Spain on Gibraltar must ‘respect the Rock’s sovereignty and the UK military base’

THE British foreign minister has insisted that a deal for Gibraltar must ‘protect the Rock’s sovereignty and the autonomy of the United Kingdom’s military base

1 Apr, 2025 @ 13:20

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

PICTURED: Gibraltar’s bus network receives makeover – minister promises ‘there’s more to come’

Gibraltar’s public transport system has received an upgrade with the introduction of new and improved bus stops across key locations, the Ministry of Transport has

1 Apr, 2025 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar black out caused by ‘high voltage cable failure’: LNG terminal problems and damage by contractor preliminarily ruled out

RESIDENTS in several areas of Gibraltar spent Saturday night in darkness following a power outage that affected the upper town and eastern beaches for up

31 Mar, 2025 @ 19:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar hails the ‘legacy and contribution’ of long-serving media director as he announces his departure

TRIBUTES have poured in after the Gibraltar government’s media director announced he is stepping down after 15 years of distinguished service. Clive Golt has been

30 Mar, 2025 @ 11:00

Gibraltar·Lead