Spanish police boat enters British waters off Gibraltar before being escorted away

Spanish police boat enters British waters off Gibraltar before being escorted away by two Royal Navy vessels The Royal Navy descended upon the Rio Guadalete police boat on Thursday  HMS Dasher, a P2000 Fast Patrol Boat, and a RHIB, rushed out to meet her British sailors shadowed Spaniards for 45 minutes before they made for … Read more

Gibraltar hits back after Spain claims it will have the final say on border

‘This is our land’: Gibraltar hits back after Spain claims it will have the final say on who enters the territory under post-Brexit deal Chief minister Fabian Picardo today tersely declared that ‘this is our land’  Madrid’s top diplomat said her government would oversee cross-border travel  The row comes a mere two days after an … Read more

Britain and Spain reach agreement to keep the border with Gibraltar OPEN

Britain and Spain reach agreement to keep the border with Gibraltar OPEN by including it in the EU’s free movement area after Brexit tonight The Rock’s status was not covered in the trade agreement on Christmas Eve British Overseas Territory will remain subject to the rules of the Schengen area  Spain’s Gonzalez Laya said it … Read more

British visitors to Gibraltar will have to show their passports but Spaniards will not

British visitors to Gibraltar will have to show their passports but Spaniards will not when The Rock is poised to enter Europe’s Schengen free movement zone The zone allows citizens of 26 European countries to travel freely without checks Chief minister says ‘a Schengen-style agreement would be the most positive’ Talks with Spain are running … Read more

Royal Navy vessels scramble to stop Spanish Customs boarding speed boat off Gibraltar

Royal Navy vessels scrambled to stop Spanish customs officials boarding a speedboat in an ‘unlawful incursion in British waters’ off of Gibraltar on Monday. A Royal Navy speed boat was sent to escort the Spanish vessel out of British waters near Europa Point at around 4pm. Footage shows a Spanish Customs (Auduanas) Fenix III stop … Read more

Macaque rifles through tourist’s backpack and steals his passport during wedding trip to Gibraltar

Primate suspect! Hilarious moment macaque rifles through tourist’s backpack and steals his passport during wedding trip to Gibraltar Lee Ann and Gabriel had travelled to Gibraltar for their wedding on August 22 Both families decided to take a trip to the Upper Rock before the ceremony A macaque monkey climbed on Gabriel, taking his birth … Read more

EasyJet passengers flying from Gibraltar forced to quarantine after they were put up in Spain hotel

Dozens of easyJet passengers flying to the UK from Gibraltar are forced to quarantine for 14 days after they were put up in a hotel in SPAIN when their flight was delayed Monday flight from Gibraltar was rescheduled due to poor weather conditions  Gibraltar rooms full so passengers had to fend for themselves or go … Read more

Spanish warship steams into British waters off Gibraltar during Royal Navy training exercise

Spanish warship steams into British waters off Gibraltar during Royal Navy training exercise – the SECOND such incursion of the day British minehunting and patrol ships were involved in a training exercise today   Sailors were advised to keep their distance prior to exercise off Gibraltan coast A Spanish warship entered the waters, but did not … Read more

Royal Navy escorts Spanish patrol boat away from Gibraltar

Royal Navy escorts Spanish patrol boat out of British waters around Gibraltar in second incursion this month The Spanish Patrol Vessel was very close to beaches on the East Side of the Rock  Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron patrol boat had to escort the ship for more than an hour Spanish military incursions into British waters … Read more