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Chief Minister meets Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, met with the Leader of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, during his visit to London this week. The meeting formed part of the Chief Minister’s high-level engagements in the UK capital surrounding Gibraltar Day in London. Discussions focused on Gibraltar’s relationship with the United Kingdom, ongoing cooperation in business and...

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Video circulates of chase at sea

A video of a three men alighting from a boat on Eastern beach, pursued by a Spanish Guardia Civil vessel circulated online on Wednesday. The video shows three men beaching on Eastern beach on a small rigid-hulled inflatable boat and making good an escape with the Spanish vessel close to shore. It is not clear...

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Supreme Court recalls defendant accused of attempted rape

A defendant accused of sexual assault and attempted rape was recalled to the witness stand on Wednesday to clarify evidence previously given on oath. The defendant, Police Sergeant Elliot Brooke, 33, faces three counts of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape.  He strongly denies the charges. The Supreme Court trial which opened over...

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Environmental Agency launches second Christmas Toy Drive for local families

The Environmental Agency has launched its second Christmas Toy Drive to support local families in need during the festive season. Following last year’s initiative, which provided gifts for children from 41 families, the Agency is once again appealing for donations to ensure that every child has a present to open on Christmas morning. Christopher Segovia,...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

La Línea house prices rise by 5.39% in third quarter of 2025 

by Maria Jesus Corrales The average house prices in La Línea, factoring in both existing and new-built residences, have risen by 5.39% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the independent valuation company Tinsa.  The average price of a 90m2 flat in La Línea now stands at €129,458, or €1,438 per square metre.  Although...

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UK and Spain address UN Fourth Committee, setting out traditional positions and welcoming treaty

The UK Government this week told the UN Fourth Committee that its longstanding commitment to the people of Gibraltar “remains unchanged”. Addressing the committee, an official from the UK Permanent Representation at the UN underscored the double-lock commitment while welcoming progress toward a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future. “The UK will not enter arrangements...

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Spain’s King Felipe hails ‘historic’ Gibraltar pact in UN address

Spain’s King Felipe VI hailed the “historic” political agreement for a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, in which he said the treaty would bring “confidence, legal certainty and stability” to communities either side of the border. Addressing diplomats under the gaze of...

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Yvette Cooper appointed UK Foreign Secretary in major reshuffle

By Chronicle staff and PA Yvette Cooper was appointed UK Foreign Secretary on Friday as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer embarked on a major reshuffle of his senior team, following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for breaching the ministerial code when she did not pay enough stamp duty on a seaside home....