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GSD accuses Govt of ‘misleading’ statements on police governance, as No.6 regrets ‘lamentable tone’ of Opposition criticism

The GSD says the Gibraltar Government response on police governance is “misleading, twitchy in the extreme and with a distinct element of culo de paja”. The Opposition was reacting in the latest in a string of exchanges after the launch of a Steering Group on governance reforms to the Royal Gibraltar Police. The GSD had...

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Jurors convict local man for voyeurism 

A jury has found a local man guilty of voyeurism and moving indecent images of children following a Supreme Court trial.  Gavin Dalton, 37, of Mid Harbour Estate faced two charges of voyeurism and moving indecent images of children from a mobile phone into an SD card.  Dalton had denied all the of the charges...

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Investigations under way after five suspected smugglers land in Gib and flee undetected 

An investigation in under way to identify two people who beached a small speedboat on Western Beach in the early hours of Wednesday before fleeing on foot, the second such incident in the space of two days.  A day earlier at 10.15am, three men disembarked on Eastern Beach from a similar-sized rigid-hulled inflatable boat after...

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Feetham hosts funds and private client events in London 

The Minister for Financial Services and Gaming, Nigel Feetham, hosted a high-profile event at the Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall on Wednesday as part of Gibraltar Finance’s ongoing efforts to promote the Gibraltar’s strengths in investment management and private client services.  In opening the funds-focused breakfast event, Mr Feetham delivered a welcoming address highlighting...

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....