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Spain and the UK have today reached a deal to maintain free movement to and from Gibraltar once the UK formally leaves the EU on Friday.

DETAILED talks over how to maintain the rights and freedoms of cross-border workers living in Spain and with jobs in Gibraltar have reached a conclusion and a new system ready to be put into place.

A FRESH incident in the bilateral tug-of-war over Gibraltar sparked fury among the Rock’s government yesterday (Sunday) when Spanish Naval officers ordered British trade ships to leave the port.

GIBRALTAR'S having been described as a 'colony' in a European Union text on visas – reportedly at Spain's instigation – has infuriated the UK and the Rock's chief minister Fabián Picardo.

BRITISH prime minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been approved by the remaining EU-27 after Spain lifted its veto following a series of new clauses covering Gibraltar.

SPAIN'S government is threatening to block the Brexit deal by voting against it when the European Council meets – and as all 27 countries are required to agree the withdrawal text, a Spanish veto alone would be...

A DEAL between Spain and the UK means workers on either side of the Gibraltar border will be able to continue to commute without any additional checks or obstacles, reveals Theresa May's government.

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish president Pedro Sánchez have taken a moment out of their holidays in the Doñana National Park on the Cádiz-Huelva provincial border to discuss migrant and refugee policies.

MAYOR of the last town in southern Spain before Gibraltar, Juan Franco, was due to travel to Brussels today (Monday) to discuss Brexit and how it will affect residents, British and Spanish alike.

SPANISH foreign minister Alfonso Dastis thinks Britain is 'losing its cool' after former Conservative MP Lord Howard hinted at a Falklands War-style battle to keep Gibraltar.