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Drivers fume but Gibraltar stays defiantly British

Irate drivers waited in sweltering, hours-long queues to enter Gibraltar on Tuesday as Spain enforced tight border checks in a growing row with Britain over the tiny territory and its surrounding waters.

13.08.2013

(AFP) Irate drivers waited in sweltering, hours-long queues to enter Gibraltar on Tuesday as Spain enforced tight border checks in a growing row with Britain over the tiny territory and its surrounding waters.

On the "Rock" itself, defiant residents declared themselves thoroughly British, surrounded by English pubs serving fish and chips, Royal Mail letter boxes, bright red telephone cabins and the occasional monkey.