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A GIBRALTAR campaigner is determined to show Theresa May ‘she is wrong’ after travelling to London for a historic Brexit showdown with the UK government. Paul Cartwright has joined fellow members of The People’s Challenge as they prepare to fight the Tories Supreme Court battle to overturn a High Court ruling, that insisted only parliament could trigger Article 50. Despite having his luggage accidentally diverted to Birmingham, he told the Olive Press he was ‘more than ready’ for the historic showdown. “For Gibraltar, it is so important we stay in the European Union,” Cartwright said from the Supreme Court steps, wearing jeans, with his suit 100 miles away.
Challenge
“Even being in the EU, we have had so many issues with Spain. We are here to make sure that parliament’s sovereignty is respected. “We have already won in the High Court so we have proved to the rest of the world that we are right and she [May] is wrong.” The People’s Challenge has raised over £150,000 to fight the case. It is the first time all 11 Supreme Court justices will sit for a ruling, with London School of Economics law professor Michael Zander predicting a huge loss for the government. The case is due to end on Thursday.
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Vol. 2 Issue 33 www.gibraltarolivepress.com Dec 7th - Dec 20th 2016
December 7th - December 20th 2016
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Two dead and thousands of homes flooded as storms lash Gibraltar and southern Spain GIBRALTAR and southern Spain have been clearing up after torrential rains killed two people and left thousands of homes flooded. An electrician drowned in his van in La Linea less than 24 hours after a 26-year-old woman perished in an underground car park in the basement of a strip club in Cancelada, Estepona. Much of the Costa del Sol was declared a ‘disaster zone’ with millions of euros of damage and thousands of homes flooded. The worst affected areas were Mijas, Estepona, Cartama, Manilva and Casares. Some 235.2mm of rain fell on Gibraltar between Friday evening and Monday morning, approaching double the total average December rainfall, according to MeteoGib. The Gibraltar Fire and Rescue service was called out around 40 times due to flooding with extra staff called in to help with the increased number of calls.
“Luckily enough there were no major issues in terms of injuries,” Deputy Chief Fire Officer Colin Ramirez told the Olive Press. On Monday all schools remained open for a full day other than St. Mary’s. Flooding was reported on parts of Main Street with a rock fall near Beach View Terraces as Chief Minister Fabian Picardo issued a statement urging residents to ‘stay safe’. Several flights into Gibraltar International Airport were diverted to Malaga on Sunday evening and Monday morning, but normal service had resumed by the afternoon. No crimes or arrests were reported by the Royal Gibraltar Police between 7am on December 4 and 7am on December 5 as people stayed indoors.
SAVED: Dawson with son
Up to his neck! EXCLUSIVE By Rob Horgan
GLOOMY: Gibraltar and (below) metro in Malaga
Rescue
He added: “I stupidly didn’t check how bad the weather was outside before going down in the lift. “As I got closer to the basement water started flowing from everywhere and I couldn’t stop it. “Within a minute it was up to my chest and I really began panicking.” Luckily, neighbours came to his rescue when Dawson’s partner Sylina heard his screams. However they were unable to lift the roof of the lift and it was only when he managed to get the lift to rise by half a storey by continually hitting the up button that he had a bit of breathing space. Police were soon on the scene and prized open the lift with a crowbar, pulling Dawson, from Derby, to safety. His car was also left ruined after the building’s basement garage flooded.
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UNDER WATER: Sabinillas underpass, crushed car in Los Barrios and (right) shopworker in Gib
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A BRITISH expat was pulled from a flooded lift in a dramatic two-hour rescue effort. Bet365 worker Dan Dawson told the Olive Press he feels ‘lucky to be alive’ after he found himself up to his neck in flood water while stuck in a lift during Sunday’s storms. The nightmare happened when Dawson, 46, attempted to save his five-year-old son Kaled’s Christmas presents from their basement in Duquesa. “It was absolutely horrific,” Dawson said. “I honestly thought that was going to be it for me.”
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