UK agrees to check-free land border for Gibraltar but EU controls for flights

The UK and Gibraltar said the changes would not affect the British overseas territory’s sovereignty (Simon Galloway/PA) - (PA Archive)

The UK has reached a deal with the EU over Gibraltar’s border with Spain that will allow travellers to cross by land without checks.

The agreement on a “fluid border” clears the way to finalise a post-Brexit deal on the territory with the EU.