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RESIDENTS are being reminded that they need to take out private medical insurance cover – even for emergencies – when they visit Spain.

This is the situation since December 31, 2020 so even life-saving surgery would need to be paid for by those needing treatment.

It is one of the many consequences of Brexit, which has removed an important safety net for Gibraltar’s population.

Before that date there had been reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the EU.

The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) said that it was answering recent questions on the topic.

“Residents of Gibraltar should ensure that they have appropriate travel insurance with medical cover each time they go to Spain.”

This is the case even if local people go over just for a shopping trip or a meal, the GHA added.

British Nazi Extremist Pleads Guilty

A RACIST British extremist who lived between Alicante and Marbella has admitted he shared a stash of terrorist documents on social media. Kristofer Kearney, 38, confirmed to the Old Bailey that he had shared the files that encouraged far-right terror attacks.

Known as ‘Charlie Big Potatoes’, the Liverpool man was extradited from Spain in September.

As well as sharing the manifestos of nazi killers Anders Breivik and Brenton Tarrant, who killed 128 people between them, he ran a social media site called ‘ Fascist Fitness ’ out of Spain.

The Olive Press monitored him for a year, as he travelled between a villa in Albir, in Alicante, and Marbella.