British navy arrives in Gibraltar amid tension with Spain

British warships arrived in Gibraltar on Monday for scheduled exercises amid tensions with Spain over fishing around the British Mediterranean enclave.

Although British, Spanish and Gibraltarian authorities have said the navy's arrival at the British overseas territory is long-scheduled, some in Spain see it as provocative. At about 07:15 GMT the frigate HMS Westminster was seen approaching the port of Gibraltar flanked by two smaller ships. (Reuters)