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Britain says it will send warships to Gibraltar on Monday. The ships will make a on their way to the Middle East. Many people think the stopover is bad because relations between Britain and Spain have become bad . Spain got angry after Gibraltar's government put concrete on the seabed. It said this was to let sea grow and to stop Spanish boats fishing . Spain then said it might start 50 euros (about $67) for people to travel across the border between Gibraltar and Spain. Tensions increased when Spain started searching people entering Spain as security terrorism. Motorists had to wait for up to six hours at the border.

Spain gave Gibraltar to Britain in 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht. It became an important for Britain's Royal Navy. Gibraltar is a small area of land just 6.8 square kilometers, south of Cadiz. The 430-meter-tall Rock of Gibraltar stands in the . The population is around 30,000 and most of them are very -British. Many parts of Gibraltar look like a piece of Britain. Spain has argued for that Gibraltar should be returned to Spain. Britain's government said that could only if the people of Gibraltar vote for it. The British prime minister told his Spanish : "This issue should not damage our bilateral relations. However there was a real of this happening."

 
 

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