hundreds of families are missing. and a shock defeat for chelsea cuts their lead at the top of the premier league to seven points. full details in sports day in half an hour here on bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar during the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to regain sovereignty of the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won t cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it s vital the people of gibraltar aren t used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. richard lister reports. could this rock, looming from the mediterranean, threaten britain s future relationship with the eu? gibraltar‘s been in british hands for more than 300 years but it voted almost unanimously to remain in the eu, giving spain hopes of taking the territory back. just this week, theresa may said that wouldn t happen. we are absolutely steadfast in our