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Around 300 people march for Palestine and peace

By Eyleen Gomez and Brian Reyes About 300 people took part in a march from Casemates to Convent Place on Monday evening calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Carrying Palestine flags and placards, the protestors gathered at 5pm in Casemates before setting off on a slow march up Main Street, building numbers as they went...

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GSD calls on Govt to abandon Inquiries Bill, but No.6 will press on to ‘modernise legislation’

The GSD has called on the Gibraltar Government to abandon any attempt to pass the Inquiries Bill through Parliament before the McGrail Inquiry concludes its work. The Government had been expected to take the Inquiries Bill in Parliament last Friday but did not do so, with the session now adjourned to this Friday. “We are...

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Judge sums up case in £2m fraud trial

The trial of a former senior manager accused of hiding a £2m “hole” in the Royal Bank of Scotland International’s reserves heard legal directions from a Supreme Court judge on Monday, as the jury prepares to deliberate on its verdict. Former RBSI senior manager Gillian Balban stands trial accused of covering an alleged £2m “shortfall”...

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Prosecutors must prove criminal intent for importation offences, Court of Appeal says

The Court of Appeal said in a judgement that prosecutors must prove beyond reasonable doubt that a person knowingly intended to import a prohibited substance or item into Gibraltar before they can be convicted. Prosecutors had asked the court to clarify whether a person could be convicted of importing illegal drugs into Gibraltar even if...

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James Heappey becomes latest Tory MP to stand down as he leaves defence post

By Patrick Daly, PA Political Correspondent James Heappey is set to leave his role as armed forces minister and quit as an MP. As first reported by The Times, UK Government sources have confirmed that the Conservative MP for Wells, Somerset, will leave his role at the end of the month. Mr Heappey, who was...

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UK names new ambassador to Madrid

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has named Alex Ellis as the next UK ambassador to Spain, succeeding Hugh Elliott who leaves the post this summer. Mr Ellis, currently the British High Commissioner to New Delhi, has been a diplomat since 1992, including stints as Deputy National Security Adviser to the Cabinet Office and Director...

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HMS Diamond to take over shipping protection duties in Red Sea

By Sophie Wingate, PA Deputy Political Editor Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond is returning to the Red Sea to help protect shipping as attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels on vessels continue. The warship, which stopped in Gibraltar for maintenance and rearming, will take over from frigate HMS Richmond, which repelled two Houthi attack drones using Sea Ceptor missiles just this...

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Charles vows to serve the Commonwealth ‘to the best of my ability’

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The King has pledged to continue to serve the Commonwealth “to the best of my ability”, in his annual address to the family of nations. Since his cancer diagnosis was announced on February 5, he has postponed all public-facing duties, but is continuing with behind-the-scenes work on his red boxes of state papers...