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13th April 2026
Spain’s main opposition party, the Partido Popular, left no doubt last week in the Spanish parliament that it was not happy with the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar. But despite being pressed multiple times, the party held back from explicitly stating how its MEPs would vote when the agreement comes before the European Parliament for ratification. The treaty...
Thu 9th Apr, 2026
13th April 2026
Colin Smith, a serving member of the Royal Navy based in Gibraltar, will run 362km between May 2 and June 2 as part of a fundraising challenge to support serving and former Royal Marines and their families. The month-long effort forms part of the Brotherhood Virtual Challenge, organised to raise awareness of the pressures faced...
13th April 2026
A memorial ride in memory of Sam O’Shea, who passed away last year in a cycling accident in France, is set to take place on Saturday, May 2, with participants due to meet at Casemates Square at 8.45am. The event, billed as the Sam O’Shea Memorial Ride, is being organised as a round-the-Rock ride by...
13th April 2026
A vehicle fire in the early hours of Monday morning is being investigated as suspected arson. Emergency services responded to a report of a vehicle on fire in the area of Varyl Begg Estate during the early hours of this morning. There were no injuries but two vehicles were damaged by the fire. “A report...
13th April 2026
The Gibraltar Government “conservatively” estimates that changes to UK online gambling duty could impact “at least” £40m of Government revenues in the 2026/7 financial year, the Minister for Justice, Trade and Industry, Nigel Feetham, said last week. Speaking on GBC’s Viewpoint, he said the new gaming duty, which came into effect on April 1, was...
13th April 2026
By Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to explain the shelving of the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Parliament. A Bill to cede sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago is not expected to feature in May’s King’s Speech, which sets the agenda for the next...
13th April 2026
By David Hughes and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will follow European Union rules without necessarily giving MPs a vote on each piece of red tape under plans which will be unveiled in the King’s Speech. As part of the Prime Minister’s reset with Brussels, the UK Government will seek to pass...
14th March 2026
By Maria Jesus Corrales Business organisations in the Campo de Gibraltar have prepared a document seeking special economic zone status from the European Union, in a move supporters say could boost competitiveness across the Strait area and attract billions in investment. The proposal, drawn up by the Campo Chamber of Commerce and consultancy MC Valnera, calls on the Government of...
11th March 2026
The House of Commons was reminded on Wednesday that the decisions it took could have “a huge impact” on Gibraltar, as a Labour MP warned that a planned increase to UK gaming taxes could “leave a huge hole” in the Rock’s economy. Gareth Snell used a Commons debate on the Finance Bill to warn that...
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