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Air traffic control team ready to welcome Santa on annual visit

As Gibraltar’s await the most anticipated arrival of the year, the team at RAF Gibraltar’s air traffic control tower gears up for that very special visitor, Santa Claus himself. Speaking with the Chronicle, RAF Gibraltar Station Commander Wing Commander Tom Harvey, from the Air Traffic Control tower, shared details about the preparations underway to ensure...

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Inquiry report ‘speaks for itself’, McGrail says

Former police Commissioner Ian McGrail said the Inquiry report vindicated a position he had maintained for over five years and “speaks for itself”. Speaking during a press conference alongside his lawyers on Tuesday afternoon, Mr McGrail said he had maintained a “consistent and honest account” of the “flagrant abuse of processes” he was subjected to,...

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GSD says Chief Minister should resign

The GSD on Tuesday said Chief Minister Fabian Picardo should resign and call a general election, adding criticism in the McGrail Inquiry made his position untenable. The Opposition described the report by Inquiry chairman Sir Peter Openshaw as “a damning verdict” on Mr Picardo’s behaviour. It said too that other Government ministers should consider their...

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AG welcomes that Inquiry report ‘roundly rejects’ all allegations against him

Attorney General Michael Llamas, KC, on Tuesday welcomed findings by Sir Peter Openshaw rejecting allegations by former police Commissioner Ian McGrail that he had placed inappropriate pressure or interfered in Operation Delhi, and that he was complicit in seeking his removal from office. “After a thorough and exhaustive examination of the facts, Sir Peter Openshaw...

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Bank of England cuts interest rates to near three-year low

By Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter The Bank of England has cut interest rates to the lowest level in nearly three years, as it said measures in the Budget will help bring down inflation quicker than previously thought. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to reduce rates from 4% to 3.75%. Governor Andrew...

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Foreign Secretary quizzed in Commons on McGrail Inquiry report 

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper faced questions on the McGrail Inquiry in the House of Commons on Tuesday during an evidence session before the Foreign Affairs Committee on the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.  Ms Cooper was quizzed on whether the full Inquiry would be published, as well as questions on progress with...

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Jury trials in UK to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...

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Britain must not shrink back from ‘chaotic world’, says Starmer

By Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism. In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister accused opposition politicians of offering a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude” on international affairs. Taking aim at those...