Judges dismiss appeal on £2m bank fraud conviction  

GSD says lack of assisted living is delaying mental health discharges 

14th April 2026

The GSD has highlighted “significant concerns” set out in the Mental Health Board Report 2025 affecting the provision of continuity of care post-discharge for mental health patients, including the insufficient provision of assisted living.   The GSD said it had repeatedly raised similar issues in Parliament and that “at the heart of this is a failure” by the Government to set out a coherent,...

Judges dismiss appeal on £2m bank fraud conviction  

14th April 2026

The Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals on conviction and sentence brought by a former bank manager who hid a £2m hole in the Royal Bank of Scotland International’s cash reserves.  Gillian Balban, 53, of Bayview Terraces, was convicted in March 2024 on six charges including false accounting, fraud by abuse of position and fraud by false representation after a 10-week Supreme Court trial.  She was convicted for falsifying debit and credit vouchers and recording...

Chamber backs new Upper Rock shuttle service

14th April 2026

The Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the introduction of a shuttle bus service to the Upper Rock, saying it provides an important alternative for visitors while the cable car is out of action for the next two years. The Chamber said the move would help maintain access to one of Gibraltar’s most popular tourist...

Draft legislation seeks to tighten parole rules for sex offenders

14th April 2026

Adults convicted of serious sexual offences and jailed for more than a year will have to serve at least three quarters of their sentence, under new draft legislation published on Tuesday.  The change is set out in a Bill to amend the Prison Act 2011 and will mean that convicted sex offenders aged over 18 will only become eligible for...

Gib refit of RFA Lyme Bay raised in UK Parliament amid Hormuz crisis 

14th April 2026

A refit of RFA Lyme Bay in Gibraltar to equip it with cutting-edge drone equipment was raised in the UK Parliament on Monday during an urgent debate on the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.  MPs in the House of Commons and peers in the House of Lords were debating military planning led by the UK and France to reopen the Strait...

Tories urge Keir Starmer to explain shelving of Chagos deal in Parliament

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...

UK could sign up to Brussels rules without Commons votes under planned new law

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...

Campo to seek EU ‘special economic zone’ status 

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...