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Kingsway set for first scheduled quarterly maintenance

The operators of Kingsway tunnel have confirmed that scheduled quarterly maintenance will take place overnight from June 12 to 15. “This is part of the routine maintenance programme that forms part of the contract for the safe management and operation of the tunnel,” a spokesman for No.6 Convent Place said. “Each night from June 12...

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Community's Relay for Life signals hope and remembrance

Nearly £60,000 and counting was raised for Cancer Research UK by the Relay For Life Gibraltar, a 24-hour event held last weekend at Lathbury Stadium. Hundreds of people covered thousands of kilometres as they walked a seemingly endless loop of 400m around a track, raising both awareness and money in the process. The relay started...

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Bad weather delays final phase of OS35 removal operation

Upcoming deteriorating weather conditions will delay the final phase of the operation to remove the wreck of the OS35 on the east side. Salvors had hoped to have the operation complete before the start of the official bathing season on June 10 but the weather forecast for the coming week will mean they will likely...

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McGrail sexual assault trial opens with evidence from complainant

Former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail stood in the dock at the Magistrates Court on Monday accused of sexually assaulting a female police officer while he was still in post, an allegation he “vehemently” denies. The alleged assault is said to have occurred in New Mole House in the summer of 2018, two years before...

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Blood test to detect 50 different types of cancer shows promise in NHS trial

By Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter A blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer has shown promise in a trial involving thousands of NHS patients, scientists have said. The Galleri test, which is currently available in the US, is also able to pinpoint where in the body the disease is...

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La Linea’s Juan Franco ‘concerned’ about changing political landscape in Spain

by Maria Jesus Corrales The mayor of La Linea, Juan Franco, expressed "concern" yesterday about the political landscape in Spain following municipal and regional elections on Sunday and the snap general election called by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez following bruising results for the Socialists as support for the PP and Vox surged. Referring to the...

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Sanchez calls snap general election after support for PP and Vox surges across Spain

By Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced a general election on July 23 after the Socialists and their main ally Podemos lost significant ground in Sunday’s local and regional elections. Mr Sanchez brought forward the general election, which was due in December, after support for the conservative...

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Franco and Landaluce win resounding backing in municipal elections, as PP and Vox surge across Spain

By Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales La Linea’s Juan Franco and Jose Ignacio Landaluce, the Partido Popular mayor of Algeciras, consolidated their positions in the Campo in Sunday’s municipal elections in Spain, winning absolute majorities allowing them to govern their respective councils without the need for support from other parties. Both received overwhelming backing...