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Students complete GHA summer work placements

The Government and GHA presented 37 students from Bayside, Westside, Prior Park and the Gibraltar College certificates for successfully completing their 2025 GHA Summer Placement Programme, a two-week programme designed to provide aspiring healthcare professionals with real-world experience in a clinical setting. The certificates were presented by the Minister for Health and Care, Gemma Arias-Vasquez,...

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Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron introduces UAV capability after joint training

The Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron has completed its first joint training with 700X Naval Air Squadron on the operation of uncrewed aerial vehicles. The week-long training in Gibraltar aimed to equip the Squadron with the skills and qualifications required to operate lightweight UAVs at sea, enhancing its ability to conduct maritime security, reconnaissance and force...

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Rare Gibraltar snail discovery makes international magazine cover

A photograph of two minute land snails taken in Gibraltar by Dr Alex Menez has featured on the cover of Mollusc World magazine (Issue 68, July 2025). The image showed Acicula norrisi, one of Gibraltar’s smallest and rarest molluscs. The species was first recorded in the early 1880s when malacologist John Ponsonby found a single...

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Four new civilians join Gibraltar’s Economic Crime Unit

Four new civilians join Gibraltar’s Economic Crime Unit Four new civilian staff have joined the Economic Crime Unit (ECU) this week, beginning their induction programme as the first stage of their professional development. In the coming months, they will undertake secondments with key stakeholders, including the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit, to gain additional training and...

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Last call for national honours nominations

Nominations for the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026 and the Gibraltar Award must be submitted by Friday September 26, 2025. Submissions should be made on a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office nomination proforma and addressed to the Gibraltar Honours Board Secretary, Office of the Governor, The Convent, Main Street, Gibraltar GX11 1AA. Nomination forms and...

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‘Jarring disconnect’ between OFT figures and minister’s claims  

The GSD on Wednesday highlighted a “jarring disconnect” between recent statements by Business Minister Gemma Arias-Vasquez and data laid out in the latest OFT report.  Mrs Arias-Vasquez had said the report showed momentum in the Government’s support for the business community.  For the GSD, this was “wishful thinking, verging on denial”.   The Opposition said the...

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Unite postpones strike and will ballot members after agreement with Govt 

Unite the Union has postponed its public sector strike action, due to commence next Thursday, after reaching an agreement with the Gibraltar Government focused primarily on recovering real-term salary losses due in recent years. The agreement was reached at a meeting in No.6 Convent Place yesterday and Unite will now conduct a further ballot of...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Franco says Gib deal must not ignore La Linea’s unique challenges

By Maria Jesus Corrales The mayor of La Linea, Juan Franco, called again for transparency and careful evaluation of the Gibraltar treaty and its impact on La Linea, adding the city deserved “special” consideration given it was the most affected of the Campo municipalities. Speaking a day after UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met...

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Sanchez praises Starmer for leadership on Gib deal as UK and Spain relaunch ‘old friendship’

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez commended Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday for his leadership in the negotiation for the “very important” Gibraltar treaty, as the UK and Spain agreed to strengthen ties in areas ranging from trade to sustainable development, security and migration. Mr Sanchez was speaking as the two men met in No.10 Downing...

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Sir Keir Starmer and Pedro Sanchez to boost UK/Spain trade cooperation in London meeting

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will meet his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, in No.10 Downing Street today, where the two leaders are expected to sign a bilateral agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Spanish media reported on Tuesday that a key focus of the agreement will be boosting trade between the UK...

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Sightings of poisonous ‘blue dragons’ in La Linea put beachgoers on alert 

La Linea’s Santa Barbara beach was closed on Sunday after six poisonous ‘blue dragons’ were found washed up on the shore.  The sightings prompted authorities in Gibraltar to issue an alert to raise awareness and urge bathers to exercise caution.   Blue dragons are sea slugs that normally live on the open sea, where they...