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‘Time to go’, Bossino tells CM

Opposition MP Damon Bossino urged the Chief Minister to step down “without further delay”, adding “the gentleman has lost credibility”. In a Budget address loaded with political criticism, he noted that Fabian Picardo had already signalled he would not be standing for re-election and that it was time for him to go. “I am concerned...

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Government has stifled progression, improvements, and innovation within the GHA, Ladislaus says

The Government has stifled progression, improvements, and innovation within the GHA, the shadow minister for health and justice, Joelle Ladislaus told parliament in her budget address. Mrs Ladislaus focused on issues within the GHA, pointing out how healthcare workers have demonstrated due to being sidelined, undervalued and having valid concerns ignored or swept under the...

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Action4schools delivers 110th water well project in Sierra Leone

Local charity Action4schools has announced the successful completion of its 110th water well project, delivered in partnership with UK-based organisation Wellfound. The new well has been installed at Dodo Village in Moyamba, Sierra Leone, and was funded by local theatre group LOL Productions. Prior to the well the people in the village had been drinking...

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Nominations invited for 2026 State Honours and Gibraltar Award

The Gibraltar Honours Board, chaired by the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, will meet in October to consider nominations for the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List and the Gibraltar Award. Nominations are open to members of the public and are intended to recognise individuals from any part of the Gibraltarian community who have made...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Drama in bay as supply vessel bursts into flames

Seven crew members escaped unhurt after a harbour vessel operating from Algeciras port caught fire on Wednesday afternoon while delivering supplies to a container ship anchored at the northwest corner of the Bay of Gibraltar. The Ceutamar Cinco, a catamaran operated by Maritima Velum, was consumed by flames and a thick plume of black smoke...

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‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

By David Lynch, Rhiannon James, David Hughes and Harry Taylor, PA The UK must actively prepare for a “wartime scenario” on British soil “for the first time in many years”, the Government has warned. In the national security strategy published on Tuesday, ministers said the UK now finds itself in “an era in which we...

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Strikers bring ‘traffic chaos’ to Campo

Steelworkers brought traffic on key Campo roads to a standstill during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, setting up roadblocks on the access road to La Linea. As Spain’s Guardia Civil set up diversions, commuters heading into Gibraltar faced lengthy delays and queues stretching kilometres. This was the second consecutive day of disruption as workers...

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La Línea to publish strategic document on treaty impact

The Mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, has announced plans to publish a strategy document addressing the city’s future after the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with bloc is ratified. The document, which is not public yet, will be formally submitted to Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, but was outlined by Mr...