Former UK ambassador says ‘luck and leadership’ helped deliver Gib treaty 

Charities fund new restraint equipment for Ocean Views  

27th May 2026

A new restraint device designed to preserve patient dignity has been introduced at Ocean Views mental health facility, in what staff describe as a significant evolution from older, more forceful techniques.  The new equipment has been purchased through the support of two local charities, the Mental Welfare Society of Gibraltar and the Supported Needs Action Group (SNAG).  ...

GSD calls for clarity on ‘rushed’ school calendar changes 

27th May 2026

The GSD has called on the Gibraltar government to explain recent changes to the school calendar, saying families have been given very little time to adjust and warning the move could bring extra cost and disruption.   In a statement, the Opposition said the changes meant schools would in practice finish two weeks earlier than previously...

GSD says draft conflicts law is ‘toothless and overly bureaucratic’ 

27th May 2026

The GSD said the recently published draft law on conflicts of interest is “heavy on bureaucracy” but “low” on ensuring conflicts are restricted.  In a statement, the Opposition said the draft law was “weighed down by layers of administration” that would “hamper rather than ensure” conflicts are prevented and penalised.   “As such the draft law will fall well short of...

Sport programmes to start on July 6 after school calendar change

26th May 2026

The Minister for Sport, Leslie Bruzon, has announced that the Stay and Play and Summer Sports Programmes will start on Monday, July 6. The announcement follows confirmation last week that the amended school calendar will now finish on June 30. Mr Bruzon said both schemes would begin with their usual timings and an extensive programme...

PP still wants to govern alone despite losing majority in Sunday’s regional election 

18th May 2026

The acting president of the regional government of Andalusia, the Partido Popular’s Juanma Moreno Bonilla, said on Monday that his aim was to govern alone following the Andalusian election on Sunday, in which his party lost its absolute majority.  The PP ended up with 53 seats in the regional parliament, down from 58 in 2022.  That left it two seats short of the 55-seat...

Strait increasingly vulnerable to drug smuggling, Spanish security report says 

18th May 2026

By Maria Jesus Corrales A report on Spain’s campaign against the illegal trade in narcotics has described the zone stretching from Cádiz to Málaga as one of “increasing vulnerability” to the narcotics trade, with as many as 600 drugs launches plying the Strait last year.  Published last week by Spain’s security services, the document comes at a turbulent time for Andalucía as it nears...

PP wins Andalusian election but loses majority

18th May 2026

The Partido Popular won Sunday’s regional election in Andalusia but lost the majority it achieved in 2022, ending up with 53 seats in the regional parliament. This figure is five fewer than the 58 members of parliament it obtained in the 2022 elections and leaves it two seats short of a majority, which is set...

Labour leadership rivals caught up in debate over EU ties

17th May 2026

By David Lynch, Press Association Political Correspondent Two of the men hoping to oust Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister have been caught up in a debate over whether Labour should seek to take Britain back into the European Union. Wes Streeting, the former health secretary, on Saturday set out his desire for a “new special...