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Allegations against McGrail lacked detail and substance, Inquiry told

Serious allegations of dishonesty against former police Commissioner Ian McGrail should have been set out in detail to allow him a proper chance to respond, the McGrail Inquiry heard on Thursday. The acknowledgement came from Nick Pyle, the interim Governor at the time in June 2020, whose loss of confidence in Mr McGrail was a...

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Net Zero Body delivery meeting

The Minister for Environment, Dr John Cortes, chaired a meeting of the NetZero Delivery Body at No.6 Convent Place, on Thursday morning. The Minister for Utilities and the Port, Gemma Arias-Vasquez was present as well as members of the Board comprised of representatives and stakeholders from cross Government departments, agencies and authorities. The Board discussed...

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Picardo briefs King Charles on treaty talks

Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, briefly updated King Charles on the ongoing UK/EU treaty negotiations over Gibraltar during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday. The event marked the first of a series of events hosted by the King after his return to public duties. During the course of the event Mr...

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EA visits St Anne’s School

Officers from the Environmental Agency were recently invited to conduct talks for Year 3 children at St Anne’s Upper Primary School as part of their “Tides are Changing” Project Based Learning Unit. A power point presentation was given at the school highlighting the Agency’s work with regards to Waste Management and Water Quality in Gibraltar....

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Spain’s Pedro Sanchez stays as Prime Minister with call for ‘dignity and respect’ in politics

Pedro Sanchez on Monday said he would remain as Prime Minister of Spain, calling on society to reflect and reject what he termed the “politics of shame”. Mr Sanchez was speaking during a live broadcast to the country after announcing last Wednesday in a letter on X that he was considering resigning. The letter came...

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Pedro Sanchez considers quitting and asks: ‘Is it all worth it?’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that he was considering quitting, as he asked: “Is it all worth it?” Mr Sanchez made the shock announcement in a letter posted on X in which he announced he was suspending public duties while he reflected on his future in frontline politics. Carta a la ciudadanía....

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Sunak vows ‘nothing will stand in way’ of Rwanda flights after Bill passes

By David Hughes, PA Political Editor Rishi Sunak said “nothing will stand in our way” of getting flights to Rwanda off the ground, as the Government braced itself for legal challenges to the scheme to send asylum seekers to the east African country. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Bill) cleared Parliament shortly after...

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King marks Nato’s 75th anniversary with letter of thanks

By Samuel Montgomery, PA The King has sent a “personal message of gratitude and congratulations” to Nato, as the defensive alliance marked its 75th anniversary. Charles lauded the treaty organisation as “an antidote to years of war in Europe” and “the cornerstone of our security and the values we hold dear”, in a letter to secretary general...