Month’s rainfall in days as storm disruption causes building evacuation and surgery cancellations  

Month’s rainfall in days as storm disruption causes building evacuation and surgery cancellations  

5th February 2026

Tenants in a building in Turnbull’s Lane were evacuated and surgeries were cancelled during extreme weather conditions in Gibraltar caused by Storm Leonardo, with over a month’s rainfall in three days and further unsettled weather expected despite a respite on Thursday evening.  An internal wall collapsed in a building at Turnbull’s Lane with the Gibraltar...

Strait of Gibraltar Association Trust makes £1,000 emergency flood donation

5th February 2026

The Strait of Gibraltar Association Trust has made an emergency donation of £1,000 (12,000 MAD) to support families displaced by recent floods affecting Ksar El Kebir and surrounding areas. The donation was made on Wednesday and is aimed at assisting both the displaced families and the facilities currently hosting them, particularly in neighbouring cities such...

UK expects swift action over ‘extremely serious’ and ‘deeply concerning’ Inquiry findings, Doughty says

5th February 2026

The McGrail Inquiry report contains “extremely serious” and “deeply concerning” findings that must be “urgently addressed”, a UK Foreign Office minister said this week, adding implementing necessary reforms was “firstly” the responsibility of the Gibraltar Government and Gibraltar’s institutions. Stephen Doughty, the Minister for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories, nonetheless said the UK...

Government confirms no change to local pension age

5th February 2026

The Government has said there will be no change to the pensionable age in Gibraltar despite concerns raised about a Bill to amend the Income Tax Act, which was published in the Gazette on January 29. Officials moved to clarify the position after some people misread the legislation and believed it to have an effect...

Andalucia braced for intense rain amid flooding fears

3rd February 2026

Andalucia is braced for severe weather on Wednesday, with a ‘red alert’ issued for parts of Cadiz provinces and amber and yellow alerts across the rest of the region. Some forecasters are predicting rainfall of up to 550 litres per square metre in mountainous areas around Ronda, Ubrique and Grazalema, all of which are on...

Treaty negotiation was ‘an obstacle to break through’ in Spain/UK relations, Sanchez says

30th January 2026

The negotiation for a treaty on Gibraltar was like “an obstacle to break through”, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in an interview published on Friday. In the interview with the New Statesman magazine, Mr Sanchez highlighted the importance of the relationship between Spain and the UK, the only two major European nations led by...

UK Govt pressed again in Commons on Gib impact of new gaming tax 

30th January 2026

The UK Government was pressed again this week on the impact of new gambling taxes on Gibraltar’s economy.  Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a steep increase in online gambling tax last November, targeting a sector she said was associated with the “highest levels of harm” to consumers.    In a Budget statement that month, Ms Reeves said...

UK has ‘credible’ plans for defence of OTs, Commons told

29th January 2026

The UK has “credible contingency plans” in place for the security and defence of its overseas territories including Gibraltar, the House of Commons was told this week. Alistair Carns, the Minister for the Armed Forces, was responding to a question from Labour MP Tan Dhesi, the chair of the defence committee in the Commons. Mr...