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

MOT campaign moves to Upper Town

19th May 2026

The Ministry of Transport’s campaign to ensure vehicles have valid Road Worthiness Certificates, or MOTs, is continuing and will now move to the Upper Town. The Ministry said 53 vehicles parked on the public highway in the Calpe and Willis’s Road area had been identified as having no valid MOT. Some of the vehicles do...

Ministry for Heritage represented at Gibraltar conference in Cádiz

19th May 2026

The Ministry for Heritage was represented at an international academic conference in Cádiz focused on Gibraltar’s language, culture, history and identity. Government Archaeologist Dominic Lopez took part in the Gibraltar International Conference 4, held at the University of Cádiz from May 6 to 8. The conference brought together writers, linguists, historians, academics, heritage professionals and...

Moroccan observatory honours Dr Cortes for biodiversity work

19th May 2026

The Jebel Moussa Ornithological Observatory has made a presentation to the Minister for Environment, Dr John Cortes, in recognition of his contribution to biodiversity on both shores of the Strait of Gibraltar. The presentation, from the ornithological research and conservation centre on the south shore of the Strait, took the form of a silhouette of...

Book swap event to be held on Main Street

19th May 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry for Culture, will hold a book swap event outside the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned on Main Street on Saturday, May 30. The event will run from 10am to 1pm. GCS said previous book swap events have proved successful, attracting visitors who take home a book...

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...