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St Bernard's Year 2 pupils explore medieval life at Discovery Fortress

Year 2 pupils from St Bernard’s Lower Primary School spent a day exploring the topic of castles through a series of activities at the newly developed Discovery Fortress outdoor learning facilities. The visit focused on aspects of medieval life. With support from Gibralflora, pupils planted fruit and vegetables to gain a practical understanding of how...

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Santos delivers workshop to Gibraltar College travel and tourism students

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, delivered a specialised workshop to second-year Gibraltar College students on the Travel and Tourism course ahead of the Christmas break. The session focused on how Gibraltar is marketed as a tourism destination and how the tourism industry is adapting to global trends. Mr Santos provided...

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Supported Needs and Disability Office provides training on attachment and neurodiversity

The Ministry of Equality’s Supported Needs and Disability Office (SNDO) has provided training on trauma, attachment and neurodiversity for professionals in the lead-up to International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The SNDO arranged for Alice Macleod from Tribe Associates UK to deliver sessions in Gibraltar focused on classic attachment theory, the concept of a secure...

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‘G-less’ personalised plates raise over £500,000 in first three hours

The Government of Gibraltar has confirmed that sales of the newly launched ‘G-less’ personalised motor vehicle registration plates exceeded £500,000 within the first three hours of going live at 10am on Friday. Demand was immediate, with a number of high-value combinations secured shortly after launch. Since the personalised plates programme was introduced one year ago,...

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ClimACT Schools Gibraltar 2025 marks a year of innovation and environmental leadership

School representatives gathered at Notre Dame Lower Primary School last Wednesday to celebrate the fourth edition of the ClimACT Schools Gibraltar Awards, joined by the Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, Director for Education Keri Scott and project co-ordinator and Education Adviser Jackie Linares. This year’s awards highlighted environmental work carried out across Gibraltar’s schools...

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RGP staff recognised at annual awards and charity event

Royal Gibraltar Police officers and staff were recognised for their work and fundraising efforts at the force’s annual staff awards and charity presentations at the IPA Gibraltar Social Club on Thursday afternoon. The event, hosted by Commissioner of Police Owain Richards, was held in the presence of the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, various...

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Severe weather warning issued for heavy seas this weekend

A severe weather warning for heavy seas has been issued in association with Storm Emilia from 9am on Saturday December 13 to 11am on Sunday December 14. Waves of around four metres (4m) are expected over the weekend. High tide will be at 10.06am and 10.34pm on Saturday December 13, and at 11.06am on Sunday...

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Jury trials in UK to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...

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Britain must not shrink back from ‘chaotic world’, says Starmer

By Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism. In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister accused opposition politicians of offering a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude” on international affairs. Taking aim at those...

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Spanish court acquits man accused of murdering sacristan in Algeciras, but orders 30 years of psychiatric detention 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has acquitted Yassine Kanjaa of murdering a sacristan in Algeciras on January 25, 2023, and injuring two other people, after finding he was exempt from criminal responsibility because of a psychiatric disorder.   The court ordered his detention in a prison psychiatric centre for up to 30 years.  ...

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UK gambling tax rise not designed to send a signal to betting sector, says UK Culture Secretary 

By Will Durrant, PA Political Staff  Increased gambling taxes were not designed to “send a signal” to the sector, the UK’s Culture Secretary has said.  Lisa Nandy defended the Chancellor’s decision to raise taxes on online gaming and betting, in a move set to raise £1.1 billion by 2029.  The remote gaming duty, which applies...