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Capurro Group continues corporate support for Calpe House with second sponsorship payment

Calpe House has received the second £10,000 instalment from Capurro Group as part of the company’s three-year corporate sponsorship commitment. The donation was presented on behalf of Capurro Group by director Louis Posso to Albert Poggio, Executive Chairman of Calpe House, reaffirming the company’s continued support for the charity and its work within the community....

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Champions League trophy makes visit to Gibraltar

Casemates Square was the centre of a unique opportunity for football fans as they waited to have their photos taken with the UEFA Champions League Trophy on Tuesday. Gibraltar-based gaming company Bet365, well-known partners of UEFA for the Champions League, brought the original UEFA Champions League trophy to the Rock. Authorised as official partners to...

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GibSams seeks new listener volunteers for 2026 intake

GibSams is calling on members of the community to consider becoming Listener Volunteers, with two selection evenings scheduled for Wednesday, January 28 and Wednesday, February 11. The charity is recruiting its next cohort of volunteers to offer emotional support to people experiencing distress, loneliness, anxiety or suicidal thoughts. Listener Volunteers provide a confidential, non-judgemental space...

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Fierce exchanges as Parliament debates McGrail Inquiry report 

There were two starkly competing narratives in Parliament on Tuesday about what Gibraltar should take from Sir Peter Openshaw’s findings in the McGrail Inquiry report and what should happen next.  The controversy that has played out in public exchanges since the report’s publication on December 23 came into sharp focus during a debate on a...

UK/Spain News

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UK pushes ahead with online gambling tax change despite concerns, including over Gib

Changes to UK online gambling duty were passed unopposed in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, despite concerns about the impact they could have on Gibraltar’s economy and the risk of pushing people to unlicensed markets. The package of gambling tax changes announced in the UK Budget late last year will raise about £1 billion for...

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Costa motorway tolls rise in 2026

An increase in tolls on the AP-7 motorway in Spain will now cost light vehicle users €19.55 during peak season to drive from the Rock to Malaga Airport. The cost will be €12 off peak. The peak rate includes the months of June, July, August and September and the 17 days from the Friday before...

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Lords debate self-determination as Chagos Bill faces scrutiny 

 The issue of self-determination and whether Chagossians were entitled to a referendum on the UK’s controversial decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was debated in the House of Lords this week.  Under the agreement signed last May, the UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal...

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Hozgarganta river bursts its banks as Storm Francis lashes Campo

by Maria Jesus Corrales Heavy rainfall from Storm Francis in the Campo area caused the Hozgarganta river to burst its banks as it passed through Jimena, forcing the closure of the A-405 road and several bridges, while residents living by the Guadiaro in San Roque were placed on alert level one. Jimena’s city council said...