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AI conference to help ‘future-proof’ Gibraltar’s leadership

The Government of Gibraltar is partnering with strategic consultancy Numero Partners and global learning organisation Hyper Island to host a one-day AI conference in January aimed at helping senior leaders navigate artificial intelligence “responsibly and at speed”. Future-Proofing Gibraltar: The AI Futures and Foresight Conference will take place on January 21, 2026, bringing together around...

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Gib’s ‘manageable emissions’ fall to lowest level since 2015 as Net Zero Board eyes further cuts

The Government of Gibraltar’s Net Zero Delivery Board met on Tuesday to review the latest emissions data, noting that “manageable emissions” in 2023 were at their lowest since 2015, with a 25% overall reduction driven largely by cleaner energy production from the LNG power station and a 28% drop in road transport emissions. Key challenges...

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Minister for Equality visits Waterport Day Centre

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, visited the Waterport Day Centre yesterday to present three photos from the ‘End The Stereotypes’ campaign, which aimed to challenge ageist stereotypes. The photos will be displayed at the Day Centre for service users. Age is one of the nine protected characteristics in equality legislation,...

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Government cracks down on abandoned vehicles, as figures suggest thousands without MOT

There are thousands of vehicles across Gibraltar without a valid MOT, the Ministry for Transport has found as it launched a crackdown on abandoned vehicles. At a press conference in No.6 Convent Place on Tuesday afternoon, the Minister for Transport, Dr John Cortes, announced a ramped-up effort to remove derelict and unroadworthy vehicles from public...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

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...