Marine expert tells inquest pursuit distance was insufficient before fatal collision 

As University of Gibraltar marks a decade, record number students set to graduate 

5th December 2025

Today a record number of students will graduate from the University of Gibraltar as the institution marks a decade since it was established.  Some 119 students will graduate, including the University’s first ever graduates BSc Computing, Master’s in Contemporary Healthcare and MBA Gaming courses.  Professor Catherine Bachleda, Vice-Chancellor and CEO of the University of Gibraltar...

Marine expert tells inquest pursuit distance was insufficient before fatal collision 

5th December 2025

A marine expert analysing a fatal collision in which two Spanish men died at sea has told the Coroner’s Court he believed there had not been sufficient distance between the vessels during a nighttime high-speed chase before the impact, adding police training for such pursuits should have been greater.   The evidence from the marine expert...

Supreme Court hears claim over unlicensed TV channels in Gibraltar 

5th December 2025

The Supreme Court is hearing a civil claim that could impact the number of television channels that people are able to view in Gibraltar.  The claim, brought by Gibtelecom against Gibfibre and Gibsat and two directors, alleges they intentionally caused damage to Gibtelecom’s interests through unlawful means by offering a television bundle that included unlicensed...

CM in hospital for emergency eye operation

4th December 2025

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo is to undergo emergency surgery for a detached retina in his right eye after being admitted to a hospital in Jerez and will step aside from his duties for two weeks while he recovers. The development disrupts a number of planned events including publication of the McGrail Inquiry report, which will...

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

2nd December 2025

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...

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

2nd December 2025

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...

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

28th November 2025

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.  ...

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

28th November 2025

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...