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

Govt will ‘of course’ back Gibraltar Rugby should Spain challenge admission to Rugby Europe 

14th January 2026

The Gibraltar Government will “of course” continue to back Gibraltar Rugby should Spain seek to challenge its recent admission to Rugby Europe, the sport’s European governing body.  The position was confirmed by Leslie Bruzon, the Minister for Sport, as he answered Opposition questions in Parliament on Tuesday.  Gibraltar was accepted into Rugby Europe last December...

Gibraltar College to offer Level 2 maths exam for private candidates

14th January 2026

The Gibraltar College will offer private candidates the opportunity to sit the TQUK Level 2 Functional Skills Mathematics exam in March and May 2026, providing an alternative Level 2 qualification to the GCSE Mathematics already available. A pass in the Level 2 Functional Skills Mathematics qualification is widely considered equivalent to a GCSE Grade 4,...

Gibraltar College urges former students to collect unclaimed certificates

14th January 2026

The Gibraltar College has advised former students and candidates that any unclaimed certificates for qualifications gained before September 2015 will be destroyed if they are not collected by Friday, March 27. Records of all certificates destroyed will be kept. Certificates can be collected in person from the Gibraltar College reception on weekdays between 9am and...

GSD and Govt clash over public funding of any potential legal challenge by CM to Openshaw’s findings 

14th January 2026

The GSD said the Gibraltar Government was wrong to say that its decision to fund any potential legal challenge to some of the criticisms levelled at the Chief Minister in the Openshaw Report would follow long-established principles.  The Opposition was reacting after No.6 Convent Place said the Cabinet had formally resolved that any legal challenge...

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

14th January 2026

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...

Costa motorway tolls rise in 2026

12th January 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...

Lords debate self-determination as Chagos Bill faces scrutiny 

7th January 2026

 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...

Hozgarganta river bursts its banks as Storm Francis lashes Campo

4th January 2026

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...