Storm Leonardo batters Campo, but no major incidents in Gib 

Storm Leonardo batters Campo, but no major incidents in Gib 

4th February 2026

The Campo de Gibraltar was on red alert on Wednesday as Storm Leonardo battered the region with strong winds and heavy rain.  Overnight, the storm forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents from areas close to rivers across the Campo, with fallen trees cutting off some roads and power cuts in different parts of the...

Air terminal conducts air disaster exercise

4th February 2026

The Air Terminal conducted an in-house exercise to practise its response to an aircraft incident in line with its role under the Gibraltar Airport Emergency Orders. The exercise involved the activation of both the Friends and Relatives Reception Centre and the Passenger Reunion Centre, with non-essential staff used as role players to test existing processes...

Sacred Heart Church reopens amid refurbishment works

4th February 2026

Sacred Heart Church reopened on Tuesday night for the Novena of Our Lady of Lourdes. Over the past months, there have been works to re-render the 151-year-old building. The rendering was 50 years old and needed to be updated. Bishop Charles Azzopardi has previously assured that the building is structurally sound. Its façade is set...

Campo on red alert amid flooding fears, no major incidents overnight in Gib

4th February 2026

Spain’s state meteorological agency, Aemet, issued a red alert for severe weather in the Campo de Gibraltar on Wednesday, as Storm Leonardo battered the region with strong winds and heavy rain. Gibraltar has so far avoided any significant impact as a result of the weather, with both the Gibraltar Government and the Royal Gibraltar Police...

Andalucia braced for intense rain amid flooding fears

3rd February 2026

Andalucia is braced for severe weather on Wednesday, with a ‘red alert’ issued for parts of Cadiz provinces and amber and yellow alerts across the rest of the region. Some forecasters are predicting rainfall of up to 550 litres per square metre in mountainous areas around Ronda, Ubrique and Grazalema, all of which are on...

Treaty negotiation was ‘an obstacle to break through’ in Spain/UK relations, Sanchez says

30th January 2026

The negotiation for a treaty on Gibraltar was like “an obstacle to break through”, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in an interview published on Friday. In the interview with the New Statesman magazine, Mr Sanchez highlighted the importance of the relationship between Spain and the UK, the only two major European nations led by...

UK Govt pressed again in Commons on Gib impact of new gaming tax 

30th January 2026

The UK Government was pressed again this week on the impact of new gambling taxes on Gibraltar’s economy.  Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a steep increase in online gambling tax last November, targeting a sector she said was associated with the “highest levels of harm” to consumers.    In a Budget statement that month, Ms Reeves said...

UK has ‘credible’ plans for defence of OTs, Commons told

29th January 2026

The UK has “credible contingency plans” in place for the security and defence of its overseas territories including Gibraltar, the House of Commons was told this week. Alistair Carns, the Minister for the Armed Forces, was responding to a question from Labour MP Tan Dhesi, the chair of the defence committee in the Commons. Mr...