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Calentita returns to Landport with music, dance and spoken word programme

Landport was filled with music, dance and spoken word performances last weekend as Calentita returned with a two-day entertainment programme alongside its annual food festival.  Held on June 19 and 20, the event brought together local performers, musicians and speakers across the Main Stage and Music Zone, offering visitors a varied programme throughout both evenings.  Friday’s programme opened with performances by Danza Academy and...

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Gibraltar For Yes marks fifth anniversary of 2021 abortion referendum

Gibraltar For Yes on Wednesday marked the fifth anniversary of the 2021 abortion referendum, describing the vote as a defining moment in Gibraltar’s modern social and political history. The group decribed how on June 24, 2021, Gibraltar voted decisively in favour of change with 7,656 people voting in favour and 4,520 voting against, endorsing legislation...

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Gibraltar Fair preparations under way for August event

Preparations are under way for the 2026 Gibraltar Fair, which will take place at the Ex-Rooke site from August 21 to August 29.  The annual event is being organised by the Self Determination for Gibraltar Group and Gibraltar Cultural Services, with work on the site set to commence shortly.  Organisers said the fair will once again feature a range of...

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Youth Parliament gives young people a voice and society a lesson 

The Speaker of Parliament, Karen Ramagge Phillips, used a session of the Gibraltar Youth Parliament on Monday to underline the importance of engaging young people in democratic life.  Addressing participants and guests, she said the initiative was intended to show young people that their voices mattered.  “The core idea behind this youth parliament was to...

UK/Spain News

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June temperature record broken for third time as UK swelters in heat 

By Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent   The record for the UK’s hottest June day has been broken for the third time on Wednesday, with a provisional temperature of 36C breaking the previous record from the summer of 1976.  The record was broken when provisional temperatures reached 36C in Wisley, Surrey, and Gosport, Hampshire, the...

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Irregular migration through southern Spain sees sharp decline, report says

In its latest report, covering the year 2025, the Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado (CEAR, a Spanish NGO which offers aid and support for refugees) has recorded a significant drop in traffic between northern Morocco and Spain.  While the Strait was considered the main gateway for irregular arrivals into Europe during the 1990s and 2000s, patterns have undergone what CEAR described as a substantial change and the coast between...

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Artists and citizens capture end of the border through collective project

Artists and citizens from both sides of the border are contributing to a collective contemporary art project in La Línea exploring memories, experiences and imaginings linked to Gibraltar and the frontier as discussions continue over the border’s future. The initiative, titled Arriba con ella, is being held at the Galería Manuel Alés until June 26...

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Sir Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister with Andy Burnham poised to take over

By Press Association Political Staff Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as Prime Minister less than two years after coming to power. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, Sir Keir said his party had asked “whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election”. He said: “I have...