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For third year running, Fine Arts sets up No Cuesta D’Enero

The No Cuesta D'Enero programme of events has returned for a third year and the Fine Arts Association have organised live painting sessions, talks, portrait and photography sessions, and a historical walk. The programme will launch tonight as from 6pm at the Fine Arts Gallery with an installation titled ‘La Sala’ by Kitchen Studios’ Alex...

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Business CEO looks to tackle unlicenced traders and ‘making business easy’

The chief executive of Business and the Office of Fair Trading [OFT], John Paul Fa, is focusing on creating a one-stop shop by streamlining registration, while also tackling unlicenced businesses operating locally. Less than a year into his new role, Mr Fa is looking to shave hours off the registration process by moving this online....

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GHA investigates false negative smear tests

The GHA is tracking smear tests which have returned a false negative, the Minister for Health Gemma Arias Vasquez confirmed last Thursday evening. Mrs Arias Vasquez was live on GBC’s Viewpoint programme fronted by journalist Ros Astengo in a ‘Head to Head’ debate with GSD Shadow Minister Joelle Ladislaus. Smear tests, also known as cervical...

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RGP launches investigation after drone forces plane to divert

The Royal Gibraltar Police has launched an investigation after an unauthorised drone forced a commercial flight to divert to a Spanish airport, the second such incident in under 10 days. Saturday’s evening easyJet flight from Manchester was diverted to Seville and landed in Gibraltar just before midnight after the approach to the runway was declared...

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Starmer welcomes ‘overdue’ Gaza ceasefire and mourns Britons lost in conflict

By Nina Lloyd and Ellie Ng, PA Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal as “long-overdue news” and paid tribute to “the British people who were murdered by Hamas. The UK Prime Minister said Britain would join its allies in continuing work to “break the cycle of violence and secure long-term...

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UK will be ‘AI superpower’, says Starmer as he unveils plans to boost growth

By Nina LLoyd, David Hughes, David Lynch and Christopher McKeon, PA The UK will be an AI “superpower”, Sir Keir Starmer said as he unveiled plans to expand use of the technology in a bid to boost growth. The Prime Minister conceded there would be “teething problems” involved in the process but insisted changes would...

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Patients urged to seek emergency treatment alone as flu cases continue to soar

By Storm Newton, Ella Pickover and Jane Kirby, PA Patients have been urged to attend A&E alone as NHS hospitals grapple with high demand amid rising flu cases. Some hospitals have also restricted visitor numbers while others are encouraging people to wear surgical masks to limit the spread of viruses. Several NHS trusts have declared...

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Sir Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk and ‘poison of the far-right’

By PA Political Staff Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the online debate about child sexual exploitation was based on lies, with politicians “jumping on the bandwagon”. Responding to questions about a slew of social media posts from Tesla owner Elon Musk, Sir Keir said “a line has been crossed” when safeguarding minister Jess...