Inquest hears of trauma in aftermath of two deaths at sea

Inquest hears of trauma in aftermath of two deaths at sea

3rd December 2025

A police crewman onboard a vessel involved in a collision at sea where two Spanish men died described the trauma, shock and confusion in the moments that followed the harrowing incident. The crewman detailed his account of the events of March 8, 2020, during the third day of an inquest into the deaths at sea...

Police coxswain believed he was at safe distance prior to fatal collision

2nd December 2025

A police coxswain who was navigating a vessel involved in a fatal collision at sea told the Coroner’s Court that he believed he had maintained a safe distance during the preceding high-speed nighttime pursuit. The coxswain was giving evidence in the second day of an inquest into the deaths at sea of Mohamed Abdeslam Ahmed,...

Bossino accuses Government of ‘vicious’ bid to discredit auditor after ‘damning’ report 

2nd December 2025

GSD MP Damon Bossino accused the Gibraltar Government of mounting a “vicious collective lashing out” against the former Principal Auditor and using Parliament to distract from what he described as the “damning nature” of the 2018/19 report on public finances.  Speaking on Monday evening in the debate on the Government’s motion on the report, Mr...

Government motion aims to ‘correct the record’ on audit findings, Feetham says 

2nd December 2025

The Minister for Justice, Trade and Industry, Nigel Feetham, defended the Gibraltar Government’s motion on the Principal Auditor’s 2018/19 report, arguing in Parliament this week that the report contains serious factual and legal errors that risk damaging Gibraltar’s reputation and international assessments of its financial system.   Speaking on Monday during the debate on the motion,...

Police coxswain gives evidence in inquest on fatal collision at sea

2nd December 2025

A coroner’s inquest opened on Monday morning with evidence from a police coxswain who described the moments leading up to the deaths of two Spanish men during a chase at sea in 2020. Mohamed Abdeslam Ahmed, 40, and Mustafa Dris Mohamed, 49, from Ceuta sustained catastrophic injuries when their rigid-hulled inflatable boat was involved in...

Sir Joe defends motion on audit report as necessary response to criticism 

1st December 2025

The Minister for Economic Development, Sir Joe Bossano, insisted on Monday that Parliament was the proper forum for the Government to answer the former Principal Auditor’s criticisms in his 2018/19 report, rejecting Opposition claims that a motion rejecting parts of the report amounted to a political “attack” on an independent officer.  Speaking during the debate...

Sacarello urges ministers to reject motion on principal auditor’s report 

1st December 2025

GSD MP Craig Sacarello urged Government ministers on Monday to vote against the Government’s amended motion on the Principal Auditor’s 2018/19 report, saying backing it would place loyalty to the Chief Minister above the independence of Gibraltar’s institutions.  Addressing ministers, Mr Sacarello told them they faced a choice from which there was no turning back.  ...

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...