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Visit Gibraltar receives first nomination at UK’s Globe Travel Awards

Visit Gibraltar has received its first ever nomination in the Best Tourist Board category at the Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards 2025. The awards are considered among the most respected in the United Kingdom travel industry, with winners selected by thousands of travel agents and professionals across the country, said a statement from the Government....

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Gibraltar to be represented at UK Youth Parliament meeting

Isabella Azopardi has been selected to represent Gibraltar at the UK Youth Parliament, which will be held at the House of Commons in London on Thursday. The selection followed a competition that invited young people aged 11 to 18 to submit essays on the theme “Education and Learning.” A total of 28 entries were received,...

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Remembrance Sunday bus service arrangements

In order to support the Remembrance Sunday Parade, there will be changes to the bus service November 9. Route 3 will use Glacis Kiosk Bus Stop as its terminus and will be diverted via Coral Road due to the closure of Winston Churchill Avenue. Passengers are asked to pay extra attention to buses from other...

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Pancreatic cancer relay to focus on early detection and community awareness

This year’s Purple Relay, a Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Gibraltar event, is set to take place on November 8. Unlike typical charity fun runs or walks, organisers are clear: “It’s not a fun walk, it’s not a fun run. It’s an awareness event.” Four athletes, Jerai Torres, Sean Collado, Ian Yeats and Karl Baldachino, will set...

UK/Spain News

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Spanish police arrest fugitive wanted for murder as he tried to enter Gib

A Portuguese man wanted for murder and other serious offences was arrested by Spanish police in La Linea as he tried to cross the border into Gibraltar. Spain’s Policia Nacional said the man was the subject of four arrest warrants for murder, sexual abuse and wounding in different locations in Spain. The man was arrested...

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Spanish complaint over Eastside project sent back to La Linea court on appeal - report 

A criminal complaint lodged by Spain’s state environmental prosecution service over the Eastside project has been referred on appeal back to a La Linea court that had ruled it was outside its remit, according to Spanish press reports.   The complaint alleges that reclamation work for the Eastside project could constitute an offence under Spanish law. ...

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Gib-reg vehicle in Campo police chase leading to accidents and gridlock 

A high-speed police chase involving a Gibraltar-registered vehicle caused significant disruption on the A-7 motorway on Thursday morning, leading to two separate accidents and major delays near Guadacorte, in the municipality of Los Barrios, according to Spanish media reports.  The incident reportedly began at around 4.30am when the vehicle fled from the Policia Nacional at...

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Spain’s Policia Nacional investigate shooting and suspected drug-related assault in La Línea

Spain’s Police Nacional has launched an investigation into the assault and shooting of a 26-year-old man in the early hours of Monday morning in the El Zabal area of La Línea de la Concepción. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to La Línea University Hospital, according to Spanish press...