Standby system for jurors after conflicts force five trial adjournments 

Standby system for jurors after conflicts force five trial adjournments 

20th May 2026

People called for jury duty will have to remain “on standby” even if they are not selected to serve, as part of new measures to ensure trials can proceed should a juror be discharged.   The move is in response to situations where jurors have had to be discharged after conflicts were identified once a trial is under way, leaving...

Tributes in Gibraltar and Campo as Tito Benady passes away 

19th May 2026

Tributes were paid on both sides of the border to Gibraltarian historian and author Mesod ‘Tito’ Benady, who passed away on Tuesday.  Born in 1930, Tito Benady was widely respected as a leading figure in the research and study of the history of Gibraltar and the Campo over many decades.  He began his working life in insurance and set up...

Gibraltar co-authors guidance on proliferation financing risks

19th May 2026

Gibraltar has co-authored new international guidance designed to help small states and territories identify and manage the risk of proliferation financing. The paper, Guidance on Identifying, Assessing and Understanding the Risk for Proliferation Financing in Small States and Territories, was produced by the Small States and Territories Working Group and co-led by Gibraltar and the...

DVLD launches new integrated IT system

19th May 2026

The Ministry of Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Department have launched a new integrated IT system designed to modernise and consolidate DVLD services. The platform, known as Polar Bear, has been built to meet Gibraltar’s operational and procedural requirements and will bring core departmental functions into one secure digital system. These include vehicle...

PP still wants to govern alone despite losing majority in Sunday’s regional election 

18th May 2026

The acting president of the regional government of Andalusia, the Partido Popular’s Juanma Moreno Bonilla, said on Monday that his aim was to govern alone following the Andalusian election on Sunday, in which his party lost its absolute majority.  The PP ended up with 53 seats in the regional parliament, down from 58 in 2022.  That left it two seats short of the 55-seat...

Strait increasingly vulnerable to drug smuggling, Spanish security report says 

18th May 2026

By Maria Jesus Corrales A report on Spain’s campaign against the illegal trade in narcotics has described the zone stretching from Cádiz to Málaga as one of “increasing vulnerability” to the narcotics trade, with as many as 600 drugs launches plying the Strait last year.  Published last week by Spain’s security services, the document comes at a turbulent time for Andalucía as it nears...

PP wins Andalusian election but loses majority

18th May 2026

The Partido Popular won Sunday’s regional election in Andalusia but lost the majority it achieved in 2022, ending up with 53 seats in the regional parliament. This figure is five fewer than the 58 members of parliament it obtained in the 2022 elections and leaves it two seats short of a majority, which is set...

Labour leadership rivals caught up in debate over EU ties

17th May 2026

By David Lynch, Press Association Political Correspondent Two of the men hoping to oust Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister have been caught up in a debate over whether Labour should seek to take Britain back into the European Union. Wes Streeting, the former health secretary, on Saturday set out his desire for a “new special...