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RGP investigate e-scooter incident causing injury

An incident which saw an e-scooter driver hit a nine-year-old child causing serious injuries is being investigated by the Royal Gibraltar Police. The incident took place around 9am on Thursday, 14 September. The e-scooter rider is alleged to have ridden the wrong way up Willis’s Road when the incident occurred. “The child was taken to...

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GSD candidate Youssef El Hana apologises after social media posts

GSD election candidate Youssef El Hana apologised on Thursday for social media posts spanning several years about what he described as “a complex international dispute”, a reference to Israel and Palestine. In the posts, Mr El Hana had expressed support for the Palestinian cause in sometimes trenchant and derogatory language against Israel, something which has...

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Court remands man accused of 14 offences

A local man accused of 14 offences including assault, stalking and threats to kill was remanded in custody on Thursday afternoon. Jesse James Mor, 23, of the Moorish Castle Estate, pleaded guilty to four counts of threats to kill, possession of 2.9 grammes of cannabis resin, possession of a prohibited weapon namely incapacitant spray, and...

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Exhibition marks 60 years since Gibraltar first spoke up at UN

The caretaker Deputy Chief Minster, Dr Joseph Garcia, officially opened an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the appearance of petitioners from Gibraltar before the United Nations for the first time. The exhibition has been curated by Acting Archivist Gerard Wood assisted by the team at the Archives and by volunteers. The exhibition consists...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Inflation unexpectedly slows to lowest rate in 18 months

By Anna Wise, PA Business Reporter UK inflation unexpectedly eased in August as a drop in hotel and air fare costs and a slowdown in food price rises helped offset a jump in fuel costs, according to official figures. The surprise fall could take the pressure off the Bank of England to lift interest rates...

UK/Spain News

Algeciras wildfire controlled after 24 intense hours

Spanish firefighters battled for 24 hours to bring under control a wildfire in the hills behind Algeciras that sent a thick plume of smoke over the bay and a shower of ash particles on Gibraltar at the weekend. There were no injuries or damage to property as a result of the blaze, which destroyed about...

UK/Spain News

Cadiz fireman on Morocco rescue effort: ‘I was their last hope and I could do no more’

by Maria Jesus Corrales Moisés Delgado was the leader of a rescue team of firemen from the province of Cádiz dispatched to Morocco in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the Marrakesh-Safi region last week. Recently returned to Spain and speaking to the Chronicle, Mr Delgado was visibly emotional as he recalled the...

UK/Spain News

UK real wages no longer falling, but jobless rate rises to near two-year high

By Holly Williams, PA Business Editor   The pace of wage growth in the UK has caught up with price hikes for the first time in nearly two years despite rising unemployment amid a cooling jobs market, according to official figures.   The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular weekly earnings growth remained...