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Plans filed for 150-room Marriott hotel

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Jail for teenager equipped for stealing

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GFSC set to raise funds for Prostate Cancer Gibraltar with its annual FreeTheKnee campaign

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) are holding its annual Free the Knee corporate tournament on Saturday, July 8 with all proceeds going to Prostate Cancer Gibraltar. This year it will be a padel tournament and the GFSC has collaborated with the Gibraltar Padel Tennis Association which will be held from 9am in the MUGA...

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5 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Battery Royal Artillery on the Rock for training

A parade through Main Street will take place this Saturday at 12 noon by 5 (Gibraltar 1779-83) Battery Royal Artillery (RA) who have arrived in Gibraltar to conduct several weeks training to represent the Royal Artillery as a whole in exercising its freedom of the City of Gibraltar. “The Battery will be making the most...

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Gibraltar’s new Mayor takes office

Carmen Gomez is now mayor of Gibraltar following an investiture at City Hall on Tuesday. In the presence of the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, the Deputy Governor, Marc Holland, the outgoing mayor Christian Santos, the new Deputy mayor Nicholas Guerrero, former mayors and distinguished guests, Ms Gomez said it was a proud moment for her...

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PossAbilities set to open support centre next month

PossAbilities has announced the opening of its support centre, located at the former St Martin’s School, will take place on July 10. The PossAbilities premises will host an array of bespoke and specialist services for persons who are pending, or in receipt, of a diagnosis - for those with disabilities and the neurodiverse community, and...

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Children’s doctors call for ban on disposable vapes

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor Paediatricians have warned that “youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children” as they called on the Government to ban disposable vapes. In response to the Government consultation on e-cigarettes, which closes on Tuesday, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warned that e-cigarettes “are not...

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Blood test to detect 50 different types of cancer shows promise in NHS trial

By Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter A blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer has shown promise in a trial involving thousands of NHS patients, scientists have said. The Galleri test, which is currently available in the US, is also able to pinpoint where in the body the disease is...

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La Linea’s Juan Franco ‘concerned’ about changing political landscape in Spain

by Maria Jesus Corrales The mayor of La Linea, Juan Franco, expressed "concern" yesterday about the political landscape in Spain following municipal and regional elections on Sunday and the snap general election called by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez following bruising results for the Socialists as support for the PP and Vox surged. Referring to the...

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Sanchez calls snap general election after support for PP and Vox surges across Spain

By Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced a general election on July 23 after the Socialists and their main ally Podemos lost significant ground in Sunday’s local and regional elections. Mr Sanchez brought forward the general election, which was due in December, after support for the conservative...