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Students and teachers adopt AI as learning tool, but wisely

Local students are using artificial intelligence chat bots like Chat GPT for their homework, but rather than raise concern, teachers are embracing it as a new learning tool. Gibraltar College teacher Sarah-Jane Roberts found, as early as in January and February this year, a marked change in some of her students’ work. She found the...

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Anonymous survey will gather data on domestic abuse

An anonymous online survey was launched on Thursday for victims of domestic abuse, both past and present, to give insight into their experiences. Participants have a month to fill in the survey online and this will help in the further development of the Gibraltar Government’s National Domestic Abuse Strategy. This is a joint collaboration between...

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‘Acceptance, not tolerance’ is message in Pride month

Today marks the beginning of Pride month, with the LGBTQ+ Committee in Gibraltar stressing the need for “acceptance, not tolerance” within the local community and abroad. Later this month on Saturday, June 24, a Pride parade and day-long event will be held celebrating diversity and inclusivity, while also raising awareness of LGBTQ+ issues. The Pride...

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Govt shows support for Pride month

The Gibraltar Government will be supporting this year’s Pride events and will be celebrating the month by hoisting rainbow flags. To commemorate Pride Month this year, the Government will hoist rainbow flags as from today until June 28 at the land frontier, No.6 Convent Place, St Bernard’s Hospital, outside the offices of the Care Agency,...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

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...

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Franco and Landaluce win resounding backing in municipal elections, as PP and Vox surge across Spain

By Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales La Linea’s Juan Franco and Jose Ignacio Landaluce, the Partido Popular mayor of Algeciras, consolidated their positions in the Campo in Sunday’s municipal elections in Spain, winning absolute majorities allowing them to govern their respective councils without the need for support from other parties. Both received overwhelming backing...