Charles Azzopardi ordained as Bishop of Gibraltar  

Charles Azzopardi ordained as Bishop of Gibraltar  

7th December 2025

Monsignor Charles Azzopardi was ordained as Bishop of Gibratar in a joyful and spiritual ceremony on Sunday morning.   Over 3,000 people gathered at the Victoria Stadium to celebrate the episcopal ordination of Mgr. Azzopardi, who has dedicated his life to the church and is well known locally for his work at St Theresa’s Church and...

Charles Azzopardi to be ordained as Bishop of Gibraltar tomorrow

6th December 2025

Monsignor Charles Azzopardi will be ordained as Bishop of Gibraltar tomorrow in a ceremony set to be held at the Victoria Stadium under a marquee with over 3,000 attendees. The episcopal ordination will begin at 10.30am on Sunday, with an installation ceremony later that day at 6pm at the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned....

Lawyers scrutinise evidence from marine expert and crewman in deaths at sea inquest

6th December 2025

Lawyers scrutinised evidence from a marine expert and police crewman a week into an inquest examining a fatal collision where two Spanish men died during a police chase at sea. For almost six hours lawyers pressed two witnesses on Friday in the inquest into the deaths at sea of Mohamed Abdeslam Ahmed, 40, and Mustafa...

Chief Minister recovering at home after eye surgery in Jerez

5th December 2025

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo is recovering at home in Gibraltar after undergoing surgery in a hospital in Jerez for a detached retina. In a post on social media, Mr Picardo said he was back home being cared for by his partner Anna and starting a 14-day recovery period, during which he must lie on his...

Jury trials in UK to be scrapped in some cases in bid to tackle court backlog

2nd December 2025

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Rhiannon James, Harry Taylor and George Thompson, Press Association Jury trials in some cases will be scrapped and so-called “swift courts” set up in England and Wales, the Justice Secretary has announced. Currently jury trials make up 3% of cases but this will be curbed further as David Lammy confirmed they would be reserved for...

Britain must not shrink back from ‘chaotic world’, says Starmer

2nd December 2025

By Christopher McKeon, Press Association Political Correspondent Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism. In his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy, the Prime Minister accused opposition politicians of offering a “corrosive, inward-looking attitude” on international affairs. Taking aim at those...

Spanish court acquits man accused of murdering sacristan in Algeciras, but orders 30 years of psychiatric detention 

28th November 2025

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has acquitted Yassine Kanjaa of murdering a sacristan in Algeciras on January 25, 2023, and injuring two other people, after finding he was exempt from criminal responsibility because of a psychiatric disorder.   The court ordered his detention in a prison psychiatric centre for up to 30 years.  ...

UK gambling tax rise not designed to send a signal to betting sector, says UK Culture Secretary 

28th November 2025

By Will Durrant, PA Political Staff  Increased gambling taxes were not designed to “send a signal” to the sector, the UK’s Culture Secretary has said.  Lisa Nandy defended the Chancellor’s decision to raise taxes on online gaming and betting, in a move set to raise £1.1 billion by 2029.  The remote gaming duty, which applies...