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Police arrest man on suspicion of having firearm

Police arrested a 25-year old local man on suspicion of being in possession of a firearm. The arrest came after a member of the public called the Royal Gibraltar Police on Thursday morning with information relating to a person in a residence in Varyl Begg Estate, who the witness believed had been holding a firearm....

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Warrant Officer Paul Llanelo receives The Cadet Forces Medal.

Warrant Officer (WO) Paul Llanelo was presented with the Cadet Forces Medal by Wing Staff Officer Squadron Leader Stuart Smith who was in Gibraltar to visit our cadet force, No.2 Overseas (Gibraltar) Squadron. The Cadet Forces Medal is a long service award which recognises the dedicated contribution of adult volunteers in the Cadet Forces across...

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Ministry event focuses on financial safeguards for older people

The Ministry of Equality hosted a community event on Thursday focused on strengthening financial safeguards for older people in Gibraltar and raising awareness of risks including scams, financial abuse and exploitation. The event, titled Enhancing Financial Safeguards for Older Persons, was opened by the Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos. It formed...

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Rare limpets found thriving on Westview Park revetment, including species record 

A scientific report commissioned by the Gibraltar government ahead of a proposed reclamation project in the harbour basin has identified over 2000 strictly-protected Mediterranean ridged limpets on the Westview Park revetment, including what is believed to be the largest recorded individual specimen of the rare species.  The report by Aquareef Tech in February this year recorded 2181...

UK/Spain News

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Spanish police dismantle drug network using drones to smuggle drugs from Morocco 

Spanish police have dismantled a criminal organisation based in Cadiz province and Alava that allegedly used large fixed-wing drones to transport hashish and cocaine from Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar before moving the drugs onward to France, the Policia Nacional said on Tuesday.  The operation, known as Operation Horus, began in 2025 and focused...

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

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...

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Strait increasingly vulnerable to drug smuggling, Spanish security report says 

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...

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PP wins Andalusian election but loses majority

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...