Queen’s Hotel residents protest outside No.6 as relocation plans near completion

ESG welcomes removal of North Mole generators

29th April 2026

The Environmental Safety Group has welcomed the removal of multiple skid generators from the new power station at the North Mole. The ESG said it had long followed air pollution issues in Gibraltar and described the removal of the diesel-burning generators on April 29 as a milestone. It said the generators had been costly “not...

Arias-Vasquez welcomes BESS becoming operational

29th April 2026

The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, has welcomed the Battery Energy Storage System becoming operational following a testing and commissioning period that began on December 2, 2025. The system, known as BESS, is designed to provide greater resilience to Gibraltar’s electricity network by helping avoid power cuts caused by an engine trip...

Queen’s Hotel residents protest outside No.6 as relocation plans near completion

27th April 2026

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, and the Minister for Housing, Pat Orfila, briefly spoke to nearly 30 residents of the Queen’s Hotel and the Sunrise Motel as they protested outside No.6 Convent Place on Monday morning. The residents of the Queen’s Hotel are set to move to the newly refurbished “state of the art” Sunrise...

Gibraltar marks 75th anniversary of Bedenham explosion

27th April 2026

Monday marked the 75th anniversary of the Bedenham explosion, a significant event that left a lasting impact on the Gibraltarian community. On April 27, 1951, the armament carrier RFA Bedenham exploded while docked at Ordnance Wharf, killing 13 people, injuring hundreds more and causing widespread devastation across Gibraltar, with damage from the blast affecting buildings...

No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance

24th April 2026

By David Hughes, Press Association Political Editor The UK insisted the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands was “not in question” after reports the US administration could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of support for the war in Iran. An internal Pentagon email set out options for Donald...

Gib refit of RFA Lyme Bay raised in UK Parliament amid Hormuz crisis 

14th April 2026

A refit of RFA Lyme Bay in Gibraltar to equip it with cutting-edge drone equipment was raised in the UK Parliament on Monday during an urgent debate on the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.  MPs in the House of Commons and peers in the House of Lords were debating military planning led by the UK and France to reopen the Strait...

Tories urge Keir Starmer to explain shelving of Chagos deal in Parliament

13th April 2026

By Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to explain the shelving of the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Parliament. A Bill to cede sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago is not expected to feature in May’s King’s Speech, which sets the agenda for the next...

UK could sign up to Brussels rules without Commons votes under planned new law

13th April 2026

By David Hughes and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will follow European Union rules without necessarily giving MPs a vote on each piece of red tape under plans which will be unveiled in the King’s Speech. As part of the Prime Minister’s reset with Brussels, the UK Government will seek to pass...