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10th February 2021

By Vicky Shaw Romance scams have increased as people have searched online for love during the coronavirus lockdowns, figures suggest. Trade association UK Finance recorded a 20% increase in bank transfer fraud linked to romance scams between January and November 2020, compared with a year earlier. The total value of these scams increased by 12%...

10th February 2021

By Liz Connor Living well is important at any age, but experts say our health priorities can change as we get older. While the principles of exercising regularly, eating well and managing stress will always be relevant, there may also be specific things you can do – at each milestone decade – to make sure...

10th February 2021

A WhatsApp message on Monday brought home the human dimension of the tragedy that unfolded on Sunday morning in British waters in the Bay of Gibraltar. A long-time journalist friend from Ceuta, Carmen Echarri, was reaching out to see if we had any news of seven people who were trying to reach Spain under the...

10th February 2021

Gibraltar’s Opposition parties have jointly called for the establishment of a select committee of the Gibraltar Parliament on mental health. A motion tabled by the GSD and supported by Together Gibraltar urges a cross-party approach to mental health issues. It urges the creation of a select committee to report to Parliament on improvements to mental...

10th February 2021

By Ana Sharma We are living in troubled times; times that keep us wide awake, till the early hours of the morning, with one eye open, and a restless spirit. It would seem that there is little hope to be had; our countries’ economies are failing, successful businesses are closing down, the sagely pillars of...

9th February 2021

Gibraltar Cultural Services recently a short story competition, for children and young people aged from School Years 2 to 13. The competition was for young people staying at home or attending the educational set ups in school. For the short story competition entrants could submit up to two original works and the prize for the...

9th February 2021

By Eleanor Busby More than half of children have encountered more misleading content online in the past year, a UK survey suggests. Some 48% said they see misleading content online every day, with more than one in 10 seeing it more than six times a day, according to a poll coinciding with Safer Internet Day....

9th February 2021

Grammarians Hockey Club enter 2021 knowing that this will be their seventieth year in existence. The club, which recently provided Gibraltar’s domestic league clubs with the opportunity to compete in a higher tier of Euro Hockey competitions after qualifying from the the Challenge II will be themselves hope to repeat the promotion feat once again....

9th February 2021

By Eyleen Gomez and Gabriella Peralta The fourth consignment of the eagerly anticipated Pfizer/Biotech Covid-19 vaccine arrived safely on the Rock at 6.45pm Monday evening, the largest shipment to date. The Royal Air Force 400M Atlas was carrying around 12,000 doses of the vaccine as well as auxiliary kit including needles. Each vial of the...

8th February 2021

South Africa halts AstraZeneca rollout South Africa halted Monday's planned rollout of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccinations after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild infection from one variant, stoking fears of a much longer cat-and-mouse battle with the pathogen. Researchers from the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Oxford said in a prior-to-peer analysis...

8th February 2021

By Edd Dracott and Thomas Hornall, PA A grandfather who became the oldest person to row 3,000 miles unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean has encouraged older people to “keep active and challenge yourself”. Frank Rothwell, 70, from Oldham, set off from Canary Island La Gomera on December 12 and crossed the finish line in Antigua...

5th February 2021

Gibraltar “is not out of the woods”, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo warned on Friday, as he announced another Covid-19 death, an imminent shipment of over 14,000 vaccines and fewer active cases. Mr Picardo described the number of deaths this year as “harrowing”, with the toll rising to 80 since the pandemic began. After welcoming the...

5th February 2021

On Sunday, November 16th 1969, singer Janis Joplin was arrested backstage after a concert in Tampa, Florida, and charged with two counts of using indecent language. She posted a bond, left the city, and returned for a preliminary court hearing four days later. She must then have flown home to San Francisco. Jude Acers was...

5th February 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Queen is set to enter the milestone 70th year of her reign, as she prepares to mark the anniversary of her accession away from Sandringham for the first time in more than 30 years. Elizabeth II – the nation’s longest reigning monarch – will reach 69 years on...

4th February 2021

Covid 19 has changed the way in which we do things. Working from home, zoom meetings and interviews with a long list of questions on email. For the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society, it has meant providing classical performances in a very different way, audiences with seats not in a theatre – in our case, The Convent...

4th February 2021

By Katie Wright Ahead of the launch of new series Your Garden Made Perfect on BBC Two, Irish presenter Angela Scanlon has spoken about how “wildly comforting” gardening can be when times get tough. “We have a small garden and honestly, I felt every day so, so grateful for it,” says the 37-year-old, who lives...

4th February 2021

By Emily Chudy, PA A dog has been transported 270 miles by “relay” teams to his adoptive home in order for the journey to comply with Covid-19 restrictions. Eight-year-old Pedro was transported from Merseyside to Weymouth by five different RSPCA staff members and volunteers, as lockdown restrictions meant pet transportation was limited to local areas....

4th February 2021

The decision to delay the opening of schools has proved a difficult one and has split public opinion as teachers, students and parents alike adjust to the challenge of online learning. Here, a young teacher reflects on some of the issues that arise and empathises with students and parents, but urges them to find opportunity...

4th February 2021

Shops in Gibraltar have reopened. After another gruelling lockdown it’s a sign that things will slowly – very slowly – get back to “normal”. We’re all looking forward to being able to hug our loved ones again. There’s a lot more that we want to do. Some may have travel plans, though we’re unlikely to...

3rd February 2021

By Luke Rix-Standing January is difficult at the best of times, but with lockdown three in full swing for many, a simple glance at social media, or a chat with friends and family, reveals that many people are struggling more right now than at any other stage of the pandemic, and it doesn’t seem set...

3rd February 2021

By PA Reporters Captain Sir Tom Moore’s memory is to be marked with a national clap, as tributes continue to be paid to a veteran hailed as having dedicated his life to serving others. Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to join in the show of appreciation for the 100-year-old as well as health...

2nd February 2021

By PA Reporters Charity fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore has died in hospital at the age of 100 after testing positive for Covid-19. The veteran, who captured the hearts of the nation with his fundraising efforts during the first lockdown, died in Bedford Hospital on Tuesday morning. His daughters Hannah Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira hailed...

2nd February 2021

Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the most common form of the disease, accounting for nearly 12% of new cases each year worldwide, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. "For the first time, breast cancer now constitutes the most commonly occurring cancer globally," Andre Ilbawi, a cancer specialist at the WHO, told a...

2nd February 2021

By Robert Vasquez It cannot be clearer, the Cabinet, in short, the GSLP-Liberal Government headed by Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has instructed Chief Secretary, Darren Grech, and Financial Secretary, Albert Mena, to control strictly public spending in order to diminish the effects of Covid-19 and Brexit on public finances. This is too little too late....

2nd February 2021

By Hannah Stephenson As a father of three children under six, TV gardener David Domoney knows only too well how important it is for him – and the kids – to get into the garden to de-stress. But as well as introducing his children to outdoor plants, he’s found that involving them in growing plants...

2nd February 2021

The GSD’s complaints that disruption to the parliamentary calendar is denting its ability to scrutinise Government decisions are “over the top” and “lack any credibility” given the party’s “dismal” record while in office, the Gibraltar Government said on Monday. No.6 Convent Place was reacting after the GSD said that parliament’s failure to hold a full...

2nd February 2021

Businesses in Gibraltar once again opened their doors yesterday as lockdown restrictions were eased with the hope this would be the last time shops would have to shut because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Much like the first lockdown period, shops were looking forward to welcoming their clients once again. Last week, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo...

2nd February 2021

January’s heart-breaking death toll from Covid-19 reached 71 yesterday, after another death was confirmed on Monday. A woman aged 85 to 90 years old, who had underlying health conditions, died on January 31 of Covid pneumonitis and severe frailty. She was the last person to die from the virus in January. Since the pandemic began,...

1st February 2021

Covid-19 has changed how all airports operate, and locally this has been no different with staff moving swiftly to adhere to new measures to ensure the airfield is fully operational. Terence Lopez, Air Terminal Director at the Gibraltar International Airport, said the reduction in services to two commercial flights a week was to be expected...

1st February 2021

By Vicky Shaw Unless you have a very well-paid job, or are expecting a lottery win, the idea of retiring early may seem like an impossible dream. But by starting early and committing to regular saving, perhaps you can nudge the dream a bit closer to reality. Some people even go to extreme lengths to...