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3rd October 2020

By Eleanor Busby and Tom Pilgrim, PA More than 50 universities in the UK have confirmed cases of coronavirus as thousands of students return to campus. Over 2,500 Covid-19 cases have been identified among university students and staff, a survey suggests. A surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks has led to thousands of students...

2nd October 2020

Chief Justice Anthony Dudley on Friday described as “disconcerting” the decision to appoint a UK judge to lead the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the early retirement of former police Commissioner Ian McGrail. Speaking at a low-key ceremony to mark the opening of the legal year, Mr Justice Dudley said that even if unintended, observers...

2nd October 2020

All officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police are to be trained to deal with domestic abuse in the local community. The Minister of Justice and Equality, Samantha Sacramento, recently opened the first ‘Domestic Abuse Matters’ training session delivered by SafeLives, a UK charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse. SafeLives have already provided similar training to...

1st October 2020

Gibraltar’s netball Campions were at it again as they completed a session of 25 pushups alongside Major John Pitto, this time in support of the latter’s challenge. Major Pitto was on his way to complete a 25 push-ups in 25 days challenge which the Campions themselves had also completed earlier this year as a squad....

1st October 2020

By Taz Ali, PA Early results from the largest Covid-19 study in England show around one in 200 people were infected with coronavirus. Interim findings from the study by Imperial College London and Ipsos Mori show infections increased substantially across the country before the R rate (of infection) fell to around 1.1, suggesting the growth...

1st October 2020

By Eleanor Busby, PA Education Correspondent Students should be allowed to return home from university and study online if they wish to do so, unions representing academics and students say. The National Union of Students (NUS) and the University and College Union (UCU) have called for urgent action from the UK Government as coronavirus outbreaks...

1st October 2020

I’ll be home for Christmas … or maybe not if you’re a university student. A UK government minister has suggested students may be forced to stay where they are in December to control spiraling cases of coronavirus. After a backlash the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said “we would expect all students to be able to...

30th September 2020

* Global deaths have doubled in three months * United States, Brazil and India leading fatalities * One person dying from Covid-19 every 16 seconds * Many suffered "terribly difficult and lonely death"- WHO By Jane Wardell The global coronavirus death toll rose past a million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim statistic in...

30th September 2020

By Danielle de Wolfe Fifteen years after business-meets-reality show The Apprentice first graced UK screens, the Lord Sugar-fronted series continues to attract audiences in their droves. “Someone who was two or three years old when the series started is now 18,” remarks Lord Alan Sugar. “I said last year that I wanted to do 20...

29th September 2020

Thursday, October 1, marks the start of Stoptober an annual campaign to encourage smokers to quit for the month, and preferably for good. The month of October is used as research shows that if a smoker quits smoking for 28 days they are five time more likely to not smoke again. The campaign is spearheaded...

29th September 2020

For Gibraltarian students in the UK, the return to university has proved challenging against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on student life. For most students, a busy social calendar was the norm. These days though, most lectures are online and universities are urging students to keep to limited social bubbles. For...

29th September 2020

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Duchess of Cambridge has become joint president of The Scout Association, marking her new role by meeting up outdoors with Cub and Beaver Scouts. Kate is sharing the position – her first presidency of an organisation – with the Queen’s cousin, the Duke of Kent, who has been...

28th September 2020

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that the combination of leaving the European Union and the Covid-19 pandemic have the potential makings of “a perfect storm”, the consequences of which will be felt for years to come. Dr Garcia was taking part in a virtual panel discussion entitled “Brexit in times of...

28th September 2020

By Tom Pilgrim, PA The Prime Minister has been urged to ensure online tuition at universities “becomes the norm”, amid concern over the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on students. In a letter to Boris Johnson, the University and College Union (UCU), accused some institutions of adopting a “stubborn position” over requiring in-person teaching because they...

28th September 2020

By Harriet Line, PA Deputy Political Editor An additional 400,000 hectares of land in England will be protected to support the recovery of nature under Government plans to protect 30% of the UK’s land by 2030. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make the pledge at a virtual United Nations event on Monday, where he will...

28th September 2020

Young author Jake Torres has funded a well in Sierra Leone from £2,500 of the proceeds of the sale of his book ‘Corona Travel’ with the assistance of charity Action 4 Schools. Called ‘Jake's Well’ is it the charity's 64th well and means that Gibraltar has now provided water to close to 30,000 children in...

28th September 2020

The Gibraltar Photographic Society Annual Competitive Exhibition 2020 will see over 300 prints and digital images on display, with the event set to be launched today by the Governor Vice Admiral. Sir David Steel as Patron of the Society The social distanced event held at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery in Casemates will see attendances limited....

26th September 2020

This month is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and as part of GibSams awareness campaign articles from the charity will be published weekly on Saturday’s throughout the month of September. This article was sent in anonymously by a GibSams caller. My son ended his life by suicide. I had spoken to him only that morning. We...

26th September 2020

Our Saturday table has hosted plenty of singers and musicians over the past two years. With an interest in the local music scene I have always supported local musicians, bands and songwriters. But I have also been fascinated by the music stories of the fifties and sixties when local bands were many. Last week we...

24th September 2020

It was the 16th annual ESG Clean Up The World last Saturday, but it was different to all the 15 that came before it due to Covid-19. The environment group ensured Covid-19 measures were adhered to as much as possible with a plan on how the day would operate had to be submitted to the...

24th September 2020

Espresso, Manchao or Cortado. How different many of us like our coffee. But most of us enjoy having it with friends and family. Our cafe culture - like many other Mediterranean lifestyles - is part of who we are. We have the lovely weather and no shortage of venues, both indoors and with terraces. When...

24th September 2020

By Sarah Marshall The African rhino is one of the most iconic species on the continent that every safari-goer dreams of seeing. But spotting a rhino, either the docile southern white or its grumpier cousin, the black rhino, has become increasingly difficult as numbers plummet and anti-poaching protection has ramped up. As the world went...

24th September 2020

By Liz Connor With summer ending, many of us are breathing a sigh of relief that the sticky and uncomfortable weather’s coming to an end. But if you suffer with excessive sweating, pit stains aren’t just an issue on stiflingly hot days – they can strike all year round and have a significant impact on...

23rd September 2020

By Eleanor Busby Universities in Liverpool have reduced the number of face-to-face lessons on campus amid coronavirus concerns. Students arriving at Liverpool Hope University this weekend – who do not require the use of specialist teaching spaces – will see seminars and tutorials move online following social distancing restrictions in the region. Liverpool John Moores...

23rd September 2020

The month of September marks World Alzheimer’s Month and to raise awareness the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society has submitted this article to the Chronicle. 50 million people live with dementia worldwide and this number is growing almost 10 million each year - the equivalent of a new case every three seconds. Dementia is listed...

22nd September 2020

While Gibraltar’s students are eager to return to their university life after the last academic year was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is a very different story for parents. Youngsters hurried back to Gibraltar six months ago as flights were cancelled and universities stopped classes to avoid the spread of the virus....

21st September 2020

The Minister for Health, Samantha Sacramento, said she intends to build on Gibraltar’s National Dementia Strategy as she marked World Alzheimer’s Day on Monday. She underscored the work done by her Government to help those living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia in the community by providing services such as John Mackintosh Home, Hillsides Dementia Facility and...

21st September 2020

Together Gibraltar has reminded the Gibraltar Government of its recent commitments to improve dementia care as the party marked World Alzheimer’s Day today. It said the Government’s pledge to improve the service provided to dementia sufferers “has not yet translated into tangible measures, while many of these patients deteriorate rapidly.” In a statement, Together Gibraltar...

21st September 2020

By Megan Baynes, PA An 89-year-old former paratrooper took to the skies to celebrate his birthday, completing a wing walk in aid of Bristol Children’s Hospital. John Wilkins has been supporting the hospital’s Grand Appeal for more than 20 years – raising more than £350,000 to support sick babies and children across the South West...

20th September 2020

In common with humans, lockdown gave Gibraltar’s macaques a quiet life, with fewer visitors to the Upper Rock giving them plenty of room to roam as nature intended. But those peaceful times are over and as the tourist sector picks up, even if slowly, a seasoned veterinary surgeon who works with the macaque management team...