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22nd July 2020

By Katie Wright You may have heard of collagen as a beauty buzzword and know it’s important in terms of anti-ageing, but how much do you really know about this crucial skin component? We asked skin experts to answer our collagen FAQs, and here’s what they had to say… What is collagen and why is...

21st July 2020

A local family was reunited with their dog, Charlie, and yesterday thanked “Charlie’s Angels” for helping find him after a widespread social media search appeal that received hundreds of shares across various networking sites at the weekend. Charlie escaped on Friday afternoon minutes after he was dropped off at a pet hotel while his family...

21st July 2020

by Alice Mascarenhas Robert Daws loves a good crime story. Sherlock Holmes was a big favourite of his as a boy and still is today. Daws, a writer and actor, has published his third novel in the bestselling Sullivan and Broderick crime series based in Gibraltar. His latest called - Killing Rock - is his...

20th July 2020

By Sam Russell, PA A gull with a disposable Covid-19 face mask tangled around its feet has been freed by the RSPCA. The charity has issued a reminder for people to dispose of litter responsibly after the bird was rescued in Chelmsford, Essex on Saturday. RSPCA inspector Adam Jones said: “Staff at a car showroom...

20th July 2020

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor The Government has signed deals for 90 million doses of promising Covid-19 vaccines, with more in the pipeline. The latest deal is for vaccines being developed by an alliance between the pharmaceutical giants BioNtech and Pfizer as well as the firm Valneva. This is in addition to 100 million...

20th July 2020

With Covid-19 putting a stop to overseas holidays for many people the next option to being a tourist is being a tourist on staycation. A staycation is when you sleep in your own bed but explore your home as if you were a tourist and take in all the unique, beautiful, wonderful or historical parts...

17th July 2020

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent Lockdown has helped boost peregrine falcons’ breeding attempts, with 11 chicks successfully hatching at four sites looked after by the National Trust. The charity said a pair of the birds of prey which moved into Corfe Castle in Dorset at the start of lockdown and built a nest 70ft...

17th July 2020

By Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent, and Luke Powell, PA There is no assumption a coronavirus vaccine will be available in the immediate future, MPs have heard. Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government’s chief scientific adviser, said the UK is looking at a number of options because it is not yet known which Covid-19 vaccine candidate...

17th July 2020

By Matthew Cooper A sculpture has been unveiled of Captain Sir Tom Moore – in tribute to his role as a “beacon of light” during the Covid-19 pandemic. The bust of the Second World War veteran – complete with medals and the NHS fundraising hero’s trademark blazer – was commissioned by Garry McBride, of Derbyshire-based...

16th July 2020

With Covid-19 putting a stop to overseas holidays for many people the next option to being a tourist is being a tourist on staycation. A staycation is when you sleep in your own bed but explore your home as if you were a tourist and take in all the unique, beautiful, wonderful or historical parts...

16th July 2020

Unless we become hermits keeping any sort of safe distance from other people will prove very difficult. Practically impossible. It’s not how we are conditioned. I was in Gibraltar last week and, like everyone else, every time I was on Main Street I would bump into people I know. Many would offer a handshake, others...

16th July 2020

By Liz Connor Has lockdown left your clothes feeling a little more snug? According to a survey by King’s College London and IPSOS Mori, 48% of people in the UK say they’ve seen the scales creeping up during the pandemic. Understandably, many of us have turned to food for comfort, plus out lifestyles suddenly became...

15th July 2020

Face coverings will be compulsory for passengers travelling from Gibraltar International Airport as from Friday under new guidelines for safe travel during the Covid-19 pandemic. Passengers will have to wear masks as soon as they enter the terminal building, with a one-way system also introduced to avoid travellers coming face-to-face with each other. Other measures...

15th July 2020

By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent Ultraviolet (UV) cleaning robots are being deployed at Heathrow as the airport tries to encourage passengers to return to air travel. The airport said the machines use UV rays to kill viruses and bacteria at night. It is also using UV technology to continuously disinfect moving handrails, and coating...

15th July 2020

By Claire Hayhurst, PA The Mayor of Bristol has described a sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester erected on the plinth where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston used to stand as the “work and decision of a London-based artist”. Marc Quinn created the life-size black resin and steel piece of Jen Reid,...

15th July 2020

Artists from Gibraltar and abroad have come together for an exhibition in the Gibraltar Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibition curated by Matija Sapundjieska from Masa-UK Art Gallery, based in Bury, Greater Manchester, is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Local artists Paul Cosquieri, Alan Perez, Karl Ullger, Chris-Anne Ullger and Rina Devine’s artworks are hung...

15th July 2020

Jonathan Sacramento, known as ‘Sac’ unveiled his new music during a live performance last week. Sac is personable young man who I first met just over twenty years ago when he was a young switcher in GBC TV's main control room. He, now in the GBC newsroom, has been living a parallel life as a...

15th July 2020

By Lisa Salmon One of the benefits of lockdown is that families have been able to spend much more time together – but that doesn’t mean it’s always been quality time. Many families will have been together alone, spending time on devices in different rooms, and keeping any interaction to a minimum. Sid Madge, the...

14th July 2020

By Jemma Crew, PA Social Affairs Correspondent A third of people with dementia feel apathetic and want to give up after deteriorating mentally and physically during the coronavirus lockdown, research from a charity suggests. A similar proportion now do not feel confident going outside as restrictions begin to loosen, according to a survey of 1,831...

14th July 2020

With Gibraltar in lock down, many are spending more time at home and looking for distractions. Kim Pecino is a librarian with experience in public and school libraries, and today she shares her book recommendations. This week, I thought I’d change it up, and let you know what I’ve really enjoyed reading this year, so...

14th July 2020

By Luke Rix-Standing Since lockdowns began in February and March, many cultural institutions have been haemorrhaging money, and many have still not reopened. London’s Tate Modern, for example, is slated to restart on July 27, while the Museum of Modern Art in New York will stay shuttered until late August at the earliest. Here’s how...

13th July 2020

The annual Nautilus Project Sustainable Awards were held at the university on Wednesday evening with Hassans winning the Gibraltar Sustainable Business Award 2020. The awards were held in collaboration with the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses. Presenting the awards in the company of Minister for Environment and Climate Change Dr John Cortes and Eran Shay...

13th July 2020

After more than 30 years living in America multiple Emmy award winning and celebrated Gibraltarian cameraman Henry Bautista is ready to retire to the Rock. Retiring from the top CBS weekly arts and culture programme the ‘Sunday Morning Show’, he began as a freelance news cameraman running his own production company alongside his wife Terry-Lynn....

11th July 2020

Gibraltar Financial Services Commission is encouraging people to ‘Free the Knee’ on Friday, July 31 for the Prostate Cancer Support Group Gibraltar. The campaign encourages staff from organisations across Gibraltar to wear shorts or skirts whilst raising awareness and money for prostate cancer. “#FreeTheKnee is a great opportunity for you and your organisation to support...

11th July 2020

It is hard to understand just how many families had to travel with newly born babies during the evacuation of WWII and how many of them returned with no real familiarity of the place they knew as home. They had no recollection of home and yet they returned to become a vital part of this...

10th July 2020

By Lisa Salmon Inflammation is one of those things the body needs – it signals the immune system to heal and repair damaged tissue, for example – but it’s also a key factor in countless diseases. While a number of things can play a role in individual inflammatory responses, food researcher, biochemist and author Dr...

10th July 2020

By Jane Kirby A diet rich in fruit, vegetables and whole grains is linked to a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to two new studies. The papers, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found that even a modest increase in these foods as part of a healthy diet could help prevent...

10th July 2020

By Joe Gingell Eighty years ago, on Wednesday 10 July 1940, Commodore Creighton, contrary to official instructions, took the decision to sail from Casablanca with the Gibraltar evacuees. With this brave and sensible decision, he saved the Gibraltar evacuees from being detained in Vichy French Morocco. This article, which I wish to dedicate in honour...

9th July 2020

Amy Montegriffo and Elena Scialtiel have both scooped prizes in two separate University of Oxford writing competitions. The competitions held by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities [TORCH] saw Ms Montegriffo win the top prize in the over 18 category in Storytelling Competition. A month later Ms Scialtiel was one of two runner ups...

8th July 2020

This week marks a year since the hosting of the XVIII Natwest International Island Games 2019 in Gibraltar. For local organisers, a reminder of last year's events came last weekend when the Gibraltar Island Games Association, along with local sports officials, met with the other 23 IIGA Member Islands in a virtual meeting with next...