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24th June 2020

By Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent Thousands of jobs are set to be lost at ground handling giant Swissport as a result of the impact on air travel caused by the coronavirus crisis. The company told staff on Wednesday that up to 4,556 jobs could be cut – more than half its UK workforce. Chief...

23rd June 2020

By Richard Wheeler, Sophie Morris and George Ryan, PA Political Staff Britain’s “long national hibernation” is beginning to come to an end, Boris Johnson declared on Tuesday, as he announced a relaxation of coronavirus lockdown rules. But the Prime Minister cautioned MPs that while “life is returning” to streets and shops, the virus has “not...

23rd June 2020

University students sitting their first or second year in Business Administration who may be hesitating to go back to the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic can opt to sit their year academic year at the University of Gibraltar in a more traditional classroom environment. This comes as many universities in the United Kingdom have opted...

23rd June 2020

Philip left Notre-Dame with a heavy heart; Sally’s letter shoved angrily into his top pocket. Paris was cold and droplets of rain were dappling the pavements. He raised his jacket collar and strode towards nowhere in particular. Crossing Pont Saint-Louis he passed a crowd of tourists watching tango dancers. Everywhere seemed chaotic and noisy. His...

23rd June 2020

With Gibraltar easing out of lockdown, 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 three book recommendations. The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur – Tupac Shakur is arguably one of the most famous...

23rd June 2020

The Gibraltar Government has sent 19 warning letters to restaurants that have breached the terms of public health permits issued as part of the Unlock the Rock strategy, with some establishments at risk of having their permits suspended or revoked. The figures were revealed by the Minister for Public Health, Dr John Cortes, as he...

22nd June 2020

By Jemma Crew and Ian Jones, PA The under-30s are much more likely to feel lonely or bored during the coronavirus pandemic than older age groups, a survey suggests. Three quarters (76%) of young people who said their wellbeing had been affected by the outbreak reported feeling bored and 51% reported feeling lonely, the Office...

22nd June 2020

By Megan Baynes, PA A Worcestershire family have recreated Glastonbury in their garden after the coronavirus pandemic saw the festival cancelled. Fiona Rees, 50, husband Matt, 43, and 11-year-old son Dylan are huge fans of the festival and were “gutted” when it was called off due to the health crisis. However, with the help of...

22nd June 2020

I wake up, another day of clinging on to my flying mammal’s fur which is warm and cosy. I’ve been here for a week, so at the next swoop, while this mammal brushes against a two-legged creature’s beard, I jump into the fuzz. This becomes my new home. The two-legged creature starts to eat some...

22nd June 2020

Gibraltar Cultural Services has launched the Cultural Awards to celebrate the best of Gibraltar’s arts and culture, including a new award for extraordinary achievement during the Covid period. The GCS Cultural Awards run from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 with the public encouraged to nominate individuals or groups, events, projects, venues, and organisations,...

22nd June 2020

By John Barea Mother Nature has given us more than enough warnings, and yet very little has been done worldwide. There is far too much pollution in the atmosphere, the seas are full of plastics and waste, and there is very little reduction of fossil fuels, not to mention the continuous deforestation of the Amazon...

20th June 2020

By Emily Beament More than two-thirds of people feel spending time noticing nature around them makes them feel happy, a UK survey has suggested. Polling reveals that 63% of people believe they have come a lot or a little closer to nature during the pandemic lockdown, while a third report their interest in the natural...

20th June 2020

It often amazes me how such a small community like ours can travel so far and wide. Many of us today are seasoned travellers but Gibraltarians have travelled far even when the journey was near impossible. Perhaps prompted by the fact that our shores have welcomed many distanced travellers from distant lands for millennia, just...

19th June 2020

By Lauren Taylor Being made redundant is a heavy blow at the best of times, but if the coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the industry you work in and you’ve been laid off as a result, it’s bound to feel particularly tough – both financially and emotionally. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures for the...

18th June 2020

By Kerri-Ann Roper and Sherna Noah, PA Forces’ Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has been remembered as a “patriotic woman and genuine icon” following her death aged 103. The singer, who entertained troops with morale-boosting visits to the front line during the Second World War, died surrounded by her close family. Her family said in a...

18th June 2020

We see. We judge. We don’t think. This week we were treated to people’s snobbery again. On social media and in office spaces many had a comment to make. It happened when huge queues formed for one store as non-essential shops re-opened in England on Monday. From the Metrocentre in Gateshead to Lakeside in Essex....

17th June 2020

By Tess de la Mare The amount of time fathers spend looking after their children has dramatically increased during lockdown. Data from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that men’s childcare hours have increased by an average of 58% since the shutdown began on March 23. The figures showed men’s weekly working hours...

17th June 2020

By Claire Spreadbury Whether they’re struggling with schoolwork, battling with friendships or feeling the highs and lows of our current situation, being a kid is never easy. So, what can parents do to help instill a sense of calm? There are activities you can introduce now to help give children skills they can turn to...

17th June 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 three book recommendations. The Color Purple by Alice Walker A story that many have heard about but may not have ever got around...

16th June 2020

By Elena Berton and Sophie Davies From Venice to Barcelona, Europe's top tourist destinations are bracing for their worst ever summer as they emerge from lockdown, but many residents are delighted to have a break from the hordes of visitors that now blight their home cities. "We need to put the people who live in...

16th June 2020

by Priya Gulraj and agencies Given the uncertainty about the impact of Covid-19 on university education, many students in Gibraltar are faced with a dilemma: take a gap year, study from home or take the plunge and get involved in student life come September. Universities in the UK are currently working out how best to...

13th June 2020

The documentary ‘Marcel Duchamp: In His Own Words’ (1982) includes footage of Duchamp playing chess at the Café Melitón, Cadaqués, the Catalan village which is better-known for its associations with the artist Salvador Dalí. Duchamp first visited in 1933. From 1958 he would pass many summers here, his friend Man Ray often joining him. The...

13th June 2020

Regulations capping how many Bluefin tuna can be caught by individual anglers in any given week have drawn flak from the Gibraltar Tuna Fishing Club, which says it has been “snubbed” because it was not consulted on the move. In a statement, the club said Bluefin tuna numbers had recovered in the Mediterranean and the...

13th June 2020

There are people in our lives, in the public domain, who have been around for many years. Leaders in many different areas in our community and in different aspects of community life. We think we know them. They are constantly in the news. We recognise them, and in Gibraltar in particular when we see them...

12th June 2020

By Gail Carreras-Lead Paediatric Physiotherapist Sports participation promotes the physical and emotional well-being of children, and also encourages the lifelong habit of exercise; however, because children are still growing, they are at a greater risk for injury than adults. Bones grow first, they pull on the muscles to stretch them until they are able to...

11th June 2020

Vice Admiral Sir David Steel was sworn in as the Governor of Gibraltar on Thursday morning, using his first speech to underscore the UK’s double-lock sovereignty commitment to the Rock and its people, while pledging his personal commitment to work “positively and constructively” for the interests of this community. Addressing MPs and guests at a...

11th June 2020

The Chief Minister on Thursday signalled the “exciting opportunity” that lay ahead for potential constitutional reform against the backdrop of Brexit. In a speech to Parliament on the occasion of the swearing in of Gibraltar’s new Governor, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel, Mr Picardo highlighted the forthcoming work of Parliament’s select committee on constitutional reform...

11th June 2020

It’s been 13 years since Madeleine McCann went missing. It’s been 13 years of theories. Over the years new leads have popped up every now and again but more than a decade on many questions remained unanswered. We still don’t know what exactly happened in the holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in May 2007....

11th June 2020

By Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent The widespread use of face masks keeps the corona-virus reproduction number below 1.0, and prevents further waves when combined with lockdowns, new re-search suggests. A modelling study from the universities of Cambridge and Greenwich indicates that lockdowns alone will not stop the resurgence of Covid-19. Researchers say even homemade...

11th June 2020

By Nick Cruz Gibraltar should celebrate how it has handled the coronavirus pandemic so far. Indeed, we should be very proud of our leadership’s tough decisions at crucial moments. We should recognise the opposition parties who should be credited with putting Gibraltar first. There may be those on either side of the argument of whether...