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16th December 2019

Families in both the UK and Gibraltar are being urged to share their organ donation decisions this festive season so that more patients can receive the life-saving transplants they need. NHS Blood and Transplant is asking people to talk about their decision so if the time comes families will find the organ donation conversation much...

14th December 2019

There are people I have interviewed so many times, one could almost write the next article about them without doing an interview. But not Christian Hook. He is of the moment. What he has to say is fresh, original, stimulating and always electrifying. I always find our chats mesmerising and inspirational. As I sat down...

12th December 2019

In this weeks travel feature Gabriella Peralta visits New York where she researches her family’s past in the Ellis Island records. Clutching my pre-paid ticket on a cold, misty October morning lashing down with rain, I boarded the small cruise ship from Battery Park to Ellis Island in search of family’s records. Decades ago the...

12th December 2019

By Luke Rix-Standing It would have been so easy for ABBA to have been a one-hit wonder. When the Swedish group took the stage during the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest to perform Waterloo - credited in previews as 'The Abba', and conducted by a man dressed as Napoleon - the superstars-to-be looked nervous. Two minutes...

11th December 2019

The annual Affordable Art Show and exhibition is launched tonight, just in time for people to choose pieces that make ideal Christmas presents. The exhibition is at the Fine Arts Gallery and is being supported by Kishin Alwani. Curating the exhibition is Gino Sanguinetti from the gallery. “It has been running for five or six...

11th December 2019

By Megan Rowling Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights showed on Tuesday. The Amnesty poll, released on Human Rights Day, asked more than 10,000 people aged 18-25, in 22 countries across six...

11th December 2019

By Liz Connor Good eyesight is a key part of being healthy, and helps you perform well, whether that's at work, school or behind the wheel. Unfortunately, many of us tend to put our eye health last on the list of priorities, as our eyes usually don't hurt when there is a problem. Getting regular...

10th December 2019

By Tom Horton, PA A Falklands veteran who said he was forced to leave the Royal Navy because of his sexuality is to have his medal returned to him. Joe Ousalice, 68, said he had a medal for long service and good conduct confiscated when he was discharged after revealing his bisexuality before a court...

10th December 2019

As part of their commitment to work together to improve the oversight of public finances and governance, key actors from the UK and the Overseas Territories will meet in London this week. Sir Joe Bossano, the Minister for Economic Development, and Roy Clinton will attend the Oversight of Public Finances and Governance Forum 2019 in...

8th December 2019

By Elizabeth Arnold, PA Political Staff The Lib Dems' policy on Brexit to revoke Article 50 if the party wins a majority "is popular", leader Jo Swinson has insisted. Ms Swinson said her party was "in good health" despite a suggested squeeze in the polls ahead of Thursday's General Election. She added that she would...

7th December 2019

We all have our childhood memories flashes we carry right through our lives. I know there are episodes in my life which are forever present. Let me share one with you this week. I am at the John Mackintosh top balcony on the left-hand side of the stage watching ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’....

7th December 2019

By Gavin Cordon Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn were involved in a series of acrimonious exchanges over racism and anti-Semitism in the final TV debate of the General Election campaign. With less than a week left to polling day on Thursday, the two men traded accusations of a "failure of leadership" on one of the...

7th December 2019

Sport many a time brings out some of the best in people. Endurance , determination, effort, courage, but there are rare moments when they all converge and the protagonist is not exactly who you would expect. This is the case in the story of Jamie Stevenson, a young seven year old boy who plays tennis...

6th December 2019

By Megan Rowling Parents from nearly 30 countries on Thursday urged negotiators at a U.N. summit in Madrid to act swiftly to curb climate change for their sake of their children, who they said were being harmed by worsening pollution and disasters. More than 200 activist groups for parents - hailing from Europe to Asia,...

6th December 2019

Festive flower arrangements lined the John Mackintosh Hall Upper Exhibition Room as judging was underway for the annual Christmas Flower Show. The event organised by the Gibraltar Horticultural Society was judged by Sally Welch and Jo Gould, with Chairman of the Society Maurice Gache taking note of their picks. Wreaths, hollies, candles, and even a...

6th December 2019

By Liz Connor Shedding hair is normal - experts say we can lose up to 100 strands per day. But if you've noticed excessive amounts of hair in your plughole, and that your hair is noticeably thinning or bald patches have appeared, it could be a sign of that something's not right. Hair loss can...

5th December 2019

The GSD has vowed to lobby for changes to the current system of benefits and sheltered employment for people with disabilities, insisting that little has been done in this area over the last decade. The party acknowledged that much has been done for disabled people in other areas but explained that the way in which...

5th December 2019

By Nina Massey Evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found for the first time. Astronomers say the evidence for the distant planet comes in the form of a disc of gas created from its evaporating atmosphere. The Neptune-like planet is thought to be more than four times the...

4th December 2019

By Neil Lancefield, PA Travel Correspondent Conservative plans to stop EU citizens from entering the UK using national identity cards after Brexit will reduce the number of visitors to the country, a leading figure in the tourism industry has warned. Joss Croft, chief executive of trade association UKinbound, expressed doubt that people would buy a...

4th December 2019

The Gibraltar Pro Life Movement recently relaunched the CareLink Programme an initiative which gives support for families in need in Gibraltar. The Programme aims to embody Gibraltarian values of family, community and service, and will focus on providing baby essentials and building a community support network to provide for each family’s needs. “This initiative started...

3rd December 2019

By Jess Glass, PA A child in Britain becomes homeless every eight minutes, a new report by a leading charity has found. National homelessness charity, Shelter, has found 183 children - enough to fill two double-decker buses - lose their homes per day. The "Generation Homeless" report released on Tuesday is the first time the...

3rd December 2019

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent This year has been one of the hottest on record, as the world comes to the end of a decade of "exceptional" heat, the World Meteorological Organisation has said. The past decade, from 2010 to 2019, has almost certainly been the warmest in records dating back to the 19th...

3rd December 2019

By Lisa Salmon Even though we all do it, many people don't feel especially comfortable talking - and maybe even thinking - about poo. But the fact is, it's something we all need to keep an eye on, because if your poo's not 'normal' it could mean there's something wrong. What does 'normal' mean though?...

2nd December 2019

The girlfriend of London Bridge terror victim Jack Merritt broke down in tears as she attended a vigil in his memory in Cambridge on Monday. Leanne O'Brien wept and clutched a cuddly toy as she was supported by family and friends at the event, which also honoured fellow Cambridge graduate Saskia Jones. Mr Merritt, 25,...

2nd December 2019

Three Moroccan artists will have their paintings on display in the John Mackintosh Hall as part of a cultural exchange between Gibraltar and Tangier. The pieces on display are an insight into Moroccan culture and life with very different styles presented by the three artists. The launch of ‘Gibraltar and Tangier’ at the John Mackintosh...

30th November 2019

The passage of time is hard to take in some times and when this week’s guest, at my table, tells me he has been a visitor to these shores since 1978, I am gobsmacked. “We have known each other for over 40 years, that long,” I splatter. It’s not a question. It was just an...

30th November 2019

Local couple John ‘Jack’ George Armstrong and Ana Lydia Armstrong (nee Danino) recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. The pair married on November 17, 1949 in St Joseph's Church. A 70th anniversary celebration was held with their daughter, Lyana Armstrong-Emery, grandson Adrian and great grandson Jon Anthony, and family from the UK who came over...

29th November 2019

By Lucinda Cameron, PA Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said there is a debate to be had over the future of the monarchy in the wake of the controversy over the Duke of York. Andrew stepped down from public duties after mounting pressure following his BBC Newsnight interview about his friendship with convicted sex...

29th November 2019

To mark Diabetes Awareness Month this November Diabetes Gibraltar submitted this article as part of their awareness campaign. Food is one of life’s great pleasures. When people are first diagnosed with Diabetes, one of their worst fears is that they will have to eat special “Diabetic Food” and have to give up ALL their favourite...

29th November 2019

By Jan Strupczewski Almost half of all Europeans fear climate change more than losing a job or of a terrorist attack, a study by the European Investment Bank (EIB) showed on Thursday as EU MEPs declared a "climate emergency". The symbolic vote by lawmakers was designed to pressure for action against global warming at an...