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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...

28th November 2019

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent Climate change is taking centre stage in the election as party leaders face questions about how they will tackle the issue in a TV debate on Thursday night. Parties will vie for the votes of those concerned about the environment in what, despite subjects such as Brexit and the...

28th November 2019

We haven’t seen so much TV drama and tension on the Upper Rock since the 1987 opening sequence of James Bond’s The Living Daylights. The Barbary macaque kidnap plot on the BBC One documentary Seven Worlds, One Planet had the UK on the edge of their seats. The viewing figures for the TV show on...

28th November 2019

By Luke Rix-Standing This year marks a century since a female MP first took a seat in the House of Commons - which happened just a year after (certain) women gained the right to vote for the very first time. There has since been a long plod towards genuine equality, and most observers will tell...

28th November 2019

In this week’s travel feature Louise Anne Mañasco and Max Pizarro explore Myanmar’s capital city Yangon and other towns closeby. By Louise Anne Mañasco and Max Pizarro Myanmar, having only opened up to visitors in the last decade, it is without a doubt one of Asia’s purest travel destinations. As the largest of the mainland...

27th November 2019

When the Nazi regime took hold of Austria people lost their lives, families, and treasured belongings. One of the most sought over belongings, at the request of Adolf Hitler, was art. Hitler was a failed artist, who was twice rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, but his penchant for classical art remained...

26th November 2019

Thanksgiving dinner guests were encouraged by a retired North Carolina Supreme Court justice last week to look towards the local AmCham branch for the opportunities it can offer. Franklin E Freeman Jr spoke at the AmCham’s third annual Thanksgiving Gala Dinner held at the Sunborn last Thursday. During his keynote address to the guests, Mr...

26th November 2019

By Sam Blewett, Political Correspondent, and Laura Parnaby, PA Jeremy Corbyn's election campaign has been struck by a significant intervention after the Chief Rabbi warned that the Labour leadership's handling of anti-Semitism was "incompatible" with British values. Ephraim Mirvis said the "overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety" ahead of the December 12 poll and...

26th November 2019

By Abi Jackson Whether it's unmanageable workloads and crazy hours, imposter syndrome, or just sheer dread of facing another day at the office, work-related anxiety is on the rise. For the first time ever, by 2018, mental health issues - specifically work-related ones - accounted for over half of the UK's lost working days, according...

25th November 2019

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent Levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another record high, the World Meteorological Organisation has warned. Concentrations of carbon dioxide, the main gas driving global warming, reached new highs of 407.8 parts per million in 2018, up from 405.5 parts per million (ppm) in 2017, a report...

23rd November 2019

In a small place like Gibraltar one main advantage is that we know people and whole families throughout most of our lives - in the home, at work and at leisure and in many different facets. My mother’s family lived near the top of Prince Edward’s Road and Manolo Galliano’s family business was at the...

23rd November 2019

This article was submitted by Julian Garcia who was diagnosed with diabetes at a very young age. I was diagnosed in 2016 one week after my 16th birthday. I knew that something was very wrong a few months before my diagnosis; my mood had been crushed down into a constant low, I had lost lots...

23rd November 2019

James Lovelock and his wife Sandy live in the south of England, close to Chesil Beach in Dorset. This summer, on July 26, James celebrated his 100th birthday. He is an inventor, a scientist, and an environmentalist, best-known for his espousal of the Gaia hypothesis. This theory, developed by Lovelock 50 years ago, contends that...

22nd November 2019

By Cristina Cavilla and agencies Labour has included a manifesto pledge to ensure that there is no change in the status or sovereignty of Gibraltar as part of its plans to secure a new Brexit deal if it is elected to Government on December 12. The commitment comes one day after the Liberal Democrats pledged...

21st November 2019

By Margaret Davis, PA Crime Correspondent Child victims of domestic violence could become "collateral damage of Brexit" without action by the next Government, a charity has said. Action for Children said that research suggests one in 10 local authorities have no specialist support services for youngsters affected by the issue, while two-thirds say their existing...

21st November 2019

The Liberal Democrats have included a manifesto pledge to support the right of the people of Gibraltar to remain in the European Union, as the party put stopping Brexit at the heart of its general election platform. The party's manifesto, published on Wednesday, reaffirms its commitment to end the Brexit process by revoking Article 50...

21st November 2019

Mirrors of Sanctity – Gibraltar’s Lost Churches, the fourth book in the series published by the Gibraltar Heritage Trust, was described at its launch as another “significant contribution to the knowledge” of the Rock’s heritage, by Heritage Minister John Cortes. Written by Manolo Galliano it has been sponsored by the Heritage Division of the Government....

21st November 2019

Miss Gibraltar 2019 Celine Bolaños set off to London yesterday for the Miss World 2019 pageant. The pageant will see over 100 contestants participate with the final set to take place on Saturday December, 14 in the Excel Arena, London. Celine Bolaños said goodbye to family and friends yesterday as she set off on her...

20th November 2019

By Gavin Cordon, PA Whitehall Editor The Liberal Democrats have put stopping Brexit at the heart of their General Election platform as they sought to underline their claim to be the party of Remain. The party's manifesto, published on Wednesday, holds out the prospect of a £50 billion "Remain bonus" to be spent on public...

20th November 2019

Brian Wood discussed fighting in the Iraq War, struggling with PTSD and dealing with being falsely accused of wartime atrocities during his talk at the Literary Festival last Sunday. On March 18, 2005 at age 23, Corporal Brian Wood of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment was awarded the Military Cross by the Queen, one...

20th November 2019

Dr Larry Sawchuk and Dr Lianne Tripp have researched the Gibraltar macaques, their lives, origin and history for their new book ‘Monkey Tales’. Anthropologists Dr Larry Sawchuk and Dr Lianne Tripp wrote their book ‘Monkey Tales’ after developing an interest in the ‘only free roaming macaques in Europe’. For the Canadian doctors this was a...

19th November 2019

The Gibraltar Government has stepped up its efforts to better understand why Gibraltar has a high number of male suicides. The government has established a multi-disciplinary working group tasked with analysing what drives a person to take their own life. In tandem, the government also aims to improve mechanisms for early intervention and support with...

19th November 2019

Emotions ran high on Saturday afternoon as the audience heard the horrifying and heart-breaking accounts of people who lived through the partition which saw India and Pakistan become two countries after the fall of the British Empire. This was a time of chaos and confusion at a time of mass migration when more than 10...

19th November 2019

By Martyn Landi, PA Technology Correspondent Nearly one in four UK adults say they have trouble sleeping because they spend too long on their smartphones before bed, according to research. Previous studies have suggested that blue light emitted from digital displays can mimic daylight and may prevent the body releasing melatonin, the hormone which aids...