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24th September 2021

By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent If running 26.2 miles was not hard enough, two firefighters will be running the London Marathon inside a mini fire engine. They will be joined in the race by firefighters from across the UK, with some even tackling the challenge in full fire kit and carrying breathing equipment...

24th September 2021

By Martyn Landi, PA Technology Correspondent Apple fans queued outside the technology giant’s Regent Street store in central London to be among the first to get hold of the iPhone 13 as the new smartphone range went on sale in the UK. Unveiled last week, the four new iPhone 13 handsets all have improved battery...

23rd September 2021

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, told the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday that his government was committed to creating “an area of social and economic prosperity” between Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar based on the New Year’s Eve agreement. In a wide-ranging address, he updated the international community on the...

22nd September 2021

Brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass, known globally as songwriters and band members of 90s group Right Said Fred, are asking people on the Rock to take part in a TikTok challenge to raise awareness for mental health. The brothers, who became famous 30 years ago with their hit single ‘I’m Too Sexy’, have recorded a...

22nd September 2021

A 30-year old Gibraltarian has been jailed for four years by a court in Ceuta for assisting in illegal immigration. The man, identified by Spanish authorities only by his initials K.A.M, was arrested last July three miles from Punta Almina in a small boat carrying 15 Moroccan migrants who were trying to cross the Strait...

21st September 2021

Ministry of Defence Guards in Gibraltar are taking selective industrial action over fears that changes in contracts for new entrants could create a two-tier workforce and lead to a larger workload and longer shift patterns. Since Monday, MOD Guards have been carrying out their duties in civilian clothes to signal concern about the terms of...

21st September 2021

A monochrome image of two men standing next to a graffitied wall has scooped the overall prize at this year’s Annual Competitive Exhibition organised by the Gibraltar Photographic Society. The image snapped by Caroline Abrines called ‘estado mental’ saw her receive the Harper trophy, named after long-time chairman of the Photographic Society Arturo Harper. She...

21st September 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Duke of Edinburgh would get into trouble with the Queen for playing a practical joke on his grandchildren which involved squirting mustard on the ceiling, the Duke of Cambridge has revealed. William recalled Philip’s sense of fun in a BBC One documentary being screened on Wednesday which features...

21st September 2021

By David Hughes and Helen William, PA Shoppers will start noticing shortages within days as a result of the crisis in carbon dioxide (CO2) supply, a food industry chief has warned. The gas is used in food packaging and as a method of stunning animals prior to slaughter but supplies are running low. Spiralling energy...

20th September 2021

The Jewish community has recently celebrated Yom Kippur, holiest day of the year in Judaism, Rosh Hashana, and now Succot. To celebrate these festivities Levi J Attias has written a series of articles about these annual events, with today’s being the last on Succot. By Levi J Attias The festival of Succot, this year began...

20th September 2021

A Spanish carer who stole jewellery worth over £130,000 from an elderly woman and pawned it off for €7,000 was jailed for four years on Monday by the Supreme Court. The court heard Virginia Osuna Gil, 31, of La Linea, was employed as a domiciliary care worker at a local woman’s house between August 2019...

20th September 2021

Two-thirds of world leaders return to U.N. in person As the coronavirus still rages amid an inequitable vaccine rollout, only about a third of the 193 U.N. states are planning to again send videos. The United States tried to dissuade leaders from coming to New York in a bid to stop the U.N. General Assembly...

20th September 2021

By Vicky Shaw, PA Personal Finance Correspondent About one in five female pensioners is living in poverty, according to Age UK. Analysis by the charity found around 1.25 million women in this group are now living below the breadline. Single female pensioners are at much higher risk of being in poverty than single men and...

17th September 2021

This community is well known for its enormous contribution to charity with a great variety of independent charitable organisations working in Gibraltar, not just for local concerns but also for world-wide issues and peoples. But although there are hundreds of charity workers, often, it is the names of a handful of committed charity workers and...

17th September 2021

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The Duke of Cambridge challenged himself to make a “positive personal” contribution in the fight against climate change so he could look his “children in the eye” and say he had done his “bit”, a royal aide has said. William’s thinking behind establishing his ambitious Earthshot Prize was revealed...

16th September 2021

The Gibraltar Health Authority has announced plans to offer a single booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to everyone in Gibraltar aged 50 and over. The booster jab will be offered six months after the second dose of the vaccine and the UK Government has already confirmed that it will make the supplies available. The...

16th September 2021

The RGP are currently recruiting for new Police Constables, exactly a year after the last intake started their recruit training. Those twenty recruits have now had about eight months’ experience of walking the beat so we asked three of them how things were going. After leaving Westside School, PC Kianna Costa had been working in...

16th September 2021

By Holly Williams, PA Deputy City Editor Retail giant Marks & Spencer has said it will close 11 of its stores in France due to fresh and chilled food supply issues following Brexit. The group blamed Brexit disruption to exports from the UK to Europe for its decision to shut all franchised shops with partner...

15th September 2021

By Chronicle staff and agencies Liz Truss was appointed UK Foreign Secretary on Wednesday as Boris Johnson dramatically reshaped his top team to demote Dominic Raab, hand Michael Gove key roles and sack Gavin Williamson. Following widespread criticism of his handling of the Afghanistan crisis, Mr Raab was moved from the Foreign Office to become...

15th September 2021

By Lisa Salmon, PA Do your eyes sometimes feel dry, itchy or gritty, particularly when you’ve been staring at a screen? You could be one of the millions of people in the UK and Ireland suffering from dry eye syndrome. New research estimates up to six out of 10 adults suffer from dry eyes –...

15th September 2021

Over the past 10 years Clubhouse Gibraltar has touched the lives of hundreds, offering support, employment opportunities and a place to talk for those with mental health issues. This September the charity marked a milestone, 10 years since they first began meetings, and eight years since they began operating on a five-day week from Wellington...

15th September 2021

By Lucinda Cameron, PA Scotland The use of opioids for pain relief in patients waiting for hip and knee replacements increased significantly during the pandemic as patients waited longer for surgery, according to new research. The University of Aberdeen study found that the numbers of patients using opioids while waiting for surgery increased by 40%...

15th September 2021

Today the Jewish community celebrates Yom Kippur, holiest day of the year in Judaism, which is then followed by Sukkot. To celebrate these festivities Levi J Attias has written a series of articles about these annual events, with today’s focusing on Yom Kippur. By Levi J Attias The Fast of Yom Kippur, the Day of...

14th September 2021

By Gavin Cordon and Laura Parnaby, PA Boris Johnson’s mother has been remembered by the curator of her paintings as an “astonishing self-taught artist” who had an “indomitable spirit”. Charlotte Johnson Wahl died at the age of 79 on Monday, and tributes have poured in from her curator Nell Butler, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer,...

13th September 2021

By Abi Jackson, PA When it comes to suicide, Neil Laybourn says, “a conversation really can save a life”. Back in 2008, Laybourn was walking across a bridge in London when he spotted a young man about to jump. He stopped and talked to him, until the man eventually stepped back from the edge. That...

13th September 2021

To mark World Alzheimer’s Month this September the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society is raising awareness about the warning signs of dementia. The Society is holding a month-long campaign including events and the Chronicle is publishing articles weekly on Tuesday’s during the month of September. This year's campaign 'Know Dementia / Know Alzheimer’s' focuses on...

12th September 2021

By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent Nearly all drivers overestimate how often electric cars run out of charge, a new UK survey suggests. The AA said fewer than 4% of the 13,000 electric vehicle (EV) breakdowns it attended last year were for vehicles with a flat main driving battery. Only 1% of respondents to its...

12th September 2021

After the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Nelson’s body was brought into Rosia Bay aboard his ship HMS Victory. Local legend has it that he was brought inside a barrel of brandy, a claim that the Royal Navy vehemently deny, and was quickly shipped back to London for his state funeral. If there is any...

10th September 2021

The Spanish Government, in a speech to a UN decolonisation seminar late last month, signalled a marked shift from its usual tone on Gibraltar, acknowledging the Rock's “profound transformation” over the past three decades and insisting democratic principles must underpin Spain's future relations with Gibraltar and its people. The speech, delivered by Pablo Gutiérrez-Segú, a...

9th September 2021

By Chief Minister Fabian Picardo On the eve of National Day 2021 I have received, through His Excellency the Governor, the congratulations and best wishes of Her Majesty the Queen. Her Majesty notes that 2021 has been a difficult year and tells us all that she hopes we may look forward to overcoming the global...