Tougher sentencing and parole reforms for serious sexual offences passed in Parliament

Storytelling session brings Gibraltar to life for young learners in Tetouan

20th July 2026

Work in Morocco continues at the Iklyle Cultural Centre in Tetouan which recently hosted an engaging storytelling and creative workshop for children, organised in collaboration with the Government of Gibraltar.   The event provided a unique opportunity for young participants to discover Gibraltar through literature, language, and art. The session began with a remote reading of the children's book I Live on a Rock by Gideon Bentata,...

Local support gives Ben Vasquez a ‘big pick me up’ 100 days into Japan journey

20th July 2026

Gibraltarian Benjamin Vasquez embarked on an epic walk in late March that will take him 3,200km across the length of mainland Japan to raise money for the British Red Cross.  Mr Vasquez hiked from the southernmost point in Kagoshima and will finish at the northernmost point in Hokkaido. As he nears the end of his journey he reflects on the kindness of local...

Tougher sentencing and parole reforms for serious sexual offences passed in Parliament

17th July 2026

Amendments to legislation strengthening Gibraltar's criminal justice framework for serious sexual offences by increasing prison sentences, tightening parole eligibility, restricting the use of cautions and introducing stricter bail provisions following conviction, were passed in Parliament on Friday afternoon. The Minister for Justice, Nigel Feetham, presented the Bill where he outlined how the measures were intended...

Sanchez presses Government for answers on Rooke elderly care project

17th July 2026

Shadow Minister for Care Atrish Sanchez raised questions over the future of the Rooke elderly care facility during her budget address, calling for greater transparency over its cost, operation and role in Gibraltar's elderly care provision. Ms Sanchez said the development had originally been presented as an elderly residential care facility to help meet the...

Andy Burnham vows to give people ‘hope back’ as he becomes Labour leader

17th July 2026

By Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Andy Burnham has vowed to give people “hope back” and “the Labour they once knew” as he officially became the party’s new leader. He said he is “ready to lead” as he took the governing party’s reins at a special conference at the Trades Union Congress headquarters...

Bringing down the border fence 'represents the future’

16th July 2026

The dismantling of the border fence prompted emotional scenes on both sides of the frontier as residents of Gibraltar and La Linea gathered to witness a moment many had waited decades to see. Ahead of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s visit, crowds filled the area around the former frontier, with neighbours embracing as police controls...

Moreno secures second term after PP seals coalition deal with Vox

2nd July 2026

Juan Manuel Moreno was on Thursday sworn in as President of the Junta de Andalucía after securing the backing of the Andalusian Parliament following a coalition agreement between the Partido Popular and Vox. Moreno secured 68 votes in favour and 41 against in the second round of the investiture debate, giving him the simple majority...

Commons to debate Gib treaty on July 8 ahead of formal ratification

2nd July 2026

The House of Commons will debate the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar next week, even before the formal ratification process has commenced. The debate appears in the Commons order paper for Wednesday July 8, where it is listed for 9.30am under the title “That this House has considered the draft UK-EU Agreement on Gibraltar”, with Conservative...