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Govt announces new rules and standards for food delivery sector

The Gibraltar Government is introducing new rules aimed at improving standards in the growing food delivery sector and ensuring all drivers are legally employed. The measures, which draw on input from officials at the Ministry for Transport and the Director of Employment, were set out during a press conference by Transport Minister Dr John Cortes...

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GSD challenges Govt on GHA dispute resolution

The GSD has questioned whether the Minister for Health, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, is properly addressing concerns about the GHA’s handling of grievances and dispute resolution. In a statement, the Opposition said it was receiving claims that complaints of “bullying and mismanagement” at the GHA that were being “swept under the carpet”. It followed exchanges between the...

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Northern Defences and Road to the Lines among projects cleared by DPC

A number of planning applications gained approval during Thursday’s meeting of the Development and Planning Commission (DPC), including for the Northern Defences and Road to the Lines. The Road to the Lines application was the first on the agenda, with the discussion focused on revised plans incorporating pitched roofs, pastel colours and traditional features that...

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Gibraltar chapter of UK Abraham Accords Group launches

Former Conservative minister Sir Liam Fox launched the Gibraltar chapter of the UK Abraham Accords Group at Hassans International Law Firm on Thursday afternoon, which aims to promote peace and economic prosperity in the Middle East. The local chapter forms part of global expansion efforts with the aim to fundraise £100m after this first year,...

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Unite calls for urgent response from Govt over healthcare claim, with plans for demo next week

Unite the Union has called for urgent action and responses from the Gibraltar Government to address issues of UK and GHA pay parity for the Allied Healthcare Professionals (AHP) employed in the health authority and Elderly Residential Services. To underscore the strength of feeling over the claim, the Union and its affected healthcare members will...

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GSD demands clarity on Rooke modular project

News that the long-delayed Rooke Elderly Care Facility will be ready by July has “sparked more confusion than confidence”, the GSD said on Thursday. The Opposition was reacting after GBC reported that the project would be completed by July and that two UK companies had expressed interest in purchasing or renting the facility. The final...

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‘First aid vital for community’

A person is most likely to practice first aid on someone they love, the Lord Prior of the Order of St John, Mark Compton, said as he underscored the importance of training within the community. Mr Compton’s key message during his two-day visit to Gibraltar was to highlight how crucial first aid is in saving...

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Spanish police border inspector faces fresh disciplinary case – report

The Policia Nacional inspector in charge at the border is facing a fresh disciplinary case for allegedly ordering his officers to stamp the Chief Minister’s passport, as well as disobeying orders from the police commissioner in La Linea, according to Campo newspaper Europa Sur. The inspector, who is currently suspended for five and half months...

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Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

By PA Political Staff Sir Keir Starmer said high net migration figures had caused “incalculable” damage to British society as he set out a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK. The Prime Minister, who said the country risks becoming an “island of strangers” without better integration, said...

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Bank of England cuts rates as governor welcomes UK-US trade deal

By Anna Wise and Henry Saker-Clark, PA Business Reporters The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.25% after a slowdown in inflation, as the central Bank’s chief welcomed an expected UK-US trade deal. Interest rates were cut from 4.5% to their lowest level since May 2023, in their fourth reduction over the past...

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Starmer says UK-US trade deal will save jobs in car and steel industries

By Christopher McKeon, David Hughes, Caitlin Doherty, David Lynch and George Lithgow, PA A “historic” UK-US trade deal will save thousands of jobs in the car and steel industry which had been threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer said. The trade agreement was confirmed in a call between the Prime Minister and the...