A PASSPORT tracking system that will keep tabs on how many days Brits have spent in the EU has reportedly been delayed yet again until May 2025. The so-called ETIAS, and its accompanying Entry/Exit System (EES), was supposed to be up and running by the middle of 2024. However an EU official has now confirmed […]
AN E-SCOOTER has mowed down a nine-year-old child in Gibraltar giving the victim a serious head injury and broken arm just days after the conviction of two scooter-riders for drink-driving. Police are investigating the accident after the e-scooter rider was allegedly riding the wrong way up Willis’s Road, national broadcaster GBC reported. The scooter hit
SPAIN has bought a €15 million ship registered in Gibraltar to use in its navy after denying Gibraltar its own waters for years and having a territorial claim on the British territory. The Ocean Osprey shall be renamed the Ferrol after a major refit to use it as a tugboat at the military base in
THE Environmental Safety Group (ESG) has urged both main Gibraltar parties to reduce pollution in the fight against climate change as part of its election wish-list. Gibraltar’s main environmental group pleaded with the GSLP and GSD to reduce city emissions from transportation, energy production, construction and waste. The ESG highlighted that bunkering accounts for 90%
THE remains of a sunken ship, potentially dating back to the 18th century as a Spanish military vessel, are currently under investigation. A team of nine archaeologists from the Center for Underwater Archaeology (CAS), operating under the authority of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sports through the Andalucian Institute of Historical Heritage (IAPH), is
THIS autumn holds a special treat for astronomy enthusiasts as both a solar and lunar eclipse will be visible from Spain, making it an exciting season for skywatching. To kick off, this autumn will feature an annular solar eclipse, set to occur on October 14. The prime viewing locations for this celestial event will be
CONVICTIONS in Spain for homophobic hate crimes rose 25% in 2022 compared to the year before. That’s according to a yearly report from the public prosecutor that was released last week, and reported by Spanish daily El Pais. The number of sentences handed down for such offences rose from 30 in 2021 to 37 in
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A PAIR of brawling Brits who trashed their Magaluf hotel room were arrested after they refused to pay the damages – and even accused the police of soliciting a bribe. The hotel’s reception urgently called the police around 10.30pm on September 9 to report the two 18-year-old guests who were staying in a fourth-floor room.
POLICE in France and Spain have joined forces to arrest three men who allegedly broke into safes at luxury hotel complexes in Paris and different areas of Andalucia. Guardia Civil agents detained the one of the gang-members at a Marbella villa after they stole a total of €4.5 million in valuables and cash from thefts
POLICE investigators in Extremadura have identified 11 minors who are suspected to be behind the creation and distribution of a number of deep-fake naked pictures of female students that were created using artificial intelligence. In some cases, the images were used in crude attempts to extort the girls in question. The scandal has rocked the
