Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
The GSD has this afternoon joined the Government and the rest of Gibraltar in conveying its deepest condolences to Kyle’s family during what is undoubtedly a very trying and difficult time for them.
The Opposition also thanked all the authorities that participated in the efforts to locate the young man.
In true Daily Mail fashion, one story to hit the headlines yesterday was a full report on the ‘dangerously high temperatures’ expected to hit Andalucia and Murcia next week. Many weather reports claim that Malaga and surrounding areas will reach 42 degrees Celsius, due to winds passing through the Strait from Saharan Africa.
The Daily Express has said that the diplomatic conflict between the UK and Spain has escalated following the refusal by Spanish authorities to allow entry into Gibraltar of trucks carrying concrete which it believes was destined for an expansion of the artificial reef.