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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 7h

Still grim in eastern Spain, with rain from Dana Alice affecting some of the same parts of Valencia as last year.

AVAMET @avamet.bsky.social · 7h

🌧 Seguim molt pendents de la situació a Carcaixent (la Ribera Alta). Vídeo que ens arriba de fa uns minuts. Desconeixem l'autor.

Continua plovent i ja s'han registrat 201 l/m² de pluja, 110 dels quals en 1 hora entre les 16:35 i les 17:35 h. Si esteu a la zona no isqueu de casa.

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NPR @npr.org · 9h

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK

Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

‘Not a wake but a hurlamaboc’: Manchán Magan and the rise of the Irish language on.ft.com/3L1PyYS | opinion

‘Not a wake but a hurlamaboc’: Manchán Magan and the rise of the Irish language

Ireland’s ancient language and folklore are having a renaissance. For the Celtic-curious, Magan, who died last week, is a wonderful place to start

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European Movement Sussex @emsussex.bsky.social · 2d

The fishing community in Hastings with a bleak verdict on the EU Reset: “We gave away access to waters and we got absolutely nothing back.”
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‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?

Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible

www.theguardian.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 2d

Terrific presentation last night by @rebeccacalderon.bsky.social of her new hand-painted map of Gibraltar’s Upper Town. I picked up some copies at the Gibraltar Heritage Trust shop

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 3d

Confusing Belfast City Hall for the Reichstag… bbc.com/news/article...

Heather Humphreys: Belfast City Hall mistaken for Berlin Reichstag

The campaign team of Irish presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has mistaken the Reichstag in Germany for Belfast City Hall.

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 3d

iPhone Air collected from the Newton store, then round the corner to Gibtelecom for a quick lesson in eSIM. All done in half an hour.

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 4d

It’s October, but Gibraltar’s cats still need to shelter from the heat

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 4d

The Gibraltar Calling exhibition at the Garrison Library highlights the 1870 laying of the submarine cable from Porthcurno (PK) to Gibraltar via Portugal and the introduction of IDD in 1982

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 4d

Succinct take on the UK’s anaemic growth: “The Tory leadership’s wager on the Brexit referendum spectacularly backfired, leaving the UK isolated from Europe and at the mercy of its special relationship with the US, many of whose political class regard the UK as a basket case.” on.ft.com/46GUM4Z

Britain needs a ‘whatever it takes’ moment

The Bank of England must acknowledge the priority of reviving investment-led growth and stop quantitative tightening

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 5d

Strong demand for Gibraltar residency www.gbc.gi/news/new-app...

New applications for residency rights & documentation for EEA nationals suspended

www.gbc.gi

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 5d

PhD induction day at the University of Gibraltar and a chance to meet the new cohorts

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 5d

Ludicrous. The benefits of bilingualism are clear, whichever the languages involved www.bbc.com/news/article...

MoD spends millions on private schools to avoid Welsh language

Military personnel receive a private education allowance to avoid lessons in Welsh in state schools.

www.bbc.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 7d

Black pasta with cuttlefish: one of the hardest dishes to photograph, but glorious in terms of depth of flavour and subtle umami

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 8d

Protests and unrest in Morocco with youth unemployment at 37%
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Young Moroccans join wave of anti-government protests

Three killed near Agadir as ‘GenZ 212’ demonstrations sweep Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier and other cities

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 9d

This archive episode of In Our Time on Julian (or Juliana) of Norwich puts me in mind of St Anne’s church, Lewes, an open and welcoming church with its own anchoress’s cell

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 9d

A boost for bilingual signage in Belfast bbc.com/news/article...

Irish Language: Belfast City Council votes in favour of policy

The policy could see both English and Irish displayed on council vehicles and uniforms, as well as signs.

bbc.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 10d

If you want to email Keir Starmer telling him, politely, what you think of his plan for digital ID cards we've made it super easy for you:

goodlawproject.org/campaign/kei...

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 10d

UK government treatment of British overseas territory (BOT) citizen

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

UK accused of ‘stark injustice’ as woman from Montserrat refused free NHS care

Cherry Brown, 69, a British overseas territory citizen, was left sleeping rough after being sent to England for treatment

www.theguardian.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 11d

Decent day for a Gibraltar-Valencia roadtrip

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 12d

This morning‘s inbound flights to GIB: easyJet from MAN and LGW both came to the Pimos waypoint, gave up (low cloud base) and went to Málaga, cancelling the return flight.

An hour later, BA landed on second attempt.

EasyJet could have flown people on from Málaga but decided otherwise.

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 12d

Spain’s new border control locations for Gibraltar-bound goods www.gbc.gi/news/post-tr...

Post Treaty: Spain to route goods through three Spanish customs posts

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12d

Burnham at fringe #Lab25 event: "Look at the last decade we've had. Shouldn't we start calling out the disaster that #Brexit has been, more directly? They are the people who took us down this path. That's their doing. And we've got to absolutely hold them accountable for that." ~AA

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 13d

Very pleased to see Sussex sparkling wine from Wiston, near Steyning, in the BA First lounge at LHR

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 14d

I’m among the 4k or so BA frequent flyers who jumped ship to Air France/KLM when BA’s Exec Club was devalued.

No regrets. Route network is comparable; KLM short-haul catering is sound, albeit with less choice.

Below a typical AMS-LHR meal.

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