Gibraltar’s Public Services Ombudsman has renewed calls for legislative reform to strengthen her office’s ability to protect the most vulnerable in society. In her first Annual Report since taking up the post, Wendy Cumming has urged the government to grant her office “own-motion” powers - the ability to launch investigations without waiting for a formal complaint. She explained further in the studio.

The Supported Needs and Disability Office has teamed up with the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service to raise awareness about Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans, known as PEEPs. These plans are tailored to help people with disabilities or medical conditions evacuate safely in the event of an emergency. We spoke to Supported Needs and Disability Manager, Jenny Victory, as well as Leading Firefighter, Dwayne Trinidad.

A writer for television and computer games is on the Rock to research for his next project. Dr. Liam Creighton is also a lecturer at both Imperial College and New York University in London and he's now turning his attention to Gibraltar. He's developing of a new comedy series, with characters hailing from both Gibraltar and La Línea.

Gibtelecom is launching an exhibition celebrating 155 years of communications history, called 'Gibraltar Calling'. Hosted at the historic Garrison Library as from today the exhibition takes visitors on a journey from the first submarine telegraph cable in 1870 to today’s high-speed fibre and mobile networks. Head of Enterprise Services at Gibtelecom Lianne Garcia told us more.

And Jose Mari Ruiz brought us the latest in local sport including the start of the domestic pool season, GASA’s annual endurance swim, the Gibraltar triathlon, and the UEC mountain bike eliminator European Championships.

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