Zumba is a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance.15 million people worldwide take classes weekly - a small percentage of them here in Gibraltar! It's popular on the Rock, and this weekend Boyd's will be the venue for a Zumba charity event! We spoke to Nadia Casciaro and Mimi Drury told us more about the event.

The number of diagnosed cases of skin cancer in Gibraltar have shot up in the last two years. Since 2017 the average was one diagnosed case per year. But in 2022, this went up to 47. And the following year, it rose to 147. For Dr Deardon of Specialist Medical Clinic, the numbers didn’t come as much of a surprise.

Raul Mesa is a familiar name on the rock - Raul is an established fitness trainer and now an author too! His debut book is called 'Searching for Balance' - it aims to help people understand how mental health, nutrition and sports can combine to transform your life.

The Gibraltar Gibunco Literary Festival is one of the highlights of the local cultural calendar, pulling in lots of international names year on year. The dates for this year's festival were announced this week for mid November. Chief Cultural Officer Seamus Byrne.

And today is World Book Day, an opportunity for kids to become their favourite book characters for a day, with schools and Government ministries going all out in honour of the humble book! For the last few years, Cultural Services has put together activities to encourage young and old to get stuck in a book. Davina Barbara from GCS told us about the fun activities they’ve been doing for this year's theme: the classic fairytale.

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