The top Gordo prize in Spain’s national Christmas lottery goes to…
The winning number - 86148 - was sung at 12.12pm by children from the San Ildefonso school in Madrid
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Spain’s PM is warned ‘the risk is very high’ ahead of emergency meeting of regional presidents
A 15-page health department coronavirus report, prepared on Tuesday, recommends limiting Christmas social gatherings, company meals and parties and public events in which crowds may gather, as well as the ‘special protection of vulnerable people’
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Watch live: Spain's excited wait for the famous Gordo Christmas lottery prize
22 December is an important part of the run-up to the festive season, as millions around the country hope for a share of the famous 'fat one'
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WHO calls for New Year celebrations to be cancelled so as not to 'regret it later'
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, made the plea and said, “2022 should be the year in which we bring an end to the pandemic”
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Omicron variant accounts for almost half of the coronavirus cases in Spain
At the beginning of December the new strain only represented 3% of coronavirus infections in the country
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PM calls urgent meeting with regional presidents over sixth Covid wave
In an institutional address on Sunday, Pedro Sánchez said that the aim of the meeting on 22 December will be "to analyse the evolution of the pandemic and study measures to take to face it"
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British Foreign Secretary meets Spanish counterpart for talks
The pair discussed cooperation, NATO and the 400,000 Britons currently living in Spain
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River Ebro and its tributaries hit by flooding
In some cities, like Zaragoza, the river burst its banks and was up to 8.5 metres deep
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Police forces warned over terrorist risks to Spain in Christmas period
The Ministry of Interior has not raised the threat level from 4 to the maximum 5 for the moment but has ordered extra vigilance
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Man held over shooting that wounded four in Securitas office in Catalonia
A security guard shot three ex-colleagues in his old company's workplace and then locked himself in
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Energy and fuel price hikes pushed yearly inflation to 5.5% in November
The number is a small rise compared to October's figure, and the average person is starting to feel the effects
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Spain's Correos postal service plans to deliver 5,377 new jobs
It is the largest permanent job offer in the State-owned service’s history
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La Palma residents hold their breath as the island's volcano falls eerily silent
For the second consecutive day there has been no significant emission of lava or gases and the earthquakes have all but stopped
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Coronavirus booster jabs approved for the over-40s in Spain
Some 80 per cent of those over 70 have received their third Covid-19 vaccination, as have 46 per cent of those aged over 60
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Spain gives green light to coronavirus booster jabs for the over-50s
The national Ministry of Health does not foresee new coronavirus restrictions before Christmas but reminds that the mask is mandatory outdoors if a safe social distance cannot be maintained
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