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6.16pm GMT
Italy is delaying opening its ski resorts until 18 January, after regional authorities asked for more time to meet coronavirus rules.
An order signed on Saturday by health minister Roberto Speranza delays the reopening of its ski lifts and facilities. Authorities in the north and centre of the country had told the government its planned 7 January target date wasn’t realistic.
5.55pm GMT
Gibraltar has imposed a second lockdown in an attempt to stem the tide of Covid cases.
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