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Spain celebrates end of Covid lockdown with street parties

Scenes of unmasked dancing and group singing in Madrid's central Puerta del Sol square resembled pre-pandemic nightlife and police had to usher revellers out. Impromptu street fiestas erupted across Spain after a six-month state of emergency ended.

Hundreds of young people across Spain danced in the streets as the clock struck midnight on Saturday, celebrating the end of a six-month-long national state of emergency.