After years of buildup to Brexit, a drama that obsessed and divided a nation, Britain was poised to leave the European Union on Thursday night, not with a bang but with a recorded New Year’s Eve light show on the BBC.
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Mounted police officers patrol The Victoria Embankment opposite the London Eye in a near-deserted London late on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2020, as authorities in the Tier 4 city hope the message to stay at home is obeyed. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)
