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In pictures: Brexit sparks delight, despair and dissent

After 47 years of marriage, the EU and UK were officially divorced at the stroke of midnight (2300 GMT) on Friday. Here are some of the best images of the historic day.

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Boris Johnson calls Brexit 'an astonishing moment of hope'

“This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act in our great national drama,” British PM Boris Johnson said.

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Scotland asks EU to 'leave a light on' in Brussels after Brexit

Many in Scotland have an eye on independence from the UK, a move they see as opening a path to joining the European Union.

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Macron: Brexit Day is 'historic alarm signal' for reform in Europe

French president Emmanuel Macron warned: "British people have chosen to leave the European Union. They will … no longer have the same rights.”

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Watch: EU officials remove British flag in Brussels

In a highly symbolic moment, two officials at the European Council building in Brussels lowered the British flag before folding it and taking it away.

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Bagpipes play as Brexit Party MEPs leave EU parliament for final time

Triumphant Brexit-supporting MEPs marched out of the European Parliament for the last time on Friday as the countdown to Brexit was underway.

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Euronews holds Reddit AMA to answer your questions on Brexit

Our Brexit expert, Alasdair Sandford will answer all the questions you have on Brexit on Reddit at 6pm CET.

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Brexit road trip: On the last ferry from Europe to the UK

Euronews' Jack Parrock charts his voyage from the heart of the EU to Brexit London on the last day of the UK's membership. Bon Voyage!

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'We'll miss you': How Europe's front pages responded to Brexit day

The United Kingdom will leave the European Union tonight after 47 years. So, how are front pages across the bloc reporting the final day of unity?

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Euroviews. It may be controversial but the Huawei 5G deal is vital for Brexit Britain’s trading future ǀ View

If Johnson succeeds, Brexit Britain will be one of the few places in the world with preferential trade with the world’s two superpowers. The battle lines in the US-China trade war mean any country that is on good trade terms with both will have an almost unique competitive advantage.

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Bye-bye Britain: Brexit day is here

In this special edition we look at how British MEPs feel as they leave Brussels and what exactly will change in the European Parliament when they go. Aside from less Brexit drama, the loss of British voices and political representation could strengthen some and weaken others.

Business

How are UK businesses coping with Brexit uncertainty?

Two businesses, two very different perspectives on how to cope with the lack of clarity around the EU-UK's future trading relationship.

World

Project shows how EU Citizens in UK still fear discrimination

‘In Limbo' is a project that collates the experiences of foreign citizens in both the United Kingdom and in the European Union. The project has resulted in the publication of two books: In Limbo: Brexit Testimonies from EU citizens in the UK and In Limbo Too: Brexit Testimonies from UK citizens.

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Watch: Brexit Party MEPs leave Brussels for the last time

Britain officially departs the EU at 11 p.m. local time Friday, midnight in Brussels.

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Sadness and celebration as Britain leaves the European Union

In London, Brexit supporters draped in British flags gathered outside the Houses of Parliament for an upbeat celebratory rally led by Nigel Farage.

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British fishermen fear that Brexit will leave them in the cold

An industry that makes up just 0.14% of the UK economy may get sacrificed as part of an EU trade deal.

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Brexit Day: Britain is leaving the EU - what now?

The work on securing a post-EU future for the UK may have only just begun.

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Pro-EU campaigners demonstrate as UK counts down to Brexit

People dressed in the colours of the European Union demonstrate outside of the British Parliament on the eve of the official departure of the United Kingdom from the EU.

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Brexit Timeline 2016–2020: the UK’s path from referendum to EU exit

A blow-by-blow account of the UK’s tortuous route to Brexit, from the 2016 EU referendum to the present day.

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Brussels' Manneken Pis dressed in Union Jack waistcoat ahead of Brexit

A famous sculpture in Brussels has gone all British ahead of Brexit on Friday.