In Pictures: Empty streets bring curtain down on terrible year
Police officers were among the few people out and about at midnight.
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New Year’s Eve was a muted affair across the UK, with revellers urged to stay at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
People were warned not to add “fuel to the fire” by mixing in groups with rates of infection rising.
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![A near-empty Leicester Square, as London’s New Year fireworks were cancelled](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/ce818ce5dd25226b07fc651004316d69Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNjA5NTM2MDcz/2.57344731.jpg?w=640)
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