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Solar eclipse visible across large parts of Europe

Millions of people across the UK and Europe have witnessed the most significant solar eclipse since 1999.

Millions of people on the western fringes of Europe have witnessed their first total solar eclipse of this century.

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(Photo: Partial solar eclipse in Britain, London, United Kingdom - 12 Aug 2026. Credit: EPA)

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