[AnNahar] Brexit becomes a reality on Thursday as Britannia leaves Europe's customs union and single market, ending nearly half a century of often turbulent ties with its closest neighbours.The UK's tortuous departure from the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
takes full effect when Big Ben strikes 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) in central London, just as most of the European mainland ushers in 2021 at midnight.