‘A new era’ — Brexit Day front pages across Europe

Newspapers in the UK split between joy and gloom while sadness prevails on the Continent.

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More than three and a half years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, it's finally happening.

Even if the full consequences will not be felt for some time — with the U.K. remaining in a transition period due to expire at the end of this year — it's a historic day.

Across Europe, headlines and front pages reflected the magnitude of the occasion. Newspapers in the U.K. were split between joy and gloom, while on the Continent, sadness and resignation prevailed.

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— The Guardian's front page features a little sandcastle topped with the U.K. flag, while the white cliffs of Dover loom in the background. "Small island," the headline reads, calling Brexit "the biggest gamble in a generation."

— The Daily Mail also went for an image featuring Dover's cliffs, saluting Brexit as a "new dawn for Britain." The U.K., it said, is now "free and independent once more."