UK and Europe gets ready for once-in-a-generation solar eclipse - BBC

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Massive queues have formed across Britain as people scramble to secure solar eclipse glasses before tonight's historic celestial event.Tonight's solar eclipse is the most significant to be visible from the UK in 27 years.Stocks have been running critically low, with online suppliers largely exhausted and even the Royal Museums Greenwich, recommended by UK health officials as a trusted seller, confirming it had sold out.The organisations had confirmed it had sold roughly 15,000 pairs over the past month, citing an "unprecedented volume" of orders.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Queues have been spotted at locations including Old Spitalfields Market, Bond Street, Wimbledon, Arsenal and Greenwich.The scene outside the 24-hour Am2Pm shop on Whitechapel High Street in east London was particularly extraordinary, with a queue stretching hundreds of metres through surrounding streets.One customer who endured the marathon wait shared their experience online: "Waited for 5.5hrs, made some new...

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