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We wish all News Letter readers a happy new year.

This newspaper will turn 286 in 2023, as we travel on towards our 300th birthday.

Fireworks over London this morning, just after Big Ben chimed in Sunday January 1, 2023.placeholder image
Fireworks over London this morning, just after Big Ben chimed in Sunday January 1, 2023.

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