'Good riddance, you won't be missed!' Britons share their delight at finally seeing off 2020 as millions prepare for muted New Year celebrations at home in Covid lockdown
Twitter users today shared hilarious memes as they bid farewell to 2020, a year blighted by the global pandemic and lockdown curbs on liberty.
Millions of people across the UK have effectively had New Year's Eve celebrations cancelled, with governments ordering them to stay at home alone tonight.
Those who were plunged into Tier 4 restrictions before December 25 amid fears of 'mutant' Covid were even expected to suspend Christmas plans with families.
Though some people plan on attending illegal raves and street parties, some 96 per cent plan to stay home tonight, according to a YouGov poll.
Some Twitter users admitted they would call it early tonight, while a few decided to keep to the New Year's Eve tradition of banging pots and pans at midnight.
Looking enviously at New Zealand, where 2020 has passed into history as huge unrestricted crowds gathered in the streets, the UK will try to enjoy scaled-down festivities as they bid good riddance to the year of the pandemic.
Twitter users today shared hilarious memes as they bid farewell to 2020, a year blighted by the global pandemic and lockdown curbs on liberty. Millions of people have effectively had New Year's Eve celebrations cancelled, with governments ordering them to stay at home tonight
Others shared insights into their quiet New Year's Eve at home, with photos of bottles of bubbly and an array of snacks