Image of the week: Dying of the light

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People watch the iconic advertising screens at Piccadilly Circus being switched off

Piccadilly Circus lights

Source: Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire / PA Images

People watch the iconic advertising screens at Piccadilly Circus, in London, as they are switched off, on Monday.

The lights have gone out so that the electronic hoardings can be replaced with a modern screen measuring 790m2 which is expected to be unveiled in the autumn.

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