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New Year: Spectacular firework displays light up London and Edinburgh as UK welcomes 2017 | New Year: Spectacular firework displays light up London and Edinburgh as UK welcomes 2017 |
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Thousands of people have seen in the New Year with spectacular fireworks displays in London, Edinburgh and across the UK. | Thousands of people have seen in the New Year with spectacular fireworks displays in London, Edinburgh and across the UK. |
More than 12,000 fireworks transformed the capital’s famous skyline as Big Ben struck midnight, watched by thousands of ticket holders packed along the River Thames under tight security. | More than 12,000 fireworks transformed the capital’s famous skyline as Big Ben struck midnight, watched by thousands of ticket holders packed along the River Thames under tight security. |
The display ended with the Mayor's slogan "London is Open", angering some viewers who complained of the display being "politicised" in the wake of Brexit. | |
More than 80,000 people also gathered in Edinburgh for the Scottish capital’s famous Hogmanay celebrations, watching concerts and dancing traditional ceilidhs. | |
Three fireworks displays were held leading up to the “midnight moment” spectacular from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle. | Three fireworks displays were held leading up to the “midnight moment” spectacular from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle. |
Security fears failed to dampen the celebrations, which saw thousands of police deployed across the country amid fears of terror plots targeting crowds. | Security fears failed to dampen the celebrations, which saw thousands of police deployed across the country amid fears of terror plots targeting crowds. |
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said London had been made “as safe as it possibly can be” with measures including concrete barriers to prevent a Berlin and Nice-style lorry attack. | The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said London had been made “as safe as it possibly can be” with measures including concrete barriers to prevent a Berlin and Nice-style lorry attack. |
Describing the mood on the streets as “upbeat”, he said it was “really important we don't allow terrorists to disrupt our celebrations on this New Year's Eve”. | Describing the mood on the streets as “upbeat”, he said it was “really important we don't allow terrorists to disrupt our celebrations on this New Year's Eve”. |
In Edinburgh, thousands of party-goers joined hands for the world’s largest rendition of Auld Lang Syne at the stroke of midnight. | In Edinburgh, thousands of party-goers joined hands for the world’s largest rendition of Auld Lang Syne at the stroke of midnight. |
Cities including Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Nottingham held their own fireworks displays, with countless more being launched by families at their homes. | Cities including Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Nottingham held their own fireworks displays, with countless more being launched by families at their homes. |
A driver fled the scene of a New Year's Eve crash that killed a 12-year-old girl and left another child fighting for her life in hospital, police have said. | A driver fled the scene of a New Year's Eve crash that killed a 12-year-old girl and left another child fighting for her life in hospital, police have said. |
As people prepared to see in 2017, a 12-year-old girl was killed in a hit and run crash in Oldham. | As people prepared to see in 2017, a 12-year-old girl was killed in a hit and run crash in Oldham. |
An 11-year-old girl was also critically injured in the incident shortly after 7.15pm, Greater Manchester Police said. | An 11-year-old girl was also critically injured in the incident shortly after 7.15pm, Greater Manchester Police said. |
The New Year had arrived a second later than normal because of a “leap second” needed in countries using Greenwich Mean Time to account for a slowdown in the earth’s rotation. | The New Year had arrived a second later than normal because of a “leap second” needed in countries using Greenwich Mean Time to account for a slowdown in the earth’s rotation. |
The UK’s festivities followed celebrations around the world, which started in New Zealand and Australia earlier on Saturday, followed by spectaculars in countries across the globe to see in 2017. | The UK’s festivities followed celebrations around the world, which started in New Zealand and Australia earlier on Saturday, followed by spectaculars in countries across the globe to see in 2017. |
Germans defied terror fears to party on the streets of Berlin just weeks after an Isis supporter killed 12 people at a Christmas market. | Germans defied terror fears to party on the streets of Berlin just weeks after an Isis supporter killed 12 people at a Christmas market. |
In Paris, the traditional fireworks display at the Eiffel Tower was cancelled for a second year in a row but people gathered along the Champs Elysees to watch a display from behind the Arc de Triomphe. | In Paris, the traditional fireworks display at the Eiffel Tower was cancelled for a second year in a row but people gathered along the Champs Elysees to watch a display from behind the Arc de Triomphe. |