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| New Year's Eve: Revellers across the UK usher in 2020 | New Year's Eve: Revellers across the UK usher in 2020 |
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| Revellers across the UK have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays in London, Edinburgh and other major cities. | Revellers across the UK have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays in London, Edinburgh and other major cities. |
| In London, some 12,000 fireworks lit up the capital's skyline. | In London, some 12,000 fireworks lit up the capital's skyline. |
| Edinburgh hosted what it promised would be the UK's "biggest street party" as part of the city's Hogmanay celebrations. | Edinburgh hosted what it promised would be the UK's "biggest street party" as part of the city's Hogmanay celebrations. |
| Firework shows were also held in other cities including Manchester, Cardiff, Newcastle, Inverness and Nottingham. | Firework shows were also held in other cities including Manchester, Cardiff, Newcastle, Inverness and Nottingham. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in his new year message, said the UK was on the verge of a "new chapter" in its history and promised to "finish the job" by delivering Brexit within weeks. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in his new year message, said the UK was on the verge of a "new chapter" in its history and promised to "finish the job" by delivering Brexit within weeks. |
| He said he hoped the country would "move forward united" after it leaves the EU on 31 January. | He said he hoped the country would "move forward united" after it leaves the EU on 31 January. |
| Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Canterbury will use his message - which will be broadcast later - to suggest that Britons should make a "heroic new year's resolution" to contact someone they have drifted apart from. | Meanwhile, the Archbishop of Canterbury will use his message - which will be broadcast later - to suggest that Britons should make a "heroic new year's resolution" to contact someone they have drifted apart from. |
| In London, Big Ben's chimes sounded the start of the display, despite them being silent this year while renovation work is completed. | In London, Big Ben's chimes sounded the start of the display, despite them being silent this year while renovation work is completed. |
| Around 100,000 revellers packed into the streets around Victoria Embankment as the roar of football anthems such as Three Lions kicked off the new decade, with the festivities providing a prelude to the Euro 2020 football tournament. | Around 100,000 revellers packed into the streets around Victoria Embankment as the roar of football anthems such as Three Lions kicked off the new decade, with the festivities providing a prelude to the Euro 2020 football tournament. |
| Music from artists including Stormzy, Wiley and Bastille also featured in a display London Mayor Sadiq said would be the best the capital "has ever seen". | Music from artists including Stormzy, Wiley and Bastille also featured in a display London Mayor Sadiq said would be the best the capital "has ever seen". |
| "We may be leaving the European Union, but we're not leaving Europe. So tonight's fireworks celebrate us as a global city, us as a European city," he added. | "We may be leaving the European Union, but we're not leaving Europe. So tonight's fireworks celebrate us as a global city, us as a European city," he added. |
| He stressed that London and the UK need to be brought "together again" in the 2020s. | He stressed that London and the UK need to be brought "together again" in the 2020s. |
| "I'm not pretending that fireworks and one night can do that, but I think it's really important [that] we celebrate, tonight, some great things about our city and our country," he said. | "I'm not pretending that fireworks and one night can do that, but I think it's really important [that] we celebrate, tonight, some great things about our city and our country," he said. |
| On social media, some praised the spectacular display while others complained that a build-up of smoke obscured the view. | On social media, some praised the spectacular display while others complained that a build-up of smoke obscured the view. |
| The Metropolitan Police said there were 15 arrests at the celebrations in central London, including two arrests for offences involving fireworks and one for sexual assault. | The Metropolitan Police said there were 15 arrests at the celebrations in central London, including two arrests for offences involving fireworks and one for sexual assault. |
| In Edinburgh, more than 3,600 fireworks were let off from the castle as the Scottish capital celebrated Hogmanay. | In Edinburgh, more than 3,600 fireworks were let off from the castle as the Scottish capital celebrated Hogmanay. |
| Musical artists including DJ Mark Ronson, Idlewild, Rudimental and Marc Almond performed on stages throughout the city centre. | Musical artists including DJ Mark Ronson, Idlewild, Rudimental and Marc Almond performed on stages throughout the city centre. |
| Tens of thousands of people attended the party, which extended across more than a dozen streets in the city. | Tens of thousands of people attended the party, which extended across more than a dozen streets in the city. |
| The first places to welcome 2020 included the tiny Pacific island of Kiribati, neighbouring parts of Samoa and the Chatham Islands. | The first places to welcome 2020 included the tiny Pacific island of Kiribati, neighbouring parts of Samoa and the Chatham Islands. |
| Auckland in New Zealand was the first major city to ring in the new decade, with thousands welcoming 2020 at a fireworks display at the city's Sky Tower. | Auckland in New Zealand was the first major city to ring in the new decade, with thousands welcoming 2020 at a fireworks display at the city's Sky Tower. |
| The traditional fireworks display in Sydney Harbour also went ahead, despite calls for it to be cancelled due to Australia's bushfire crisis. | The traditional fireworks display in Sydney Harbour also went ahead, despite calls for it to be cancelled due to Australia's bushfire crisis. |
| European cities, including Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Athens, have also seen in the new year with firework displays. | European cities, including Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Athens, have also seen in the new year with firework displays. |
| The uninhabited Baker Island and Howland Island, on the other side of the International Date Line, were the last to leave 2019 behind. |