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Spectacular new year firework displays welcome 2018 | Spectacular new year firework displays welcome 2018 |
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The UK has welcomed in the new year with spectacular firework displays in London and Edinburgh among the highlights. | The UK has welcomed in the new year with spectacular firework displays in London and Edinburgh among the highlights. |
More than 100,000 ticketholders watched London's midnight firework show from the banks of the River Thames. | More than 100,000 ticketholders watched London's midnight firework show from the banks of the River Thames. |
Big Ben also chimed to welcome in 2018 having been turned back on part way through restoration work. | Big Ben also chimed to welcome in 2018 having been turned back on part way through restoration work. |
Meanwhile, Hogmanay in Edinburgh went ahead, despite 76mph winds hitting parts of Scotland on Sunday. | Meanwhile, Hogmanay in Edinburgh went ahead, despite 76mph winds hitting parts of Scotland on Sunday. |
Tens of thousands of people descended on Edinburgh, despite earlier concerns that Storm Dylan might threaten events. | |
Rag'n'Bone Man headlined Concert in the Gardens, while The Human League were among the acts that took to the street party stages. | |
A soundscaped fireworks display over the castle entertained revellers for the first nine minutes of 2018. | A soundscaped fireworks display over the castle entertained revellers for the first nine minutes of 2018. |
In central London, the soundtrack to the midnight show was dominated by female artists, including Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande and Florence Welch, to mark the centenary of women getting the vote. | In central London, the soundtrack to the midnight show was dominated by female artists, including Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande and Florence Welch, to mark the centenary of women getting the vote. |
Some 10,000 fireworks lit up the sky in a 12-minute display. | Some 10,000 fireworks lit up the sky in a 12-minute display. |
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan tweeted that in London "we celebrate our diversity and strive for equality". | |
Fewer Met Police officers were deployed during the celebrations, despite four terror attacks in the city in the past year. | Fewer Met Police officers were deployed during the celebrations, despite four terror attacks in the city in the past year. |
Security at the event appeared tight, with armed police on patrol and security barriers erected. | |
Superintendent Nick Aldworth said "a mix of overt and covert officers" were on the streets, and CCTV and dogs were in use. | |