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| New Year celebrations: UK gets ready to welcome 2019 | New Year celebrations: UK gets ready to welcome 2019 |
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| The UK is gearing up to welcome in the New Year as the countdown to 2019 begins. | The UK is gearing up to welcome in the New Year as the countdown to 2019 begins. |
| Fireworks will be going off on the stroke of midnight across the land as thousands celebrate. | Fireworks will be going off on the stroke of midnight across the land as thousands celebrate. |
| In London, Big Ben will spring back into action with its customary bongs to mark the moment, as 100,000 people are expected on the banks of the Thames. | In London, Big Ben will spring back into action with its customary bongs to mark the moment, as 100,000 people are expected on the banks of the Thames. |
| In Edinburgh, Franz Ferdinand will headline a concert for Hogmany, with 60,000 tickets sold. | In Edinburgh, Franz Ferdinand will headline a concert for Hogmany, with 60,000 tickets sold. |
| Cardiff will see crowds gather in the city's Winter Wonderland outside the Civic Centre for fireworks and music, while in Belfast, City Hall will be illuminated in a raft of colours for the event. | Cardiff will see crowds gather in the city's Winter Wonderland outside the Civic Centre for fireworks and music, while in Belfast, City Hall will be illuminated in a raft of colours for the event. |
| London's sold-out party will celebrate the capital's bond with Europe, according to the city's mayor. | London's sold-out party will celebrate the capital's bond with Europe, according to the city's mayor. |
| Sadiq Khan said the event would send a message of support to the more than one million European citizens living in London. | Sadiq Khan said the event would send a message of support to the more than one million European citizens living in London. |
| Scotland's Hogmanay events have already kicked off with pipe, drum and dance bands leading the annual Torchlight Procession through Edinburgh. | Scotland's Hogmanay events have already kicked off with pipe, drum and dance bands leading the annual Torchlight Procession through Edinburgh. |
| Aberdeen, Inverness and Stirling are among the other places throwing big New Year shindigs. | Aberdeen, Inverness and Stirling are among the other places throwing big New Year shindigs. |
| Meanwhile, cities around the world have already been enjoying sparkling events for the start of 2019. | Meanwhile, cities around the world have already been enjoying sparkling events for the start of 2019. |
| Islands in the Pacific were the first to mark the occasion, ahead of New Zealand and then Australia - where a massive fireworks display lit up Sydney Harbour Bridge for spectators on boats. | Islands in the Pacific were the first to mark the occasion, ahead of New Zealand and then Australia - where a massive fireworks display lit up Sydney Harbour Bridge for spectators on boats. |
| And the midnight mark has continued to work its way around the world, with celebrations in both North and South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Russia and India. | And the midnight mark has continued to work its way around the world, with celebrations in both North and South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Russia and India. |
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