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Revellers brave the weather on the streets of Edinburgh to begin the Hogmanay celebrations - which were later cancelled

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Fireworks were set off at the London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames at the stroke of midnight

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Crowds in Parliament Square watch the fireworks display from the banks of the Thames

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Stiltwalkers recreate a mythical Horned God on his way from Gateshead to Newcastle

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Emma Williams and Tony Clarke from Essex embrace on Victoria Embankment with the London Eye in the background

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Security was tight in central London as the celebrations got under way

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The dark skies above Edinburgh Castle which would have had fireworks if not for the lousy weather

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Nancy Fierro, Henry Ho and Maria Calala from San Francisco, USA, on Victoria Embankment in London

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People made the best of it in Edinburgh when the celebrations were cancelled due to horrible weather