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| | Wednesday, 1 January, 2003, 01:08 GMT In pictures: UK celebrates New Year Millions of people across the UK have celebrated the coming of the New Year. The start of 2003 was ushered in with fireworks and street parties but no official event was organised in London.  Crowds of thousands watched in awe as ten tonnes of fireworks were set off from Edinburgh Castle  The organised Hogmanay celebrations were a sell-out with 100,000 tickets sold  Bands played, crowds cheered as the celebrations got into full swing  Police had advised revellers to stay away from central London amid fears of overcrowding  It was a time for celebration across the country  As many as 20,000 people gathered in London's Parliament Square in time to hear Big Ben chime  A damp Dublin welcomes in the New Year, with a ringing of bells at Christchurch Cathedral  Fireworks set the night sky ablaze in Newcastle | | See also:  01 Jan 03 | UK 01 Jan 03 | Americas 01 Jan 03 | Scotland 31 Dec 02 | England 31 Dec 02 | Wales 01 Jan 03 | N Ireland Top UK stories now: Links to more UK stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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