1 hour ago New Year latest: UK welcomes 2026 with Europe's biggest firework display in London

New Year latest: UK welcomes 2026 with Europe's biggest firework display in London  Sky NewsUK welcomes new year with celebrations across the country  BBC2026 London fireworks: 'A very British way to welcome in the new year'  Sky News

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2 h. ago 2026 London fireworks: 'A very British way to welcome in the new year'

2026 London fireworks: 'A very British way to welcome in the new year'  Sky News

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2 h. ago In pictures: Manchester welcomes 2026 with a bang as tens of thousands watch huge firework display

There was a party atmosphere in St Peter's Square

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3 h. ago London New Year's fireworks welcome in 2026 as Paris, Tokyo and Dubai celebrate end of 2025

The UK has welcomed in 2026 with another spectacular fireworks displays as the London Eye once again is the focal point for the New Year's festivities in the capital

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5 h. ago New Year's Eve: European capitals throw huge parties to welcome start of 2026 as excitement builds across UK

LIVEBLOG: Follow New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as nations around the world throw parties to toast the final hours of the year before ushering in 2026.

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5 h. ago New Year’s Eve live: Dubai sees in 2026 with dazzling fireworks display as countries welcome new year

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Photos of New Year’s celebrations across the globe as the world welcomes 2026

Australia saluted the new year with defiance less than a month after its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years

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7 h. ago Edinburgh Hogmanay: 17 great pictures as people prepare to party in Princes Street to welcome 2026

Thousands of people are set to party the night away in Princes Street as Edinburgh welcomes in 2026.

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7 h. ago The incredible firework displays taking place around the world as 2026 is welcomed in

Incredible firework displays have already taken place in Australia, India, and China

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8 h. ago New Year's Eve: India and Sri Lanka welcome in 2026 as fireworks and cheers ring out

LIVEBLOG: Follow New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as nations around the world throw parties to toast the final hours of the year before ushering in 2026.

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8 h. ago The NYE countdown begins: Britain prepares to welcome in 2026 in style as tens of thousands flock to London to watch Big Ben ring in the New Year with spectacular firework display on the Thames

Swathes of the capital are now closed off to the public for the spectacular annual show on the Thames.

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9 h. ago LIVE: Happy New Year as Manchester welcomes 2026 with stunning fireworks display

Thousands are gathering to party the night away

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9 h. ago Happy New Year as Manchester welcomes 2026 with massive party

Thousands gathered to party the night away

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10 h. ago Beckham reflects on year he will ‘forever remember’ as he welcomes in 2026

The former footballer, 50, has reminisced about the past 12 months.

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11 h. ago 55,000 set to descend on Scots capital for Hogmanay street party

Revellers from across the world will welcome in 2026 in Edinburgh tonight.

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13 h. ago Brits floored after learning baffling reason the year begins on January 1st

Brits will welcome in the start of 2026 when the clock strikes midnight and signals the beginning of January 1st, but this date wasn't always the start of the year

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14 h. ago Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display as world rings in new year

Display follows more than 3,000 fireworks launched over Auckland’s famous Sky Tower as celebrations begin

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14 h. ago New Year's Eve celebrations around the world as loved ones gather to welcome in 2026

New Year's Eve is being celebrated across the globe

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16 h. ago New Year's firework celebrations kick off as New Zealand welcome in 2026

New Zealand has become the first major city to enter 2026 as it showed the world its impressive fireworks display, which was centred around the country's tallest structure

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16 h. ago New Year 2026 LIVE: Auckland welcomes new year with fireworks as London prepares to celebrate

In London, tens of thousands will flock to the banks of the Thames to watch the mayor's annual fireworks display

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