The traditional bongs of Big Ben have ushered in 2025 as onlookers lined the Embankment in central London ... BBC's live coverage as UK ushers in new year despite bad weather hitting major events.

In London, it was also the first New Year's Eve where there was an official fireworks display ... landlady Elaine on preparing for the upcoming live episode. A plain-clothes police officer ...

Thousands of people saw in 2025 on the banks of the River Thames as London defied weather concerns with a spectacular firework display. The weather forced outdoor celebrations in Edinburgh and ...

the harshest criticism directed at the display was simply that the fireworks, live poetry and drone display was a bit dull.