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BREATHTAKING DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS
 

 

Spectacular: The London Eye explodes with light as a massive display of 15 tons of fireworks helps usher in the New Year in central London
 

A breathtaking display of fireworks lit up London's night sky tonight as hundreds of thousands descended on the Capital for the arrival of 2015

 

The sky above Big Ben in central London turns red as thousands of fireworks are set off during a spectacular £1.8million display tonight

Fireworks explode above 'Big Ben' during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight 
 

The New Year started with a bang as an explosion of light from some 12,000 fireworks - weighing a combined 15 tons - filled the sky above London's South Bank
 

The sparkling display featured 12,000 fireworks. Crowds of hundreds of thousands lined the River Thames 
 

Unlike last year, when about 500,000 people crammed into part of the city to view the display, just 100,000 paying ticket holders were permitted to watch the city's annual celebration from a fenced-off area at a cost of £10 per ticket
 

 

Ringing in the New Year: Big Ben's chimes signalled the start of a massive firework display that drew gasps among the thousands watching

 

The 11-minute display featured a poignant commemoration of the centenary of the First World War with bursts of red fireworks representing poppies

Fireworks explode around the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye in a dazzling display
 

Selfie time: Revellers use their mobile phones to capture the stunning fireworks bonanza. A woman even turns her back on the display momentously to take a selfie 
 

Although 100,000 saw the display from the official viewing areas, many more saw it from other parts of the Capital
 

Revellers lined the River Thames for a fireworks display timed to the midnight bongs of Big Ben, Parliament's famous bell
 

This was the view towards the London Eye from RAF Memorial on Victoria Embankment. This year a ticket system was introduced to limit the numbers of people at the prime viewing sites to 100,000
 

Services braced themselves for a busy night, with London Ambulance Service expecting up to 600 calls an hour
 

Breathtaking: Minutes after the dazzling display (pictured), Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: 'Happy New Year' 
 

Big Ben is lit up in an explosion of red light from fireworks blasting into the night sky behind
 

The London display was counted in by a 10-minute digital countdown on The Shard's western facade, followed by lighting comprised of searchlights, strobes, and a 2015 numeric graphic
 

Big bang: Smoke drifts across the surface of the River Thames as fireworks rocket out from the frame of the London Eye
 

Atmospheric: The sky glows red as fireworks blast in to the night along the South Bank behind London's Shard skyscraper

The London ticketing scheme was brought in following consultation with the Metropolitan Police, emergency services, and local authorities, to help manage crowd numbers which have been growing each year
 

 

Thousands gathered at Edinburgh Castle to enjoy the Hogmanay celebrations which featured a huge fireworks display
 

This was the stunning view of the London Eye fireworks display captured from the don's 2015 New Year fireworks display from the North bank of the River Thames

 

Tickets for the viewing area were non-transferable, meaning people needed valid ID from the original ticket buyer to gain entry to the event

 

 

In a spin: At times the London Eye resembled a giant Catherine wheel as fireworks rocketed out of the giant frame

 

 

The River Thames was transformed under a sea of green and red as the 11-minute display dazzled crowds

 

In London, a crew of more than 300 are said to have been involved in setting off some 12,000 fireworks last night

 

 

 

The Shard will tonight beam out the highest ever New Year's Eve countdown as the rest of the world continues to celebrate the arrival of 2015

 

What a way to go: Sydney and Australia say goodbye to 2014 as the new year rolls in across the globe

 

Merry new years tidings: Fireworks explode over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur

 

Going off with a bang: An explosion of fireworks erupted over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong as the city ushered in the New Year

 

Crowds flocked to Red Square in Moscow and used their mobile telephones to film a huge display of New Year's Eve fireworks as it lit up the night sky

And we're off: An estimated 1.6million people gathered on the shores of the Sydney Harbour for the midnight fireworks show 

Heavy artillery: This image shows just some of the seven tonnes of fireworks that were set off around midnight in Sydney
 

 

Nearly there: Thousands of people watched the fireworks in Sydney from some 50 vessels in the water

 

Happy New Year: The midnight show over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House welcomes 2015

Five decades of independence: Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence with a year long festival

 

 

 

 

 

One big global show: Fireworks go off at the Taipei 101 skyscraper to celebrate New Year 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan

All over the globe: Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong celebrates the arrival of 2015
 

Spectacular: Revellers watch on as Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower at 828 metres, lights up amid a display of red fireworks 

 

Revellers celebrate ahead of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow as Russia celebrated the arrival of 2015

 

Fireworks light the sky over the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year's Day in Red Square in Moscow

 

Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil's Cathedral and Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower in Red Square in Moscow

 

Smashing show: More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects are expected to be used

 

For the world: Drones will be used to live stream the fireworks as they launch from the Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and several barges

 

Honuring those lost: Tributes to the Martin Place siege victims are planned amid the evening's fireworks in the harbour

 

Incoming: 2015 is written in the air with a sparkler at the frozen Mana River in the Taiga district outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk

 

Anniversary: A floating installation of 25,000 wishing spheres line Marina Bay, Singapore as the sovereign-city state prepares to celebrate its golden jubilee of 50 years of independence from Malaysia in 2015

The 'National Fireworks' light up the night sky above the Scheepvaart Museum, in Amsterdam in The Netherlands

 

Tens of thousands looked up in to the sky above the Erasmus Bridge (left), in Rotterdam in The Netherlands

 

Hundreds of thousands in Berlin, Germany enjoyed a lengthy fireworks display at midnight

 

Spectacular: The night sky above the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany is lit up in a dazzling display of fireworks

 

Explosive scenes: Fireworks illuminate the sky above Munich, Germany, on New Year's Day

 

Fireworks illuminate the night sky over a giant Christmas tree during the 2015 New Year's Eve celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon

 

Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill for the the New Year's Eve celebrations during rainfall in Athens, Greece

 

The sky glows red as a fireworks display explodes in the night sky above Istanbul in Turkey

 

Fireworks light the sky over the Kibera Slums during New Year's celebrations in Nairobi, the Capital of Kenya

 

Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year's Eve on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France

 

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris before watching the city's fireworks display

 

Fireworks illuminate the sky during the New Year's Eve festivities in Zurich, Switzerland

 

Crowds begin to gather on the Embankment in central London, for the New Year celebration fireworks display at the London Eye, in central London

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