Hundreds of thousands of people welcomed the New Year with a bang in 2011, packing the streets to the spectacular fireworks light up the sky over London and Edinburgh to see.
Estimated 250 000 revelers gathered around the London Eye for the big fireworks display in the capital, while about 80,000 visitors, the annual festival of Hogmanay in Edinburgh.
And the celebrations are waiting with half a million people out of Westminster for the parade New Year's Day 25 continued to meet.
The Metropolitan Police had 3,000 police deployed, said 77 people arrested during New Year's Eve in London. Most (24) were for public order, while 16 revelers were arrested for assault and five for sexual crimes.
A crowd gathered on the banks of the Thames and poured into Trafalgar Square, accompanied by music before fireworks lit up the sky at midnight.
The dense cloud cover does not impede the spectacular presentation of 10 minutes, a shower of fireworks shooting in bright colors of the London Eye, a band saw, including Queen's We Will Rock You, The Beatles Lucy In The Sky with diamonds and Blur Song 2
In Edinburgh, the participants enjoyed the party on New Year's Eve and the street world-famous festival, which began on Thursday with a torchlight procession along the Royal Mile.
Fireworks lit the sky over Edinburgh Castle at midnight before partygoers took on a bulk supply of Auld Lang Syne.
In the early afternoon led by Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro to a packed audience at the concert in the gardens.
In London, more than 10,000 musicians, animators and artists, including the 20 London boroughs and 20 countries in the free circulation of 2.2 miles from New Year's Day Parade will take a special message read by the Queen to continue.
Estimated 250 000 revelers gathered around the London Eye for the big fireworks display in the capital, while about 80,000 visitors, the annual festival of Hogmanay in Edinburgh.
And the celebrations are waiting with half a million people out of Westminster for the parade New Year's Day 25 continued to meet.
The Metropolitan Police had 3,000 police deployed, said 77 people arrested during New Year's Eve in London. Most (24) were for public order, while 16 revelers were arrested for assault and five for sexual crimes.
A crowd gathered on the banks of the Thames and poured into Trafalgar Square, accompanied by music before fireworks lit up the sky at midnight.
The dense cloud cover does not impede the spectacular presentation of 10 minutes, a shower of fireworks shooting in bright colors of the London Eye, a band saw, including Queen's We Will Rock You, The Beatles Lucy In The Sky with diamonds and Blur Song 2
In Edinburgh, the participants enjoyed the party on New Year's Eve and the street world-famous festival, which began on Thursday with a torchlight procession along the Royal Mile.
Fireworks lit the sky over Edinburgh Castle at midnight before partygoers took on a bulk supply of Auld Lang Syne.
In the early afternoon led by Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro to a packed audience at the concert in the gardens.
In London, more than 10,000 musicians, animators and artists, including the 20 London boroughs and 20 countries in the free circulation of 2.2 miles from New Year's Day Parade will take a special message read by the Queen to continue.
