BRITAIN has welcomed in the New Year with a bang as millions of revellers around the world celebrate the start of 2019.
Thousands of people in the UK capital celebrated on the banks of the River Thames as an incredible fireworks display erupted from the London Eye.
Colourful pyrotechnics exploded above Moscow’s Red Square making the Russian capital the first major European city to welcome the New Year.
Ten hours earlier in New Zealand, a spectacular light show blazed across the skies of Auckland – making it the first capital to celebrate 2019.
The 1,076ft-high Sky Tower and Auckland’s Harbour Bridge were both lit up at midnight, as tens of thousands of Kiwis flocked to vantage points to enjoy impressive firework displays.
Across the Tasman Sea, Sydney’s skies saw the first of two mammoth fireworks displays at 9pm – three hours before the iconic main event at midnight, which were watched by millions around the world.
Aimed at younger visitors, organisers said the earlier, family-friendly time would enable “our littlest spectators, who may nod off a little earlier, the chance to see a fantastic display.
“The display includes fireworks released from barges and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.”
Popular vantage points closed off early as hundreds of thousands of revellers counted down to the city’s New Year’s Eve party at midnight, reports news.com.au.
Rain fell over the harbour, with even heavier falls elsewhere over the metropolitan area.
A huge shower began just after 7pm, forcing many people diving under blankets to shield themselves from the rain.
Police estimated that more than one million people would crowd around Sydney Harbour to watch the fireworks.
The huge show was to feature more than 100,000 pyrotechnic effects accompanied by music culminating at midnight with “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” made famous by Aretha Franklin, who died in August.
Police said they were taking precautions to prevent any terrorist attack, but assured revellers there was no specific threat.
Acting police deputy commissioner Mark Walton said: “We put obstacles between those large crowds and vehicles to ensure people can get in and out safely and enjoy their night in safety.”
More than one billion people around the world were expected to watch the fireworks on television.
Forget moaners, 2019 is full of hope
- THIS new year will be one of the most momentous in our recent history.
- We have much to look forward to in the months ahead.
- You would scarcely believe it when listening to the Remain doom-mongers but away from the Westminster bubble, Britain is thriving.
- Today, Brits have never had more cash in their pockets. Our jobs market has never been healthier.
- Our economy is the sixth largest in the world and our military budget is the second biggest in Nato.
- For all the talk of Britain becoming a nation of Little Englanders, our island remains a welcoming place. We have no right-wing nationalist party making great gains, unlike most of Europe.
- And despite reports of a “Brexodus”, for every two EU citizens who leave our shores, three arrive.
- Brexit, of course, was never about pulling up the drawbridge. It was about controlling our borders to get the number of migrants that benefits us best.
- Meanwhile, London remains one of the world’s leading financial centres.
- Investment continues to pour in and our creative and digital sectors are world-leading.
- Business bible Forbes recently ranked us the most attractive place on earth to do business, for the second year in a row. Hardly the sign of a country on the brink of disaster.
- Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was spot on when he said he was “constantly struck by how much more other countries respect us than we seem to respect ourselves”.
- On March 29, we will quit the EU. Clearly there is much work to be done before then.
- It is vital Theresa May fights EU chiefs to ensure we have the right to trade freely across the globe without the “backstop” threat.
- Her Government must continue planning for a No Deal Brexit, so that if we are forced into a clean break, Britain will continue to be Great.
- We want more energy and bold thinking from the Government. The country is crying out for some real leadership.
- The housing market remains broken, our NHS is strained, and the high street is in dire straits.
- Meanwhile, the migrant crisis has shown how quickly a problem can escalate if it is not tackled head-on.
- Mrs May bought herself temporary respite by winning her no-confidence vote. But Sun readers need more reasons why she should be in No10, other than the fact she isn’t Jeremy Corbyn.
- Elsewhere, Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions will go for Nations League glory and our brilliant women’s team have a World Cup to win at France 2019.
- Added to that, we’ve got the rugby and cricket World Cups and the Ashes. There’s even a Royal baby to welcome in April.
- In the meantime, we hope your heads are not too sore today.
- And in our own 50th anniversary year we wish you, our brilliant readers, a happy and prosperous 2019.
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati – low-lying atolls along the equator which intersect three time zones – was the first in the world to welcome the new year, 14 hours before midnight in the UK.
Revellers elsewhere around the globe have also been ushering in the new year, including in
Tokyo and South Korea – the latter of which saw thousands of residents filling the streets of Seoul for a traditional bell-tolling ceremony.
Tonight in London, more than 100,000 people are expected to converge upon the capital to enjoy the popular New Year’s Eve fireworks show.
This year’s event has been billed as celebrating the city’s relationship with Europe and “send a message of support to the more than one million European Londoners living in the capital,” according to Visit London.
Big Ben’s famous “bongs” will ring out at midnight, followed by the UK’s largest annual fireworks display over the London Eye.
While many celebrate New Year’s Eve with fireworks, hundreds of Thais travelled to Takien Temple in Bangkok to lie inside coffins for traditional funeral rituals.
Participants believe the ceremony – symbolising death and rebirth – helps rid them of bad luck and allows them to be born again for a fresh start in the new year.
Participants held flowers and incense in their hands as monks covered them with pink sheets and chanted prayers for the dead.
Busaba Yookong, at the temple with her family, said: “It wasn’t scary or anything. It is our belief that it will help us get rid of bad luck and bring good fortune to our life.”
Closer to home in Paris, security was beefed up ahead of the French capital’s celebrations.
Anti-government protesters caused the authorities to send 147,000 security forces to celebrations across France.
The Interior Ministry said the heavy security measures were needed because of a “high terrorist threat” and concerns about “non-declared protests”.
In London police expected more than 100,000 to converge on the capital for the fireworks.
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The event is billed as celebrating the city’s relationship with Europe and to “send a message of support to the more than one million European Londoners living in the capital,” according to Visit London.
Over in New York, Snoop Dogg, Sting and Christina Aguilera were set to welcome 2019 in a packed Times Square.
The celebration was taking place under tight security, with partygoers checked for weapons and then herded into pens, ringed by metal barricades, where they waited for the stroke of midnight.
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