Fireworks and street parties as UK celebrates start of 2023
Hogmanay street party in Edinburgh said it was back in its "rightful home" after three years off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a new year message on Twitter, she wrote: "Thinking back to Hogmanay last year and indeed the year before that, we're reminded of just how far we have come from the very darkest days of the pandemic." The street party, which has previously offered 60,000 spaces, was scaled back to just 30,000 tickets.Fireworks light up the sky over Edinburgh Castle and the Balmoral Hotel Clock to mark the new year
But elsewhere, one new year celebration did not take place as a result of an arctic walrus being spotted on the coast.and the council decided to cancel its show after warnings it could cause distress to the animal.Viking re-enactors use flaming torches during the Flamborough Fire Festival, a Viking themed parade in aid of charities and local community groups near Bridlington, Yorkshire
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