A family waited in the cold for four hours to see London's New Year's Eve fireworks - only to discover their view was completely obstructed by tall buildings.
Heavy rain and strong winds lashed parts of Scotland and the north of England, disrupting some journeys by train and car and playing spoiler to many public parties.
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Battersea Park hosts one of the capital's biggest firework displays. London's bonfire night fireworks are among the best in the country, and this year they're back with a bang. Accompanying the ...
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Wednesday's flooding and disruption came after New Year's Eve events across the country were cancelled due to bad weather - although celebrations in Manchester and London went ahead. Severe rainfall ...
Lasting 11 minutes, the high-tech display featured a world-first ... a Conservative councillor for Hatch End in North West London, said: 'They're OUR fireworks Mr Mayor, not yours.
Crowds lined the streets in London to watch the annual firework display - the largest in Europe. More than 12,000 fireworks and 450 lights lit up the sky in the capital as 100,000 ticket-holders ...