Happy New Year: Big Ben Chimes In 2016

British revellers have welcomed 2016 with spectacular firework displays lighting up the River Thames, and thousands enjoying Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh. Occasional spells of rain failed to dampen the spirits of those who gathered in central London for a vibrant midnight show featuring about 12,000 fireworks - and producing 50,000 projectiles. As in previous years, the London Eye was the focal point of the pyrotechnic extravaganza, which could be seen for miles around.