UK new year events go ahead amid heightened security around the world

British police deploy extra armed officers in London as New Year’s Eve public gatherings are cancelled or scaled back in several countriesMillions of Britons are expected to take part in official New Year’s Eve celebrations across the UK despite significant armed police presence and security warnings being issued around the world.Several western countries have cancelled or curtailed their annual events, while British police chiefs have deployed extra armed officers to the streets of