Spectacular: The London Eye explodes with light as a massive display of 15 tons of fireworks helps usher in the New Year in central London
A breathtaking display of fireworks lit up London's night sky tonight as hundreds of thousands descended on the Capital for the arrival of 2015
The sky above Big Ben in central London turns red as thousands of fireworks are set off during a spectacular £1.8million display tonight
Fireworks explode above 'Big Ben' during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight
The New Year started with a bang as an explosion of light from some 12,000 fireworks - weighing a combined 15 tons - filled the sky above London's South Bank
The sparkling display featured 12,000 fireworks. Crowds of hundreds of thousands lined the River Thames
Unlike last year, when about 500,000 people crammed into part of the city to view the display, just 100,000 paying ticket holders were permitted to watch the city’s annual celebration from a fenced-off area at a cost of £10 per ticket
Ringing in the New Year: Big Ben's chimes signalled the start of a massive firework display that drew gasps among the thousands watching
The 11-minute display featured a poignant commemoration of the centenary of the First World War with bursts of red fireworks representing poppies
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Going off with a bang: An explosion of fireworks erupted over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong as the city ushered in the New Year
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Arriving in style: Sydney locals, Demi Bryant, 22, and James Hundt, 28, celebrate the beginning of the New Year atop a high-rise overlooking the iconic Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks sitting on a Ford Mustang
And we're off: An estimated 1.6million people gathered on the shores of the Sydney Harbour for the midnight fireworks show
Heavy artillery: This image shows just some of the seven tonnes of fireworks that were set off around midnight in Sydney
Nearly there: Thousands of people watched the fireworks in Sydney from some 50 vessels in the water
Happy New Year: The midnight show over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House welcomes 2015