Millions of people across the UK have officially rung in the new year, gathering at firework events and parties all over the country.

In London, 12,000 fireworks were set off in the city's biggest pyrotechnic display to date, with 100,000 people watching on from the banks of the Thames.

Edinburgh Castle was lit up by six minutes of carefully choreographed explosions, surrounded by tens of thousands of revellers attending the famous Hogmanay street party.

The new year brings chilly weather with snow and ice forecast across much of the UK.

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place for northern Scotland from 06:00 GMT until the end of Friday.

On 2 January, a further yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued across large parts of England and Wales between midnight and noon, extending as far south as London and Kent.

As the iconic midnight bongs of Big Ben sounded across London, the London Eye was at the centre of Europe's biggest firework display, which celebrated some of the highlights of 2025.

The soundtrack included Raye, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay, and featured voiceovers from stars such as Celia Imrie, Andrew Cotter and Alison Hammond.

England's Women's Rugby World Cup triumph was acknowledged in the display, along with the Lionesses' win at the Euros and Cynthia Erivo's performance in Wicked: For Good.

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan hailed the display as the most "legendary" in the world, writing on X that the city's new year celebrations held a clear message about "the importance of togetherness".

Other celebrations took place across the country, from Belfast to Cardiff, Manchester and Newcastle.

Edinburgh held its last official celebration in 2024, after "extreme weather" forced organisers to cancel Hogmanay celebrations.

This time, approximately 45,000 people attended the sold-out street party to usher in 2026, with some of the fireworks used in the display salvaged from last year's cancelled event.

The spectacle was accompanied by a soundtrack that featured some of Scotland's biggest artists, such as Lewis Capaldi and Simple Minds, before concluding with a version of Auld Lang Syne by Skye duo Valtos.

Liverpudlians Cheryl and Terry Brown were among those making merry in the Scottish capital, soaking up all four days of the city's celebrations alongside their seven-year-old son, Oliver.

"We done it a few years ago and we just had to come back," Terry told the BBC, explaining that the family had celebrated in Belfast and London on previous years but Edinburgh's party atmosphere has kept them coming back.

And they aren't the only ones. Cosmio and Neal, two friends from the US state of New Jersey, crossed the pond specifically to ring in 2026 from Edinburgh.

"The dancing, the people, the energy, the vibe - it's just the best way to bring in the new year together," said Neal.

Cosmio added that the pair have made travelling for new year a regular thing but says the energy from the street party in Edinburgh is "a thousand times better" than watching the famous ball drop in New York's Times Square.

Celebrations have already taken place in much of the rest of the world, too. Japan and South Korea marked the event with bell-ringing ceremonies in their capital cities, while Australians celebrated with a spectacular firework display in Sydney.

Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro was lit up by a similarly enormous series of pyrotechnics, with organisers hoping to beat their 2024 Guinness World Record for the biggest New Year's Eve celebration.

On the RRS Sir David Attenborough, stationed in the Antarctic, the crew and science teams rang in the new year with the ship's bell.