New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world are ringing in 2025, as New York City's Times Square gears up for the traditional ball drop at midnight before an estimated one million revelers.

Countries in Asia and Africa rang in 2025 with food, fireworks and celebrations as the clock struck midnight on Wednesday (January 1) morning.

London's New Year's Eve fireworks event is set to go ahead at midnight despite concerns about high winds, a London mayor spokesperson said. They said ticketholders for the event and the "many millions watching around the world" were set for "a spectacular night of fireworks from the banks of the Thames to welcome in the new year".

Heavy rain and high winds are causing disruption in much of the country, with blizzards forecast in Scotland and widespread cancellation of New Year's Eve events. Almost every part of the UK is covered by at least one of multiple Met Office weather warnings between Monday and Wednesday.

Almost every part of the country is covered by at least one of the multiple Met Office weather warnings between Monday and Wednesday.