New Year 2025: Cities across the world ring in the new year

The world has started to welcome the New Year - with spectacular fireworks displays lighting up the night sky over Hong Kong, Sydney and Auckland.

An estimated one million people are estimated to have lined the streets to take in the show at 1pm GMT in Australia’s biggest city - with nearly 500million around the world watching it on TV.

In Hong Kong, fireworks lit up the midnight sky over Victoria Harbour.

New Zealand had already rung in 2025 with a stunning light show in Auckland at 11am GMT.

Japan and South Korea will join them just after 3pm GMT, with China to follow just an hour after.

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