Although many Londoners stayed at home to welcome in the New Year, celebrations didn’t seem to be dampened with the city skyline erupting with fireworks from private gardens and parks at midnight.

There was an official dazzling light and fireworks show on the Thames, including tributes to the NHS and notable figures from the year of Covid-19, but Londoners’ own fireworks displays were arguably more impressive.

Watch the video to see one view of the fireworks over London from the east of the city.

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