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Hogmanay is CANCELLED & Roads Closed, Trains Cancelled as Storms Hit UK
New Years Eve Chaos With Roads Forced to Close And Trains Cancelled as Storms Hit The UK
Fears MORE fireworks displays could be axed due to winter weather
MailOnline 31 DEC 2024
Gynack Burn at Kingussie shows flood water spilling out onto the railway line
Edinburgh Christmas Market
Edinburghs Hogmanay festivities have already been cancelled due to extreme weather, with much of Scotland covered by a yellow warning for rain and snow.
Millions of party-loving Brits are bracing for a New Years Eve washout, with storms, heavy rain and train strikes threatening to cause mayhem on the roads and railways.
Firework displays have already been axed across the country after the Met Office issued a rare amber rain warning and five yellow ones.
Londons fireworks display could be the latest to be cancelled amid fears heavy wind could prove too dangerous to stage the spectacle, which is watched by more than 100,000 people from the banks of the River Thames and many more at home.
City Hall officials are monitoring the weather, with the current forecast predicting gusts of 47mph for 11pm and midnight, with the show's boss, Darryl Fleming, saying he is 'just a bit nervous' and that the 'big enemy is the wind'.
It comes as Storm Eowyn could be named by the Met Office today as the latest weather system to batter the UK.
Separately, Blackpool Council confirmed it had taken the tough decision to axe its fireworks due to the winds, but a projection show set to music will still take place.
Ripon, in North Yorkshire, also saw its fireworks event canned due to the weather, with the local city council announcing the news earlier today. Two displays in Newcastle have been cancelled as well.
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