The island nations welcomed 2019 at 10am UK time and a magnificent firework display was met by cheering crowds. (Image: Getty Images)(Image: Getty Images)It read: "Samoa welcomes the New Year in style. The incredible display launched at around 9pm Australia time, before the main event kicks off at midnight - around 1pm UK time. (Image: GLENN HUNT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)(Image: GLENN HUNT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)New Year's Eve weather forecastCrowds enjoying New Year's Eve celebrations across the country can expect dry and mild weather as the clocks strike midnight, according to the Met Office. "At midnight itself across the whole of the UK it should be mostly dry, but it will be cloudy."

Source: Daily Mirror December 31, 2018 10:34 UTC