New Year's Eve celebrations are taking place across the world tonight as we mark the final remaining hours of 2025. Japan and South Korea became the first Asian nations to see in the new year with traditional bell-ringing celebrations taking place across Tokyo and Seoul. Parties soon followed in Beijing, Singapore, Taiwan and Manila where the clock struck midnight an hour later. Across Britain, revellers have been told to wear extra layers when they head out to watch fireworks displays with the Met Officeissuing a snow warning for London later this week.

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Source: Daily Mail December 31, 2025 16:27 UTC