People lined the streets on the bank of the River Thames and were standing opposite the London Eye waiting for the fireworks display to start
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Members of the public gather on the Embankment in central London prior to the start of the New Year firework celebrations
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A person used their iPhone to take a photograph of the London Eye as it was lit up from the Embankment in central London
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Thousands of people gathered on the Victoria Embankment in central London as they wait to usher in the the New Year and watch the firework celebrations
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Revellers gathered in Parliament Square in central London, prior to the start of the New Year celebrations on Saturday
Happy New Year! Pink, purple and orange fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House
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And they're off! The year 2017 has started in Sydney, Australia, with a dazzling fireworks display over Sydney Harbour Bridge
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This year's spectacular fireworks display in Sydney paid homage to the late singers Prince and David Bowie, who died in 2016
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North Korean families gathered to watch the New Year's fireworks display at the Kim II Sung Square in Pyongyang
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Thousands of North Koreans gathered to watch a New Year's fireworks display at the Kim II Sung Square in Pyongyang
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Performers gather and pose for photograph as they attend the count down event to celebrate the arrival 2017 new year during New Year's Eve celebration at Beijing Olympic Park in China
Fireworks explode behind the Brandenburg Gate at midnight on January 1, 2017 in Berlin, Germany, to celebrate the New Year
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Fireworks explode over the Arc de Triomphe monument with a laser and 3D mapping display on January 1, 2017 in Paris
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Fireworks explode above the pyramids during New Year's day celebrations on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, January 1, 2017
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The pyrotechnic display in Auckland, New Zealand, included 500kgs of fireworks, 1 tonne of equipment and 10 kilometres of wire
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Fireworks are seen as people celebrate the centenary year of Finnish independence that kicks off on New Year's Eve at Toolonlahti, Helsinki, Finland
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Auckland, in New Zealand, was the first major city to ring in 2017. At 11am GMT, five hundred kilos of fireworks were blasted from the city's Sky Tower in just five minutes
Fireworks explode in Marina Bay during New Year celebrations in Singapore as thousands gathered to attend the event
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A juggler performs during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Hajduszoboszlo - 150 miles east of Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday night
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Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the New Year's celebrations
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Fireworks explode over the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) square during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya
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Fireworks illuminate the night sky around, the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world on occasion of the new year of 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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A spectacular fireworks display took place over Moscow's Red Square marking the arrival of the New Year in Russia
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin made his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, on December 31
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Meanwhile, Pope Francis greets members of the Vatican Swiss guard in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on New Year's Eve
Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Cologne Cathedral and the Rhine River during New Year's Eve celebrations in Cologne, Germany
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The Aurora Borealis lights up the sky above a lodge in Sor Lenangen, Norway, on Satuday evening as British tourists celebrate the New Year festivities with a spectacular natural light show
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A spectacular fireworks display rounds off the Winter Carnival in Newcastle city centre as the New Year's Eve celebration
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A female fancy dress reveller wearing 2017 LED glasses enjoys the New Years Eve celebrations in Newcastle this evening
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Partygoers wait for fireworks on a waterfront as they take part in New Year's Eve celebrations in Hong Kong
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2017 was written in lights on one building in Victoria Harbour as the fireworks exploded
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Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year's Eve in Hong Kong
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Fireworks illuminate the sky near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur - the country's capital
Thatkiss Neverbeen! Jennifer Lawrence has revealed no-one has ever shared a smooch with her on New Years Eve
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Waiting: 'I don't think I've ever had a kiss on New Years. I don't think I've ever had a fun time,' she said, before concurring with the audience 'awwwws': 'Yeah poor me'.
Sit it out: And that's not all she dislikes: the Joy star also confirmed to Seth Meyers during his New Years special that she 'hates stunts'.
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Doggone: Jennifer's final New Years complaint was against Vanity Fair, after it erroneously named her beloved dog Pippi Longstocking in a feature, when in fact her name is Pippi Lawrencestocking
