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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tom Ambrose

New Year’s Eve fireworks cancelled as heavy rain and high winds buffet UK

Crashing waves at Brighton Marina
Crashing waves at Brighton Marina. Wind warnings have been issued across south-west England and south Wales. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Inclement weather has caused several New Year’s Eve firework displays to be cancelled, as heavy rain and high winds threatened to dampen the party spirit of thousands of revellers.

In the south-west of England, a winter wonderland event in Plymouth and a Devon town’s firework display were among those to be pulled due to the wet conditions on Sunday, and the Met Office warned that exposed coasts and hills on the southern coast of England and in south Wales would continue to be battered by strong winds.

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