It was a wild night of celebrations and booze-fuelled mayhem on the streets of Britain last night as revellers welcomed inside 2018 - and no one was wrapping up warm.
Millions of raucous party-goers packed out pubs and clubs, with some braving the freezing temperatures inside skimpy dresses.
However, since Britons waved goodbye to 2016, there were some unsavoury scenes with fights breaking out inside Swansea and Manchester.
One reveller was about three inches away from getting castrated when he had been impaled about an iron spike after trying to clamber over a metal fence inside Wainscott, Kent, at 4am today.
Fire crew had to used a new ladder to help him help himself as they slice through the railing with a found to rescue him.
A new spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Services said: 'He was in plenty of soreness and the railing spike had gone through his still left thigh.
'He had been conscious throughout and we cut the spike with a special bladed saw and about three or four in . was still left in his leg.
'It took about 45 minutes to free him and then we removed the ladders and helped him into the ambulance and he was taken to Crash and Emergency at Medway Maritime Hospital.'
In London, 3,000 police officers patrol the streets with guns and sniffer dogs as security was beefed up.
The increased security initiatives came after ISIS warned of further attacks and threatened 'to help to make New Yr mayhem' in recent propaganda.
Scotland Lawn said there had been 35 arrests made by officers for New Year's Eve offences, including GBH, medications offences and sexual offences.
Edinburgh brought the country's Hogmanay celebrations, with 80,000 individuals attending the world-famous road party and fireworks. Revellers were granted back on to Calton Hill this year after a ban over protection fears was lifted.
One reveller was about three inches away from getting castrated when he had been impaled about an iron spike after trying to clamber over a metal fence inside Wainscott, Kent, at 4am today.
Fire crew had to used a new ladder to help him help himself as they slice through the railing with a found to rescue him.
A new spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Services said: 'He was in plenty of soreness and the railing spike had gone through his still left thigh.
'He had been conscious throughout and we cut the spike with a special bladed saw and about three or four in . was still left in his leg.
'It took about 45 minutes to free him and then we removed the ladders and helped him into the ambulance and he was taken to Crash and Emergency at Medway Maritime Hospital.'
In London, 3,000 police officers patrol the streets with guns and sniffer dogs as security was beefed up.
The increased security initiatives came after ISIS warned of further attacks and threatened 'to help to make New Yr mayhem' in recent propaganda.
Scotland Lawn said there had been 35 arrests made by officers for New Year's Eve offences, including GBH, medications offences and sexual offences.
Edinburgh brought the country's Hogmanay celebrations, with 80,000 individuals attending the world-famous road party and fireworks. Revellers were granted back on to Calton Hill this year after a ban over protection fears was lifted.
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