London's new year fireworks dazzled their way into 2012 in an "awesome" display that has been widely hailed by both the media and public as a stunning success.
It was the 11-minute fireworks spectacular that wowed the world. More than 250,000 revellers watched the breathtaking display, of more than 12,000 fireworks producing 50,000 projectiles lit up the sky which cost £274,000 and demonstrated that London is the best in the world at putting on a show to celebrate the New Year.
