The Prime Minister used a newspaper column to offer hope that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic was behind Britain thanks to the arrival of new vaccines being rolled out by the NHS.
A riot has been declared in Portland just minutes before the West Coast was due to ring in the new year after 100 people gathered outside the Federal Courthouse and shot off fireworks.
Hundreds of thousands of eager Sydneysiders and tourists typically pack the harbour from the early hours of December 31, to ensure they can snatch the perfect spot for the fireworks.
Thousands of revellers eager to bid farewell to a miserable 2020 tuned into BBC One to watch the highly-anticipated pre-recorded display in London.
Miya Taylor Ponsetto, 22, was identified on Thursday as the woman wanted by police for tackling a 14-year-old black boy who she falsely accused of stealing her iPhone at a Manhattan hotel.
Revellers splashed their way into the New Year at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, on Friday morning after the city rung in January 1 with a shortened fireworks display on a vacated harbour.
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