Millions took to the streets to celebrate a night to remember as the country ushered in 2015 – and some clearly enjoyed the occasion more than others.

A blast of cold air from Greenland is forecast to bring widespread frosts to much of Britain on Christmas Day while downpours will begin battering parts of the country tomorrow.

The Met Office has issued a severe wind warning for today and tomorrow in Scotland and the North, then for most of Britain on Thursday and Friday.

Britain was warned of floods and travel disruption as a ‘conveyor belt’ of Atlantic fronts soak the country for the next week – with 60mph gales hitting coasts with large waves.

Figures from Worldpay show that Middle Eastern visitors spent an average of £152.40 per transaction in August 2013 with visitors from Qatar topping the list by handing over an average of £288.17 on each trip to the till.

Thousands of extra officers are being deployed across country for a ‘mini New Year’ as pubs open late for the 11pm kick-off after a day of perfect barbecue weather.

If Ukip tops the polls it will be the first time the main opposition party has failed to win them since 1979.

Riot police struggled to contain crowds of around 2,000 chanting ‘Odessa is a Russian city’ as blocked the trade union building which was last night a focus of riots.

The weather system is expected to bring up to 30mm of rain overnight tomorrow and into Saturday along with severe gale force winds of up to 80mph.

The Environment Agency has especially warned those living in parts of south-west England and the Midlands to take care as it issued nine severe flood warnings – meaning there is a danger to life – for the Cornwall and North Devon coasts and the River Severn, south of Gloucester.