britain rings in the new year in style, with a sparkling fireworks display in london. despite a wave of cancellations and weather warnings across the country. >> and sir keir starmer hails a year of change as he delivers his first new year's message as prime minister with a plan for more cash in your pocket in 2025 . more cash in your pocket in 2025. >> until you can look forward and believe in the promise and the prosperity of britain again. then this government will fight for you. >> and are you making any new year's resolutions this year? nearly 16 million brits plan to

give up the booze this month and take on dry january, but that's causing worry within the hospitality sector and new year new policies. >> as labour's controversial tax rate takes effect today, private schools across the country are reportedly increasing their fees by more than the government had predicted. >> and if more good news, energy bills rise for millions as ofgem's new price cap comes into force today, a very happy new year from everyone here at the gb news sports desk. >> a bombshell for liverpool. the premier league leaders have rejected an approach by real madrid for trent alexander—arnold. elsewhere, wayne rooney is sacked by plymouth. michail antonio leaves hospital after his horror car crash last month and we'll look ahead to the pdc world darts championship quarterfinals at the ally pally morning. >> we start the new year with some heavy rain, strong winds and even a bit of snow, but we have something markedly colder to come as we go through the next day or so. i'll have the details coming up. >> good morning to you. it's

just gone 6:00. >> i'm dawn neesom and i'm sam francis. this is gb news breakfast. a very happy new yeah >> congratulations. you made it. you're in the new year. we're here. boys, we actually are here six hours in, always looking remarkably fresh and sprightly this morning, considering. thank you, thank you. well, you. i did say i was doing sparkles. >> you told me to put some sparkles on, and i failed miserably. >> sam said he didn't have any sparkles. i'm not sure i believe him, to be honest. >> i think your sparkles may slowly start falling off. >> you can't borrow one. you can't borrow one. actually, the ball's on the tree are still glittery, so you can rub some of that on your jacket. you look very smart. so, did we have a nice night last night? what did we get up to? >> i think i slept, actually from about 8:00. yeah, i know, i know, but i just i'm really benefiting from this ten hour sleep i had. i had a big night

the night before down at afc wimbledon. i did hospitality down there. it was interesting what we said about hospitality. wasn't it going to be. they're worried about dry january. there was no dry december the 30th. >> no i bet there was afc wimbledon, i can absolutely assure you of that. >> but i've got a picture of myself with haydon the womble, which i'll show later on. >> yes, yes yes and yeah. look, i just one ball left. >> yeah, exactly. sorry. yeah. goodness me too early in the year for that. so no, i just year for that. so no, ijust i benefited from the sleep. and i'll probably do something this afternoon to kind of toast it properly. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> so new year's day parade it's going to be is it going to what's the weather going to be like today. >> well we'll find out soon. but i mean i'm sure it's always very blowy out. were you out wild partying i, i didn't quite i didn't no no no no no i promise i didn't quite get ten hours sleep. >> no but i stayed up pushing it. 10:00 was about as far as you could go. i didn't see the fireworks. no. we're going to catch them a little bit later on.and catch them a little bit later on. and for a recap. >> oh, well, i was watching the gb news party last night, which was great. they did an amazing job. and so i did end up seeing the fireworks in with the team gb last night. it was great. i think you can catch up on the website if you missed it. so i

did see it. and then i suddenly dawned on me that it was like 1230 and it's like i had to be up at 230 to be here. so i had a couple of hours. >> you must get a good view of some of the fireworks we've had in down the years from where you live, if you go up onto because i'm lucky enough to live on on the thames in london. >> so if you go up onto our roof terrace, which is quite high up and hang off. yeah, you literally hang over the side. you can see the fireworks. brilliant. but it is quite dangerous, especially after a couple of glasses of wine. but it didn't do that last night, otherwise i definitely wouldn't be here. >> london 2012. i bet that was good. >> oh, god. yeah. no, that was amazing. yeah. no, it was amazing. yeah. no, it was amazing. you could see the fireworks all over south london. but what were you up to last night? let us know at gbnews.com/yoursay. were you ten hours like good boy aiden hours sleep like good boy aiden here or were you out partying? did you go to the fireworks? what did you make of them? and if you were up in scotland, i mean, what did you do? because it was disappointing. they were cancelled. but the weather in the end didn't seem that bad, did it? >> i mean, it was blowy. yeah, but it didn't seem to affect the fireworks at all. >> no, no, indeed. but we've got a cracking show lined up for you.soif a cracking show lined up for you. so if you are, if you're just getting up or just not even gone to bed yet, keep us company. and we've got some great

hangover cures coming up for you as well, just in case anyone out there needs them, right? yeah. no, none of us, obviously. now the new year was rung in across the new year was rung in across the globe with a series of spectacular firework displays. >> but due to those high winds we were just discussing, firework events were cancelled last night in parts of the uk, including hogmanay in edinburgh. >> fortunately, the bad weather did not put a dampener on london's sold out new year's eve display, though our reporter anna riley has this roundup for you. >> of all of the 2025 celebrations from across the world. >> 2025 is here. as midnight struck, the start of a brand new year was marked across the world. new zealand was the first to celebrate. their new year's party, started 13 hours before the uk was to break out the bubbly. the revelry reached australia a couple of hours later. fireworks transformed the skyline over sydney's iconic harbour. the party then crossed

over to hong kong and other parts of asia and as the clock tolled, midnight celebrations continued in the united arab emirates. ras al khaimah aimed to set a new world record for the longest new year's eve fireworks and drone show. it was then europe's turn to enter into 2025, as the sky lit up over france and germany. then it was finally next for the uk to bring in the new year. stormy weather didn't dampen the party atmosphere in london. dazzling pyrotechnics were fired from barges on the river thames, with peter andre entertaining the crowds. tens of thousands of people gathered as big ben struck 12, with millions more tuning in to watch. it was much warmer for brazilians who were next to launch their display on

copacabana beach in rio de janeiro. across the pond, the ball dropped in new york at 5 am. uk time, with 2025 set to a.m. uk time, with 2025 set to be an important year for america's new administration. january the 1st marks new beginnings worldwide, with 2024 going out with a bang. anna riley gb news. >> lovely. >> lovely. >> wasn't it amazing pictures? >> wasn't it amazing pictures? >> yeah, they're great now. political commentator jess gil and author and commentator louis oakley join us for reaction. good morning and happy new year. happy new year both looking remarkably fresh as well. >> yeah, it was well behaved. you were very well be up for you guys. so i haven't slept. >> jess. well done. you at least someone's in the spirit. >> so good to be done. has to be done. >> what were you up to last night, then? >> honestly, nothing. just trying to stay awake for this. so i'm here. you made it. what a great way to start the year, though. no. >> it's brilliant. no, it's actually an honour for us to be here doing this show with you.

company? yeah. so did you. you actually got to see the fireworks live? >> yeah. it was amazing. honestly, i don't know. i really hate this scepticism towards fireworks. like, i understand it's annoying having your dog go crazy, but at the same time, it's something beautiful. crazy, but at the same