wejust had a rendition of auld lang syne that eve ryo ne rendition of auld lang syne that everyone sangng with. the key moment of tonight was the fantastic firework display from edinburgh castle. this year it featured some specially commissioned music from knight works, a local scottish band. don't take my word for it, let's have a look at the firework display from edinburgh castle. clock chimes midnight. there you go. that is how they do fireworks in edinburgh. the partying is still going on and it will probably go on into that we small hours. it has been a fantastic night. from us here in edinburgh, back to you in the studio. that is how 2018 has been welcomed in by london and edinburgh. a happy new year to you and now we cross over to our colleagues for the rest of the news. you are watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers around the world and here in the uk. as the world and here in the uk. as the world celebrate the arrival of 2018 with fireworks and light shows, global leaders have been given the assessment of the year ahead. china's zhi zhi and pink said —— xi jinping said his c

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♪ should auld acquaintance be forgot, auld lang syne ♪ ♪ for auld lang syne, my dear ♪ we'll -- i forgotds. ♪ for auld lang syne >> cheers. cheers. ♪ >> thank you. >> happy new year! >> are you going to have a great 2018? >> say it again. >> are you going to have a great 2018? yes. yes. >> i'm happy. we've had a fun night. >> i'm rolling on to the beach tomorrow morning. by noon i will be on the beach. >> yeah, what time's your flight? >> 6:00 a.m. that was the dumbest thing i've ever done. >> we are going to be up all night. >> we're going to have a tradition. shall we tell them the tradition? so we really like sort of pretend like we're drinking here. >> we've been doing this together four years. >> we go out after. >> we do. that's our real new orleans. >> paint the town red. >> it's hill lar rarious becaus everyone's drunk and we're walking into the bar. >> everyone's smashed. they're like don and brooke are here. and they're like shot, shot shot. >> just tell the band -- what's the name of the band? >> shotgun jazz band. >> if you've never been to new orleans and you come here, ther

auld lang syne and also music from the original star trek series and also music from star wars both inside the casino say it is a sign of bigger things to come in 2018. >> new beginning. happy for what is coming. >> it's all the people coming together and stuff, and unwinding, having a great old time. and we live next year, man. and it's a beautiful thing. >> makes it so much fun to be at work because everybody is happy and tonight everybody is friends and no matter who you pass or talk to, everybody is saying happy new year! >> fireworks aren't the only tradition. pennsylvania has other ones, as well. >> three, two, one! that is the annual peep drop, a 400 pound peep, yeah, like the candy. it drops to mark the new year. you can see it actually takes place a little earlier in the evening so as many people as possible can participate. bethlehem is the home of those little marshmallow candies known across the country. ♪ and in the mushroom capital of the world, it wouldn't be new year's without a mushroom drop. hundreds packed into downtown for the relatively new tradition. >>> happening tod

auld lang syne played as well as music from the original star trek series ans music from star wars.hose inside the casino say it is a signal for bigger things to come in 2018. >> new beginning. grateful for last year and happy for what is coming. >> i love all the people coming together and stuff and just unwinding, having a great old time. and we live next year, man. and it's a beautiful thing. >> makes it so much fun to be at work because everybody is happy. and tonight everybody is friends and no matter who you pass or talk to, everybody is saying happy new year! >> fireworks raren't the only tradition. pennsylvania has other ones, as well. take a look. >> three, two, one -- >> that is bensalem and annual beep drop to mark the new year. it actually takes place earlier in the evening so as many people as possible can take part in that. bethlehem of course is the home of those little marshmallow candies known across the country. and in the mushroom capital of the world, there is the mushroom drop. hundreds packed into the kenne square for the relatively new tradition. >> and you ca

auld lang syne and also music from the original star trek series and also music from star wars, folksnside the casino say it is a sign of bigger things to come in 2018. >> new beginning. grateful for the last year. happy for what is coming. >> it's all the people coming together and stuff, and unwinding, having a great old time. and we live next year, man. and it's a beautiful thing. >> makes it so much fun to be at work because everybody is happy and tonight everybody is friends and no matter who you pass or talk to, everybody is saying happy new year! >> fireworks aren't the only tradition. pennsylvania has other ones, as well. >>> and popping sounds and small explosions at this fire brought a big response from emergency crews. the fire was in an out building at the summerville farm yesterday afternoon. the building had various farming supplies and equipment along with a makeshift office. the farmer was inside when the fire started and suffered minor injuries. investigators say it appears that the fire was accidental. >>> new this morning, in the lehigh valley, an ambulance respondi

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[ auld lang syne ] ♪ [ playing "new york, new york" ] ♪ start spreading the news, i'm leaving today ♪eep, and find i'm king of the hill, top of heap ♪ ♪ these little town blues are melting away, i'll make a brand-new start of it in new york ♪ ♪ if i can make it there, i'll make it anywhere ♪ ♪ it's up to you, new york, new york ♪ ♪ new york, new york, i want to wake up in a city that never sleeps and find i'm a number one, top of the list, king of the hill, a number one ♪ ♪ these little blues, are melting away ♪ ♪ i'm going to make a brand-new start of it in old new york ♪ ♪ if i can make it there i'm going to make it anywhere ♪ ♪ it's up to you, new york, new york, new york ♪ [ cheering ] ♪ >> above the fruited plain ♪ ♪ america, america, got shed his grace on thee encinitas ♪ and crown they good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ ♪ america, america, god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood ♪ ♪ from sea to shining sea ♪ i see trees of green, red roses too, i see them bloom for and think what a wonderful world ♪ >> and wherever you are, whatever you a