City Hall has said it was monitoring the weather forecast ahead of London's sold-out New Year's Eve firework display.
The mayor of London issuing a warning to people to be wary of scammers ahead of the event, which will take place around South Bank and Victoria Embankment.
The mayor of London issuing a warning to people to be wary of scammers ahead of the event, which will take place around South Bank and Victoria Embankment.
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00:00City Hall has said it's monitoring the weather forecast ahead of London's sold-out New Year's
00:06Eve firework display. Gusts of wind are expected to reach up to 41mph in the run-up to midnight,
00:13with rain continuing into the early hours of the morning.
00:17The Mayor of London is also issuing a warning to people to be wary of scammers ahead of
00:23the event, which will take place around South Bank and Victoria Embankment. Tickets have
00:28sold out and resale tickets are only available on the website Ticketmaster, Sadiq Khan recently
00:35posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Metpolice said the force was working alongside organisers
00:42of the event, stressing there will be no access to anyone without tickets.
00:48Ticketing was introduced 10 years ago to ease the strain on transport and emergency services,
00:54but last year fake tickets were the cause of problems experienced by some people trying
01:00to watch the display. Complaints about long queues, poor signage and not being allowed
01:05into the allocated viewing areas have also previously been made.
01:10Setting out its policing plans, the Met said stewarding teams would have primary responsibility
01:16for crowd control and there would also be a highly visible police presence. Commander
01:21Nick John, leading the New Year's Eve policing operation, said London was expected to be
01:27exceptionally busy, particularly in the West End, and people should plan how to get home
01:32after celebrations. He added it was regrettable that in recent years there has been an increase
01:38in incidents where a minority have tried to illegally force entry into ticketed events,
01:45putting everyone's safety at risk. Anyone trying to gain entry this way on New Year's
01:51Eve could be arrested and face prosecution. For more on this, head to londonworld.com