Sydney kicks off the New Year celebrations with stunning firework displays as the world rings in 2018

 
Millions of people around the world are celebrating the start of the new year with elaborate fireworks displays. Auckland, in New Zealand, was the first major world city to kick off the party, with more than 3,000 rockets launched into the night sky. A million people flocked to landmarks around Sydney to join the celebrations, before displays in China, Japan and South Korea begin. In London around 250,000 people are due on the streets amid tight security.