Ringing In The New Year Around The UK

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 01: The newly refurbished clock face on Elisabeth Tower that houses the Big Ben bell strikes midnight on New Years Eve and a crowd of people can be heard cheering as music starts on Westminster Bridge on January 01, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. The countries that make up the UK have differing covid measures in place over the festive period. In Scotland, a maximum of 500 people can attend outdoor events where physical distancing of one metre is in place meaning the traditional Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations have been canceled. The rule-of-six in regulated premises, such as bars, restaurants, cinemas and theatres, was reintroduced in Wales on Boxing Day along with the closure of nightclubs. In England, the government has not introduced any new measures.