London's New Year's Day Parade has begun from outside The Ritz Hotel. It is expected to follow a route along Piccadilly, Lower Regent St, Pall Mall, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall before finishing in Parliament Square at about 3pm.
Tens of thousands of people have poured into the streets of London for a "swinging sixties" New Year's Day parade.
There are a total of over 10,000 performers taking part in the parade each year, with many different countries represented.