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London cancels New Year's Eve firework celebrations- Manchester's event is now 'under review'

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New Year's Eve celebrations this year have been cancelled in London, while Manchester's event is 'under review', it has been confirmed.Coun Pat Karney, spokesman for Manchester city centre, said celebrations are 'highly unlikely' to go ahead in the current climate.The news that London's event will no longer go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic was confirmed by the capital's mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday.He said he was working on something that “people can enjoy in the comfort and safety of their living rooms on TV”.A huge firework display on the banks of the River Thames usually attracts tens of thousands of people on December 31 as they ring in the new year.And last year, around 100,000 partygoers packed into the streets around Victoria.

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