In pictures: Britain welcomes 2002

Millions of partygoers welcomed in 2002 at cities around Britain, with major events in Edinburgh, Newcastle and London.

A procession in Newcastle city centre started celebrations

The Ministry of Sound held a party at the Millennium Dome

Hogmanay attracted an estimated 100,000 to Edinburgh

Revellers at the Dome got into the party mood

Greenwich boasted the weird and wonderful

The Millennium Dome dance party was a 40,000 sell-out

Italian visitors in Trafalgar Square, London