In Pictures: Hogmanay

1 of 8 A giant screen in Edinburgh provides details of how to help the tsunami victims

2 of 8 A blizzard of exploding fireworks illuminates Edinburgh Castle and the night sky

3 of 8 A piper plays as Tam the Gun prepares to fire the Edinburgh Castle cannon

4 of 8 Revellers show their delight as the fireworks display gets under way in the capital

5 of 8 The morning after the night before on a rain soaked Princes Street, Edinburgh

6 of 8 Loony Dookers take the annual News Year's Day charity dip at South Queensferry in chilly waters

7 of 8 These two Loony Dookers found a unique way of expressing goodwill to all in the Firth of Forth

8 of 8 Tourism Minister Patricia Ferguson gets the One O'Clock Run under way at Edinburgh Castle on New Year's Day