EDINBURGH blasted itself back to the heart of worldwide New Year celebrations last night as up to 100,000 revellers toasted the arrival of 2008.
The year was only one second old but a £1.3 million pyrotechnic glare left no doubt that the capital had rekindled its world-famous Hogmanay spark. Despite damp weather, the joyous atmosphere in Princes Street was a sharp contrast to 12 months earlier, when gale-force winds saw the street party scrapped at the last minute. for more click here