Let's hear from Darryl Fleming, the man in charge of London's New Year's Eve fireworks display.

Tens of thousands of people are due to attend the event, which will see dazzling pyrotechnics fired from barges on the Thames, and millions more will tune in on TV.

While displays in Edinburgh and Blackpool have been cancelled, Darryl is confident London will go ahead.

"The big enemy is the wind, so we have to plan for that in the design stage," he says. "We don't have massive big shells that have a high chance of being taken out of a show.

"By having that in the planning stage, in the design process, then it minimises the amount of containment we have to do.”

Darryl’s team have been monitoring the weather for the past seven days.

"The wind direction is in the right direction, and if we need to curtail parts of the show, we can do that, we have all those plans in place,” he says.

"From a broadcast point of view nobody is really going to see the difference and everybody will still enjoy the show, but we know we will be delivering it as safely as possible."

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City Hall has said it was monitoring the weather forecast ahead of London's sold-out New Year's Eve firework display.

Gusts of wind are expected to reach up to 41mph (66km/h) in the runup to midnight, with rain continuing into the early hours of the morning.

Tickets for the event, which will take place around South Bank and Victoria Embankment, have sold out and resale tickets are only available on the website Ticketmaster, Sadiq Khan posted on X.

Met Police said the force was working alongside the organisers for the event, stressing there will be no access to anyone without tickets.

Catriona Renton
BBC Scotland Correspondent

I am here in the centre of Edinburgh where the outdoor events tonight have been cancelled because of the bad weather.

And I can tell you that it is very wet and windy here. I have spoken to people in the city who have come from all over the world for tonight’s event.

There is palpable disappointment that the street party has been cancelled, 45,000 people were expected to attend, but understanding that safety is paramount.

Scotland is the best place in the world to celebrate Hogmanay, in my opinion, and people will still celebrate just indoors.

National Highways says the A66 is closed in both directions to "high sided and vulnerable vehicles” because of strong winds.

The closure affects the section between the M6 in Penrith, Cumbria and the A1M Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire.

Motorists are advised to plan ahead and “consider alternate routes such as the A69”.

The Scottish environment protection agency has said that rainfall in the areas where the severe warnings were issued, external has not been as intense as predicted.

The warnings, which covered the Speyside area, have now been lifted.

However they still urge caution and say while flooding may not be as widespread as thought isolated properties could still be affected

Train operator ScotRail said its services are being disrupted by speed restrictions on many routes because of "very heavy rainfall".

The Scottish environment protection agency (Sepa) says overnight rainfall has not been as "intense" as expected but urged people to stay alert around flood waters.

Sepa duty flood manager Cordelia Menmuir told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme the agency is still expecting rainfall and some flooding throughout the course of the day, particularly in the North of Scotland.

"We are hopeful that people should not be expecting those severe levels we were expecting yesterday." she says. "As with any event there is always a danger to life where flood water is involved and if people go near to the rivers there is a danger to life. There will be water in areas we would not normally expect to find it in."

"We would urge people to listen to the emergency services that are on the ground, to seek assistance if they believe they are in danger, to phone 999 but the best thing they can do is be prepared, external," she adds.

The cancellation of Edinburgh's famous outdoor New Year's Eve celebrations is particularly devastating for one American family who travelled to the Scottish capital especially for the event.

American Richard Newtown travelled from Atlanta in the US with his wife and children and said the cancellation of Hogmanay due to wind, rain and snow warnings was "heartbreaking".

"We travelled over 4,000 miles (6,440km) to be here for this," Newtown tells BBC Radio Scotland.

"We've been planning for this for five years," he says, adding the family had spent savings and taken on extra jobs to pay for the trip.

Concerns over the weather have lead to the cancellation of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations to ring in the new year.

Organisers say the ongoing high winds and rain warnings in place across Scotland have forced all outdoor events to be cancelled, including a planned concert by the rock band Texas, a street party and a fireworks display.

A spokesperson for Unique Assembly, which runs the festival, says the cancellations are due to them being "unable to continue with preparations and necessary set-up... due to extreme weather and forecast conditions".

Indoor events, including the Idlewild concert at the Assembly Rooms and candlelit concert at St Giles' Cathedral, are scheduled to go ahead as planned, as well as those taking place on New Year's Day.

As we mentioned in the post below, three severe flood warnings with a "danger to life" were issued for parts of Speyside in Scotland, external on Monday evening by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

They cover Sluggan to Dulnain Bridge including Carrbridge, Kincraig to Inverdruie, Aviemore and Dalfabar.

The agency says they expect very high river levels on Tuesday morning, "increasing the risk to life, widespread disruption to transport, infrastructure, and property flooding".

It adds that people should avoid walking or driving through floodwater.

First Minister John Swinney described it as a "very significant upgrade of the weather warning to a rare severe flood warning in three areas in the Strathspey area" in a post on X.

As of Tuesday morning, there are several flood warnings and alerts in force across the UK, as the country prepares to ring in a wet and windy new year. Here's what you need to know:

• Scotland: there are three severe flood warnings in place, covering parts of Speyside. There are a further 28 flood warnings and 10 flood alerts issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, with most concentrated in the Highlands. They will update their website , externalregularly
• England: There are two flood warnings and 11 flood alerts in place - you can check these on the Government website, external
• Wales: Currently, there are no alerts for Wales, but they will be added to this map, external if they come into effect

• Northern Ireland: There is not a similar system for Northern Ireland, but there is a flooding incident line, which can be reached on 0300 2000 100

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As the UK faces various weather warnings, travellers have been urged to check the latest advice before setting off. It's likely that rail, road, air and ferry services will be affected.

Travellers in Scotland, which has the only amber warning, have been advised by Traffic Scotland to "take care and plan ahead".

Many of the ferry services run by CalMac - which runs passenger and vehicle ferries on the west coast of Scotland - have already been diverted, and the provider says many of its sailings are "liable to disruption or cancellation at short notice".

National Rail, meanwhile, warns passengers to check before they travel. Belfast City Airport has also urged travellers to check the status of their flights as they warn of possible disruptions.

Met Office chief meteorologist, Steve Willington, says from Tuesday morning, heavy rain "is likely to cause some property flooding and travel disruption in the amber warning area. People in Scotland should check their flood risk on the SEPA website.

"Strong winds will also be a feature across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and northeast England, which may lead to some travel disruption on New Year’s Eve."

The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings today, covering parts of Wales, northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland:

• An amber warning for heavy rain is currently in place until 17:00 GMT this evening for Moray and the Highlands in Scotland, which the Met Office warns is "likely to cause some property flooding and travel disruption"
• All day there is a yellow heavy rain and snow warning in place for northern Scotland, which could bring significant disruption in the run up to the New Year
• From 05:00 GMT this morning there's a yellow persistent snow warning for the Orkney and Shetland Islands, which could affect transport
• Meanwhile in northern parts of Northern Ireland - from 06:00 GMT - there's a yellow warning in place, due to strong westerly winds
• From 07:00 GMT there's a similar yellow warning for wind covering parts of northern England and southern Scotland
• And this evening - from 18:00 GMT - the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rain in Wales and parts of north-west England. It warns there is a chance of some flooding

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There's a bit of a dampener on New Year's Eve this year, as various weather warnings across parts of the UK have been issued - meaning some events have already been cancelled.

The organisers of Scotland's largest celebration, Hogmanay, cancelled all of its planned outdoor events across Edinburgh, including a concert in Princes Street Gardens and a street party.

The planned fireworks display in Blackpool this evening has been called off, and a pre-Hogmanay torchlight procession in Edinburgh was cancelled last-minute on Sunday.

Eight separate weather warnings have been issued across the UK in the coming days, as the Met Office warns of "a wet and windy spell for many up into the new year".

In London, as thousands will be gearing up to head to the fireworks display on the River Thames, City Hall has said it is monitoring the weather forecast.

With winds expected to reach up to 41mph (66km/h) as midnight approaches, safety will be a priority for the sold-out event.

We’ll continue to bring you more on event cancellations across the UK.