PARTYING Brits are recovering the morning after seeing in the new year in style.
Millions of revellers celebrated through the night as the country said goodbye to 2015 - but not all of them were on their best behaviour amid drunken scenes on the streets of Britain.
Ambulance staff were on call up and down the country to help revellers who had over indulged.
Boozed-up revellers were pictured being helped to their feet in Birmingham, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Whilst one man in Swansea could not keep his trousers up as he was arrested by police.
There were a total of 48 arrests overnight in the capital, including four for drug possession, three for carrying offensive or bladed weapons and five for assaults on police officers.
Six people were also detained for public order offences, 11 for assault and one for sexual assault, the Met said.
London was lit up by a spectacular fireworks display as tens of thousands gathered on the banks of the Thames and in city centres across the UK to mark the start of 2016.
But it was a busy night for police - with thousands of officers on duty amid heightened security in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
Around 3,000 officers were deployed across central London, including firearms police, at a time of heightened global security in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.
Met spokeswoman Superintendent Jo Edwards said the extra officers were for reassurance and the event was "successful".
She said: "Our officers worked alongside stewards to support their operation and help people to get in and out of the event area safely and efficiently."
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