London-Sana
Britain recorded today the highest temperature ever on this day of the year, exceeding 15 degrees Celsius in the north-east of the country, according to the British Meteorological Authority.
And AFP quoted the authority as saying that temperatures in the Coningsby area in Lincolnshire reached 15.3 degrees Celsius today, making it the hottest New Year's Eve in the United Kingdom.
The authority pointed out that the previous record temperature dates back to the year 2011, when the temperature reached 14.8 degrees Celsius in the coastal city of Colwyn Bay in Wales. London.
Despite the mild weather, New Year's celebrations in Britain are held in a cautious atmosphere in the face of the significant increase in new infections with the Corona virus, as for the second year in a row, the fireworks display, which usually gathers about 100,000 people in central London annually, was canceled due to the pandemic.