New Year rain dance
American cheerleaders take part in the New Year’s Day parade in rainy London yesterday.
The arrival of 2012 meant a busy time for police and ambulance services across the country as they dealt with a string of incidents on New Year’s Eve as revellers saw in the start of the Olympic year. Scotland Yard had 3,000 officers on duty, both at street level and on podiums in London, to give them a bird’s-eye view of any troublemakers in the crowds.
The force said the total number of arrests for the night was 77, mainly for assault and drunk and disorderly offences.
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Hide AdMeanwhile, the London Ambulance Service said it experienced a busy night, receiving calls peaking at 600 an hour – the average is 180 on a normal night. Paramedics treated 274 patients, taking 55 of them to hospital.
picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire