UK celebrates Chinese New Year
People across the UK are celebrating the Chinese New Year which is marking the transition between the Year of the Dragon to the start of the Year of the Snake.
Thousands bring in Chinese New Year
Thousands of people braved the rain to pack into Trafalgar Square in central London to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Music, dancing and fireworks displays kept up the crowd's spirits as they saw in the Year of the Snake.
Performers from China and the UK wore colourful costumes as they paraded through the streets of China Town, before dignitaries took part in a traditional Dragon Eyes Dotting Ceremony.
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