London Falls On New Year's Eve As Migrant Youths Cause Chaos And Riots

There were scenes of chaos across the country last night as revellers out celebrating NYE stormed London’s firework display, held an illegal rave in a woodland and mowed down police officers, with a mass brawl breaking out in Piccadilly Circus.

Videos from the scene in central London show swathes of people running through to the fireworks event on the banks of the Thames as they pushed through barriers, with police drawing batons in Westminster to manage the crowd.

Police officers could be seen trying to stop people from making their way past, as they ran cheering into the Mayor of London's firework display.

Elsewhere in the city, a group of men clashed in central London in front of terrified families with children during Saturday night's New Year's eve celebrations.

Video from Piccadilly Circus shows a huge crowd watching on as men in dark clothing began smashing glass bottles and shouting as they pushed their way into the crowd.

One man could be seen smashing a glass bottle on a bin and appeared to wield the broken end as a weapon, while others threw them into the air, with glass shattering on the floor.