Hundreds of people gather in Centenary Square to see in 2026 after false claims online promise ‘dazzling’ display
The new year got off to an anticlimactic start for hundreds of people in Birmingham who were tricked into attending a New Year’s Eve fireworks display that didn’t exist.
Crowds of revellers gathered in the city’s Centenary Square, hoping to catch a glimpse of a pyrotechnics display to welcome in 2026.
Source: Birmingham revellers turn out for non-existent fireworks – for second new year in a row
