Thousands brave cold to attend Shetland's Up Helly Aa fire festival STV News

Members of the Jarl Squad dressed in Viking costumes, hold flaming torches during the Up Helly Aa Viking festival, in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles. IMAGE: DANNY LAWSON/PA WIRE/PRESS ASSOCIATION IMAGES

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