Britain welcomes the first babies of 2015

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Proud parents Giani and Zeljko welcomed their smiling little girl at Manchester's St Mary's Hospital.

The child, who weighed 8lb 14oz, is believed to be Britain's first baby of the new year.

Proud dad Zeljko, who works as a self-employed courier, described his first child as "absolutely perfect".

He added that his wife, who underwent IVF treatment, and Maya, the baby girl the course of IVF helped create, were both in great condition.

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The 47-year-old father told the Daily Mirror: "She was due on December 26 so we have been waiting for a few days.

"It was touch and go whether or not she was going to be born in 2015.

"I thought it was going to be the 31st or the 1st. Obviously, I was hoping for January 1."

"Everything is perfect. Absolutely perfect. This is our first child and it's only taken me 47 years to do it," he added.

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