The lights were probably satellites in Earth orbit.
To see meteors you need to make sure it is dark, 11pm is OK. and you need to give it a good 15-30 mins minimum to see any really.
Unfortunately, due to the over hype of newsreports people expect fireworks :-(.
However, it is still an amazing experience to see a bit of debris that has come from outer space hit the Earth's atmosphere.
Youmay see a few tonight but they will be getting few and far between now, clear skies x