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How's your head this morning? Britain recovers after biggest night of the Christmas party season and the year's booziest evening
Britain is recovering today after celebrating the busiest night of the Christmas party season and the year's booziest evening.
Revellers across the country donned their party outfits to celebrate 'Mad Friday' last night as many offices closed for the festive period.
Police forces brought in extra officers to cope with demand and hospitals were on high alert as Britons put their health and safety at risk by opting for one drink too many.
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A group of women in full fancy dress hit up Leeds city centre on a drizzly night in Yorkshire
Revellers in Newcastle city centre donned their party outfits to celebrate 'Mad Friday' last night
A group of women dressed up as Santa on the biggest night of the Christmas party season in Newcastle
Also in Leeds, two men try their luck with women on stilts on the night that is the start of the festive period
The girls on stilts pose for a picture on 'Mad Friday', which saw alcohol sales rise by 114 per cent last year
Two women dressed in festive costumes with striped stockings outside Napoleons in Manchester
Last year, sales of alcohol soared by 114 per cent on Mad Friday compared with an average Friday in 2013.
Police forces up and down the country brought in extra officers to cope with the demand in busy city centres.
In Manchester alone between 150,000 to 200,000 people rolled in to town for a boozy shindig.
Groups of friends dressed as Santa Claus and elves as they celebrated the busiest night for Christmas office parties in London
In the capital, a man took the festive attire to the next level, with a full red Christmas themed suit covered in snowmen and Christmas trees
Two men in Birmingham city centre got into the festive spirit by donning bright red Santa onesies
Two women in Leeds city centre enjoyed Britain's booziest day of the year - known as 'Black' or 'Mad' Friday
A reveller dressed in a full puppy suit and a man in a Santa hat peruse the crowds in Birmingham
Two women dressed in sexy Santa outfits walk down Swansea's Wind Street for a Black Friday night out
A group of friends in a full range of festive Christmas jumpers show off their seasonal wear for the cameras
Two girls in high heels take shelter under a leather jacket and umbrella given by a homeless man in London
Female friends get together on the night when many people celebrate the closure of the office for Christmas
Friends link arms in their festive jumpers on the busiest drinking night of the year across the country
In London, drinkers take a civilised approach and sip on their beverages on the last Friday before Christmas
Two revellers in matching outfits walk though a sodden Leeds city centre on the busy drinking night
Two men get in the festive spirit as they march through the Leeds city centre in Santa hats and beards
Party-goers in London dressed in dinner suits prepare for one of the busiest drinking nights in the calendar
A man and woman share a quiet bottle of champagne away from the crowds in central London
The Street Angels keeping Leeds safe this 'Mad Friday'
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Crowds of revellers brave the wet weather to take to the streets of Liverpool on Mad Friday
Two young women, wearing short dresses and platform shoes, enjoy a night out in Liverpool on Mad Friday
Two policemen escort a woman to a taxi after she enjoyed a night out with friends in Liverpool on Friday
- Last night was the busiest evening for work Christmas parties in Britain
- Known as 'Mad Friday' it marks the start of the Christmas season for many
- There are fears festivities will hit hospitals and police forces in the UK
- Last year sales of alcohol rose by 114 per cent compared to average Friday
- Shoppers are expected to spend £1.2billion today on 'Panic Saturday'
Britain is recovering today after celebrating the busiest night of the Christmas party season and the year's booziest evening.
Revellers across the country donned their party outfits to celebrate 'Mad Friday' last night as many offices closed for the festive period.
Police forces brought in extra officers to cope with demand and hospitals were on high alert as Britons put their health and safety at risk by opting for one drink too many.
Scroll down for video
A group of women in full fancy dress hit up Leeds city centre on a drizzly night in Yorkshire
Revellers in Newcastle city centre donned their party outfits to celebrate 'Mad Friday' last night
A group of women dressed up as Santa on the biggest night of the Christmas party season in Newcastle
Also in Leeds, two men try their luck with women on stilts on the night that is the start of the festive period
The girls on stilts pose for a picture on 'Mad Friday', which saw alcohol sales rise by 114 per cent last year
Two women dressed in festive costumes with striped stockings outside Napoleons in Manchester
Last year, sales of alcohol soared by 114 per cent on Mad Friday compared with an average Friday in 2013.
Police forces up and down the country brought in extra officers to cope with the demand in busy city centres.
In Manchester alone between 150,000 to 200,000 people rolled in to town for a boozy shindig.
Groups of friends dressed as Santa Claus and elves as they celebrated the busiest night for Christmas office parties in London
In the capital, a man took the festive attire to the next level, with a full red Christmas themed suit covered in snowmen and Christmas trees
Two men in Birmingham city centre got into the festive spirit by donning bright red Santa onesies
Two women in Leeds city centre enjoyed Britain's booziest day of the year - known as 'Black' or 'Mad' Friday
A reveller dressed in a full puppy suit and a man in a Santa hat peruse the crowds in Birmingham
Two women dressed in sexy Santa outfits walk down Swansea's Wind Street for a Black Friday night out
A group of friends in a full range of festive Christmas jumpers show off their seasonal wear for the cameras
Two girls in high heels take shelter under a leather jacket and umbrella given by a homeless man in London
Female friends get together on the night when many people celebrate the closure of the office for Christmas
Friends link arms in their festive jumpers on the busiest drinking night of the year across the country
In London, drinkers take a civilised approach and sip on their beverages on the last Friday before Christmas
Two revellers in matching outfits walk though a sodden Leeds city centre on the busy drinking night
Two men get in the festive spirit as they march through the Leeds city centre in Santa hats and beards
Party-goers in London dressed in dinner suits prepare for one of the busiest drinking nights in the calendar
A man and woman share a quiet bottle of champagne away from the crowds in central London
The Street Angels keeping Leeds safe this 'Mad Friday'
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Crowds of revellers brave the wet weather to take to the streets of Liverpool on Mad Friday
Two young women, wearing short dresses and platform shoes, enjoy a night out in Liverpool on Mad Friday
Two policemen escort a woman to a taxi after she enjoyed a night out with friends in Liverpool on Friday
