Twas the fight before Christmas! Festive revellers let their hair down in office parties as Mad Friday hits Britain on the booziest night of the year
- Festive revellers let their hair down across the UK on a busy night that has now been dubbed ‘Mad Friday’
- Rowdy partygoers were pictured fighting and collapsing on the street in cities including Cardiff and Leeds
- Health chiefs urged people to drink responsibly and to not leave the ambulance service to ‘pick up the pieces’
- Today, the last Friday before Christmas, is dubbed ‘Mad Friday’ or ‘black eye Friday’ because of the carnage
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Festive revellers let their hair down across Britain tonight as hundreds celebrated Christmas early on the booziest night of the year.
Rowdy partygoers, many in festive attire, were pictured spilling onto the streets of cities including Cardiff and Leeds as people flocked to pubs and bars across Britain on the last Friday before Christmas.
Dubbed ‘Black Eye Friday’ or ‘Mad Friday’, the night is typically when workers go out to celebrate the start of their holidays with colleagues, safe in the knowledge that they have the entire weekend in which to recover.
But as the alcohol flowed late in the night, revellers were seen in not-so-festive bust-ups on the streets of the Welsh capital as police were forced to restrain troublemakers as they drank the night away.
Elsewhere in Cardiff, one partygoer was left in need of medical attention as health chiefs urged people to drink responsibly and to not leave paramedics to ‘pick up the pieces’ of their night out.
Today, the last Friday before Christmas, is dubbed ‘Mad Friday’ as workers across the country celebrate the start of the holiday season, often with heavy drinking. Others call it ‘black eye Friday’ because the excessive boozing can lead to punch-ups and arrests.
Festive revellers hit the streets of Leeds in West Yorkshire as Mad Friday gets underway across the towns and cities of Britain
Police detain a man in a Christmas-themed jumper and Father Christmas hat as celebrations get underway in Cardiff today
In Cardiff, one partygoer was left in need of medical attention as health chiefs urged people to drink responsibly and to not leave paramedics to ‘pick up the pieces’
A man falls to the ground on the streets of Leeds as Mad Friday, the last Friday before Christmas, gets underway tonight
Three men take to Leeds city centre in extremely festive, colourful suits as they pose for photographs ahead of a night out
Revellers in Leeds were a mixture of glamorous (right) and festive (left) for the evening, which has also been dubbed ‘Black Eye Friday’
Two men mount the back of a painted bull statue in Cardiff, which is painted in blue, orange, yellow, green and pink patches
Police restrain a man in handcuffs in Leeds. The last Friday before Christmas is dubbed ‘Mad Friday’ as workers across the country celebrate the start of the holiday season
Two men in a not-so-festive bust-up outside a venue in Leeds city centre as the celebrations begin to heat up across Britain
A reveller collapses to the ground as a police officer attempts to restrain a second partygoer in Leeds as celebrations turn sour
Rowdy revellers watch on as two men fight while out celebrating the Christmas period in the Welsh capital on Friday night
A partygoer poses in the streets of Cardiff in a blue, snowman print suit as he celebrations get underway in Cardiff tonight
A shirtless man dances in St Mary’s Street in Cardiff this evening as a young boy performs on a saxophone to his left