IS BRITAIN A COUNTRY OF BINGE-DRINKING MEN AND WOMEN? Britain at its worst on busiest night before Christmas.

Mad Friday: Alcohol, arrests and dancing with chairs
It seemed like a good idea at the time: This party animal in London decides to take a quick nap before heading to the next club (Picture: Tolga Akmen/LNP)
Mad Friday – the last Friday before Christmas Eve – is one of the busiest nights in the year for pubs, clubs and the emergency services.
For many people, their last evening before the Christmas holidays should be one to remember but all too often the festive spirit turns sour as binge-drinking brings chaos.
Accidents, fights and nights to forget have become a regular occurrence on Mad Friday as police and ambulance crews have to respond to increased anti-social behaviour and crime.
Licensed to London News Pictures . 21/12/2013 . Manchester , UK . A man lies in the road and another looks on with a bleeding arm following a fight on the city's Charlotte Street . Christmas revellers out in the rain in Manchester on Mad Friday , the last Friday night before Christmas which is typically one of the busiest nights of the year for police and ambulance crews . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP
A night out in Manchester became one to forget for these revellers as police attend the scene of a fight (Picture: Joel Goodman/LNP)
© Licensed to London News Pictures . 21/12/2013 . Manchester , UK . A woman falls over on the wet pavement . Christmas revellers out in the rain in Manchester on Mad Friday , the last Friday night before Christmas which is typically one of the busiest nights of the year for police and ambulance crews . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP
Slippery when wet: A woman falls over on the wet pavement in the rain in Manchester on Mad Friday (Picture: Joel Goodman/LNP)
© licensed to London News Pictures. London, UK 14/12/2013. "Mad Friday" revellers fall on some bin bags in Soho, London whilst enjoying the last Friday night out before Christmas, which is also the busiest night of the year for emergency services. Photo credit: Tolga Akmen/LNP
Two women in London show their disappointment at realising these bags aren’t filled with presents from Santa (Picture: Tolga Akmen/LNP)
‘Unfortunately, experience shows that on Mad Friday some people will finish work early, head off to the pub, drink too much alcohol, too quickly,’ said superintendent Peter Norman of South Yorkshire police.
‘Combined with the excitement of the festive period they end up behaving completely out of character. Some will be ill, some will be injured and some will be arrested.’
© Licensed to London News Pictures . 21/12/2013 . Manchester , UK . Men fool around in the city's Cathedral Gardens , in front of the National Football Museum at Urbis . Christmas revellers out in the rain in Manchester on Mad Friday , the last Friday night before Christmas which is typically one of the busiest nights of the year for police and ambulance crews . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP
Two clubbers in Manchester decide to break from partying to have a quick Christmas embrace. Hang on, where’s the mistletoe? (Picture: Joel Goodman/LNP)
© licensed to London News Pictures. London, UK 14/12/2013. Emergency services helping a drunk man in Soho, London on the last Friday night before Christmas, which is also the busiest night of the year for emergency services. Photo credit: Tolga Akmen/LNP
Merry Christmas: Emergency services help a prostrate man in Soho, London (Picture: Tolga Akmen/LNP)
Police forces in Manchester sent out double the usual amount of officers yesterday as 200,000 revellers were expected in the city centre.
Greater Manchester Police used the hashtag #MadMancFriday to expose some of the embarrassing things people do on the biggest night out before Christmas in the hope that it would prevent others doing the same.
While Christmas should be a cause of celebration, many end up doing things they regret the next day.
© Licensed to London News Pictures . 21/12/2013 . Manchester , UK . A man rides an office chair across the road and falls forwards off it when it hits a curb . Christmas revellers out in the rain in Manchester on Mad Friday , the last Friday night before Christmas which is typically one of the busiest nights of the year for police and ambulance crews . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP
Missed the last train? No bother, just ride your office chair all the way home (Picture: Joel Goodman/LNP)
© Licensed to London News Pictures . 21/12/2013 . Manchester , UK . A woman falls over a barrier in a taxi queue . Christmas revellers out in the rain in Manchester on Mad Friday , the last Friday night before Christmas which is typically one of the busiest nights of the year for police and ambulance crews . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP
No taxis? This woman tries lying down on a barrier in the hope it turns into a magic carpet (Picture: Joel Goodman/LNP)
© Licensed to London News Pictures . 21/12/2013 . Manchester , UK . Women pose for a selfie in front of the Hard Rock cafe . Christmas revellers out in the rain in Manchester on Mad Friday , the last Friday night before Christmas which is typically one of the busiest nights of the year for police and ambulance crews . Photo credit : Joel Goodman/LNP
Manchester’s trademark drizzle wasn’t enough to put these partygoers off hanging around outside (Picture: Joel Goodman/LNP)
© licensed to London News Pictures. London, UK 14/12/2013. A "Mad Friday" reveller falls asleep on a bus stop in central, London whilst enjoying the last Friday night out before Christmas, which is also the busiest night of the year for emergency services. Photo credit: Tolga Akmen/LNP
After all the excitement of Mad Friday this man falls asleep at a London bus stop (Picture: Tolga Akmen/LNP)

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