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| Black Friday UK: Best Vines of the mayhem as shoppers fight for discounts | Black Friday UK: Best Vines of the mayhem as shoppers fight for discounts |
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| Black Friday is causing mayhem across the UK as shoppers fight over the best bargains. | Black Friday is causing mayhem across the UK as shoppers fight over the best bargains. |
| Several supermarkets had to be closed because of overcrowding in the early hours of this morning and at least three people have been arrested so far. | Several supermarkets had to be closed because of overcrowding in the early hours of this morning and at least three people have been arrested so far. |
| Police were called to three Tesco stores in London after reports of confrontations in heated queues and Tesco branches in Cardiff and Belfast also reportedly saw scraps. | Police were called to three Tesco stores in London after reports of confrontations in heated queues and Tesco branches in Cardiff and Belfast also reportedly saw scraps. |
| South Wales Police said they attended a supermarket twice with concerns over “customer conduct” and footage of chaotic scenes in Belfast showed people trying to wrestle discounted electrical goods off other shoppers. | South Wales Police said they attended a supermarket twice with concerns over “customer conduct” and footage of chaotic scenes in Belfast showed people trying to wrestle discounted electrical goods off other shoppers. |
| Police in Manchester appealed for calm after arresting two people at Tesco and a branch in Stretford, Trafford, had to be closed after fights broke out and a woman was reportedly injured by a falling television. | Police in Manchester appealed for calm after arresting two people at Tesco and a branch in Stretford, Trafford, had to be closed after fights broke out and a woman was reportedly injured by a falling television. |
| The carnage looks set to continue as high street shops cross the UK open offering discounts as British retailers capitalise on the American tradition of Black Friday. | The carnage looks set to continue as high street shops cross the UK open offering discounts as British retailers capitalise on the American tradition of Black Friday. |
| Let the madness begin! | Let the madness begin! |
| Some of the worst scenes were caught on camera at Asda in Wembley, where people were seen fighting and falling over in the scramble for bargains. | Some of the worst scenes were caught on camera at Asda in Wembley, where people were seen fighting and falling over in the scramble for bargains. |
| Two guys had to be pulled apart in the electronics section. "I'll be outside mate," said the victor, brandishing his widescreen television. | Two guys had to be pulled apart in the electronics section. "I'll be outside mate," said the victor, brandishing his widescreen television. |
| It wasn't the only fight over a television... | It wasn't the only fight over a television... |
| Today really isn't a good day to work at Asda. | Today really isn't a good day to work at Asda. |
| Even the pigeons were at it in Glasgow. | Even the pigeons were at it in Glasgow. |
| But people in Devon seemed very polite. | |
| And at least one shopping centre was completely empty...for a while. | And at least one shopping centre was completely empty...for a while. |