Britain braces itself for booze 'Black Friday'
Drinkers are being urged to take a holiday from alcohol after Christmas as the nation braces itself for its yearly Black Friday of booze today.
The Friday before Christmas is traditionally a day of revelling and last year saw a 114% rise of alcohol sales in pubs, bars and restaurants compared to an average Friday.
With emergency services expected to bear the brunt, public health officials today launch a print and online campaign encouraging people to make a dry January one of their New Year's resolutions.
Try a dry January, drinkers urged - BT