Revellers came out in earnest to celebrate the penultimate Saturday before Christmas kicks off in Leeds and at the infamous annual Santacon pub crawl in London.
In a moment that was more Police Academy than police protection, the front of a patrol car became caught on retractable bollards in Leeds city centre last week, lifting the vehicle off the ground.
Brits packed the pubs and clubs of Leeds, Cardiff and Newcastle in a variety of Christmas costumes and jumpers - some with perhaps too much of the festive spirit.