THE emergency services are preparing for one of the busiest drinking nights of the year – Mad Friday.
Thousands of people are expected to fill the pubs across Hull to celebrate their final day of work before Christmas.
Extra police officers will be on duty to deal with the influx of people.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service has said calls to the service traditionally increase by 33 per cent on Mad Friday.
Last year, some pubs and clubs said they sold more alcohol than New Year's Eve.
A spokesman for Humberside Police said: "As usual, high-visibility policing patrols will be working in drinking hotspots across Humberside in partnership with multi-agency partners and licensed premises in order to keep the public safe.
"The aim of this partnership working is to ensure we support people who may be vulnerable and positively deal with a small minority of people who misbehave.
"In addition, we have distributed crime prevention advice to members of the public on how to stay safe on a night out."
