‘Police chiefs appealed for calm today after sales-crazed shoppers sparked a wave of Black Friday disorder and violence.

Bargain hunters were accused of behaving like animals as they grappled over computers, coffee machines, hair-dryers and games consoles.

In extraordinary scenes, men and women of all ages fought to secure deals in the sales frenzy imported from the US.’

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