Black Friday – the US discount shopping event that traditionally follows the Thanksgiving holiday – has gone global with UK shoppers being offered more bargains than ever.

Retailers are promising consumers an early Christmas bonanza as cut-price deals spread across the sector – largely an excuse to boost sales in the run-up to the festive season and shift some older stock.

In the US, there were reports of violence as the frenzied rush for deals turned ugly.

Some of the biggest names on the UK high street have slashed prices and some shelves were stripped of bargains within half an hour of stores opening.

Online sales are predicted to peak on December 2 – known as Cyber Monday – when Amazon is hoping to beat the 41 items per second it sold last year.

Discounts of up to 70% are being reported on some products, while retail experts predict sales could top

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