Bargain hunters queued outside shops during the night in order to be first in line for Boxing Day sales.
Those in the top three tiers of lockdown restrictions took advantage of non-essential stores being open on Saturday to grab reduced items.
Pictures showed people waiting in the middle of the night in areas in Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham and North Tyneside.
The shoppers decided to attend the traditional Boxing Day sales despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking people to avoid the large crowds normally seen on this day amid rising coronavirus cases.
Oxford Street and other usually busy areas in London and the South East were quiet on Saturday after Tier 4 restrictions forced non-essential shops to close last weekend.
Watch: Online bargain hunters set for £2.7b spending spree
We're in for many deaths here, but they don't care as long as they get their bargain,
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Those in the top three tiers of lockdown restrictions took advantage of non-essential stores being open on Saturday to grab reduced items.
Pictures showed people waiting in the middle of the night in areas in Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham and North Tyneside.
The shoppers decided to attend the traditional Boxing Day sales despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking people to avoid the large crowds normally seen on this day amid rising coronavirus cases.
Oxford Street and other usually busy areas in London and the South East were quiet on Saturday after Tier 4 restrictions forced non-essential shops to close last weekend.
Watch: Online bargain hunters set for £2.7b spending spree
We're in for many deaths here, but they don't care as long as they get their bargain,