Black Friday 2024 live: Latest UK offers from John Lewis, Tesco, Skims and more

Our tech writer, Alex, says that this is the most powerful gaming console Microsoft makes. Totally silent, it matches the performance of a high-end gaming PC – speedily loading games and booting up menus in a split second. Over at Amazon, you can save 5 per cent on the console which, while it doesn’t seem much, works out as £30 off.

A great Christmas gift for Lego fans (green fingers not required), Lego’s colourful wildflower arrangement is now on sale at Very with £15 off.

Lego wildflower bouquet set: Was £54.99, now £40.99, Very.co.uk

Once finished, this floral 939-piece build features 16 stems with a mix of flower and leaf varieties, including lavender, gerbera daisies and lupins. The blooms are made using sustainably sourced sugarcane, so have less of an environmental impact, compared with other standard Lego sets.

Apple iPhone 12, 128GB: Was £499, now £399, Argos.co.uk

While it’s not the latest and greatest iPhone, if you’re looking for an affordable, capable smartphone, this is a deal worth paying attention to. Thanks to Argos’s Black Friday sale, you can save 20 per cent on the iPhone 12.  “If you don’t mind having a less advanced camera than the iPhone 12 Pro, the iPhone 12 is the better choice. It’s cheaper, performs the same, looks the same, has the same display, has the same 5G connectivity and weighs less,” Alex, our tech writer, said in his review.

What makes IndyBest different? Our team of shopping experts have been covering Black Friday and other major sales for years, so we know how to spot a good deal from a bad one.

On top of knowing our way around a sale, we’re each experts in our field. Between us, our team has spent countless hours testing and reviewing everything from phones and laptops to beauty products, mattresses, air fryers and toys.

You can also rest assured that we only recommend deals on products we’ve tested and from brands we trust. That means we bring you genuine savings on products we think you’ll love as much as we do.

To help you shop smarter and save more this Black Friday, we’ve put together a list of shopping tips using everything we’ve learned from past sales.

Amazon kicked off its Black Friday week on 21 November and there are now a dizzying number of deals to browse. Daisy, our senior eCommerce writer, has collated all the deals worth knowing about.

As you might expect, Amazon has also slashed the price of its own devices, from 40 per cent off Amazon Fire TV sticks (now £34.99, Amazon.co.uk) and 20 per cent off Kindles (now £124.99, Amazon.co.uk) to deals on the retailer’s Echo dot smart speakers, Ring doorbells and tablets. And, from Ninja to Shark, the sale is seeing discounts on some of our favourite bands, too.

If you’re after a pair of Hoka’s famously cushioned, comfortable running shoes, they’re on sale at various retailers. In our review of the best men’s running shoes, the Hoka clifton 9 were great for long, easy runs – and, with this discount, you’ll get nearly 20 per cent off the tried and tested runners.

When our reviewer took the Hoka clifton 9 shoes for a test run, they described it as lively and run, and great as a casual everyday shoe, too. They found that it provided “an ultra-cushioned ride that is perfect for racking up big miles”, while “the rocker profile makes for smooth heel-to-toe transitions”.

It’s not just big brands and retailers jumping on the Black Friday bandwagon – supermarkets are too. Tesco is discounting electricals, drinks, toys and more. You can save on this bottle of Lagavulin whiskey (was £99, now £70, Tesco.com) a Gastroback coffee machine, (was £169.99, now £149.99, Tesco.com), this Tower air fryer (was £59.99, now £44.99, Tesco.com), and much more.

Welcome back to more of The Independent‘s coverage of the Black Friday sales. It’s not long before Black Friday officially kicks off (29 November), but there are already countless deals available to snap up. The rest of the team and I have been collating the top offers in our dedicated shopping guides, but for a real-time stream of deals and updates, this liveblog has you covered. So, let’s go deal hunting…