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Travellers lost nearly 1,000 items on the Tube — including golf clubs, shoes and underwear — during the busiest weekend of Christmas celebrations last year, data shows.

Analysis showed 949 items were lost on the London Underground in two days, ranging from credit cards and wallets to hats and mobile phones.

Partygoers are being urged to be careful of their belongings this weekend, as people finish work for the festive break. Today is widely known as Mad Friday — traditionally the last working Friday before Christmas when thousands of revellers go to pubs and bars.

Data obtained from Transport for London by the home insurance company Policy Expert shows people lost 200 debit and credit cards, 62 hats, 54 mobile phones, 47 purses and wallets and three passports.

Other lost items included footwear, which was found at Bond Street, earrings, which were lost at Cockfosters, and ear muffs at Rayners Lane. Underwear was left behind in Wood Green, while two golf clubs, 32 scarves and four suitcases also went missing.

The stations where most items were lost last year were Hammersmith, Oxford Circus and King’s Cross. In total, just 120 items were claimed back.

Adam Powell, Policy Expert’s operations director, said: “Thousands of people will celebrate the start of the Christmas break in the capital this weekend and whilst there is no need to dampen the festive spirit, Mad Friday revellers should keep a close eye on their personal belongings.

“We carry hundreds of pounds of belongings on us when we go out and it could be an expensive ordeal should they disappear down the gap. Making sure you have away-from-home cover included in your home insurance policy can give you peace of mind that if something does go missing, you won’t be out of pocket.”

Mad Friday, also known as Frantic Friday, is one of the busiest nights for the emergency services. On the equivalent Friday last year paramedics received 300 calls per hour.

The emergency services usually station extra staff on the streets in anticipation.