'Big up Liverpool': clubbers ecstatic at Liverpool trial reopening – video

Several thousand people went clubbing in Liverpool without Covid measures as part of a pilot to see whether social distancing measures can be eased without triggering new coronavirus outbreaks.

The afternoon-admission gig was part of a series of pilot events sponsored by the UK government at which attendees, all Liverpool residents, were expected to be tested before and after the event, while researchers studied air quality in the venue