Clubbers return to dancefloor for pilot event in the UK

Sam Murphy, 20, who is from Belfast, said that after starting at Liverpool Hope University last September, he had the “worst freshers ever” because of coronavirus restrictions

Revellers arrive at Circus nightclub in Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, for a Covid safety pilot event (Peter Byrne/PA)

Clubbers have been able to return to the dancefloor at a pilot event for 3,000 people.

Club night Circus hosted The First Dance in Liverpool, where revellers, who all had to produce negative coronavirus tests, did not have to wear face coverings or social distance for the first time since before lockdown began.