Fans have returned to a sporting event in the United Kingdom for the first time since Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased.
The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield is a third full for the opening session of the World Snooker Championship on Saturday morning with around 320 watching on.
It is the first of a series of test events on the road to a return to normality at sports events, with Sunday's FA Cup semi-final between Leicester City and Southampton at Wembley set to be watched by 4,000 fans.
Snooker fans arrive at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for the opening session of the World Championship - it is one of the Government's pilot sports events
It is hoped to ramp up the number of spectators at the blue riband snooker championship as it progresses over the next 17 days with hopes of a full-capacity crowd if 980 for the final on May 2-3.