People were helped out of the Eurovision welcome party in Liverpool city centre this evening amid overcrowding and organisation issues.
The National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome is being held at St George's Plateau this evening to kick off the week of Eurovision in the city, with performances from Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Lightning Seeds and Atomic Kitten among others.
But as thousands poured into the area in front of St George's Hall this evening some concerns were raised about the sheer volume of people in the space provided and how things were being managed by security.