Storm causes powercut on Glastonbury main stage
A heavy thunderstorm directly above the Glastonbury Festival site has resulted in a power cut to the main stage, during Rudimental's performance.
A heavy thunderstorm directly above the Glastonbury Festival site has resulted in a power cut to the main stage, during Rudimental's performance.
1 - Glastonbury is the world's biggest open air arts and music festival
2 - it began the day after Jimi Hendrix died, in 1970.
3 - The attendance was a comparatively minuscule 1,500 with a £1 entrance fee and the offer of free milk from Worthy Farm.
4 - Mick Ringham was the very first Glastonbury DJ is now an estate agent.
5 - Glastonbury uses about 3000 megawatts of electricity over a single weekend which is similar to the city of Bath.
6 - The Festival site covers 900 acres in the mystical Vale of Avalon.
7 - The main stage, Pyramid, is on a ley line that connects Glastonbury to Stonehenge.
8 - According to legend, Pilton, where Worthy Farm is situated, was once visited by Jesus Christ and his great-uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, on their way to the tin and lead mines nearby.
9 - The 1998 festival saw the invention of a new sport, mud-surfing.
10 - In 2005, there was two months' rainfall in a few hours, with car parks left under water and canoes used as transport.
Yellow warning for strong winds issued for Sunday to Monday for the West. Heavy rain overnight turning showery. Mild temperatures.
A very windy day with coastal severe gales and sharp showers, with potential for some hail and thunder. Feeling cold in the strong winds.
A shipping container carrying vital supplies for refugees held in camps in Europe is making its way from Cornwall to Greece this evening.