Airport protest at Glastonbury
An estimated 300 campaigners gathered in the baking-hot Greenpeace field to make a human "No" in defiance against plans for Heathrow's third runway.
Greenpeace aviation campaigner Anna Jones, who was behind the event said: "(Gordon Brown's) obsession with airport expansion just doesn't make sense, because flying is ten times more damaging to the climate than taking the train.
"That's why I'm meeting up with hundreds of other people to say 'NO' to a third runway at Heathrow."
Many of the assembled crowd included pilots themselves, Greenpeace said.
The balmy conditions are set to last throughout sets by ex-Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, who plays the John Peel Stage this evening, troubled songwriter Pete Doherty and Bruce Springsteen – the Boss.
Fans are wondering if Cocker, who bared his bottom during a Jackson performance at the Brits, will pay his own unique tribute to the singer.
Spoof-metal band Spinal Tap – who shot to fame in the mock documentary "This is Spinal Tap" should also go down well.
Paul Mott, of Forecaster Meteogroup, said today: "It's certainly going to stay very warm throughout this afternoon with temperatures reaching 24C.
"There is a small chance of showers but mostly it looks like being sunny.
"It's the same for tomorrow – very dry and warm with some chance of showers."
Crime, injuries and medical emergencies are all down from last year, figures revealed today.
Avon and Somerset police said that a total of 290 crimes has been recorded by 10am today – an improvement on 384 at the same time last year.
One hundred and sixteen arrests have been made, of which 99 were drugs related.
The success is partly being put down to a pioneering Neighbourhood Watch scheme amongst campers. Tent theft is also down.
A man who was rushed to hospital on Friday after apparently wounding his own throat is understood to be in a stable condition today.
Some 1,793 patients have walked through the doors of the medical tents, down on 1,466 at the same point in 2008.
Exactly 31 people have been taken to hospital – nearly half the number of last year.
There are also 4,620 campervans on site this year – 36% up on 2008, festival organisers revealed.
Last night a bra-less Lily Allen wore a solitary white glove in apparent tribute to the King of Pop during a high energy set in Glastonbury's evening sunshine.
Allen's fans were impressed at the subtle touch and turned a blind eye to the swearing, smoking, near "wardrobe malfunction" on stage.
After the gig fan Claire Lloyd, 27, an education worker from Stockton on Tees, said: "Lily is incredible. She's an inspiration – she says just what she thinks."
Dance pop Lady Gaga took to the stage in a revealing mesh top that left little to the imagination. In another costume change she donned a metallic halter top that blasted out jets of fire.
Veteran rocker Neil Young, the Pyramid stage headliner, treated the audience to a vintage display of his pioneering "grunge" guitar sound.
The lyrics of his opening number "The King is gone but not forgotten", from Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) took on an added poignancy in the wake of Jackson's death.
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