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| Bigger, safer Glastonbury begins | Bigger, safer Glastonbury begins |
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| More people and more security are greeting the last Glastonbury Festival ticket-holders as they take their places in the event's vast tent city. | More people and more security are greeting the last Glastonbury Festival ticket-holders as they take their places in the event's vast tent city. |
| The campsites are packed after the capacity was raised to 177,500 - 27,500 more than the last festival in 2005. | The campsites are packed after the capacity was raised to 177,500 - 27,500 more than the last festival in 2005. |
| The Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and Bjork are among the attractions as the music gets under way in Somerset on Friday. | The Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and Bjork are among the attractions as the music gets under way in Somerset on Friday. |
| Photo tickets, sniffer dogs, CCTV and bag searches are among the measures being taken to beat touts and crime. | Photo tickets, sniffer dogs, CCTV and bag searches are among the measures being taken to beat touts and crime. |
| After successfully stamping out gatecrashers, police and festival security have now turned their attention to drugs. | After successfully stamping out gatecrashers, police and festival security have now turned their attention to drugs. |
| Security staff have been carrying out thorough checks at the gatesSniffer dogs have been deployed at train stations and on coaches, while random bag searches are taking place at festival gates. | Security staff have been carrying out thorough checks at the gatesSniffer dogs have been deployed at train stations and on coaches, while random bag searches are taking place at festival gates. |
| Those selected can expect to have their rucksacks unpacked, the soles of their Wellington boots examined, their sleeping bags unrolled and their bodies frisked. | Those selected can expect to have their rucksacks unpacked, the soles of their Wellington boots examined, their sleeping bags unrolled and their bodies frisked. |
| Police have also laid traps for tent thieves, erecting "covert capture tents" equipped with cameras. | Police have also laid traps for tent thieves, erecting "covert capture tents" equipped with cameras. |
| Light showers | Light showers |
| Most fans arrived at the site on Wednesday and Thursday, soaking up the atmosphere before the main stages opened. | Most fans arrived at the site on Wednesday and Thursday, soaking up the atmosphere before the main stages opened. |
| They had to contend with scattered showers, with more rain coming in the early hours of Friday, creating some mud - but not yet a full-blown mudbath. | |
| More light showers are forecast for the rest of the weekend. | More light showers are forecast for the rest of the weekend. |
| Police have employed new tactics to catch tent thievesFans who arrived early have had the chance to check out the festival's major new addition, an area called The Park. | Police have employed new tactics to catch tent thievesFans who arrived early have had the chance to check out the festival's major new addition, an area called The Park. |
| It boasts music stages, a tipi village, a silent disco and a 12-metre viewing tower with telescopes. | It boasts music stages, a tipi village, a silent disco and a 12-metre viewing tower with telescopes. |
| Another new feature is an installation by cult artist Banksy, a sculpture made out of portable toilets arranged in the manner of an ancient stone circle. | Another new feature is an installation by cult artist Banksy, a sculpture made out of portable toilets arranged in the manner of an ancient stone circle. |
| Fittingly for a work by Banksy - who made his name as a graffiti artist - revellers have already spray-painted all over the new creation. | Fittingly for a work by Banksy - who made his name as a graffiti artist - revellers have already spray-painted all over the new creation. |
| Glastonbury is also known for its environmental conscience and fundraising, and Thursday also saw the launch of the I Count climate change campaign. | Glastonbury is also known for its environmental conscience and fundraising, and Thursday also saw the launch of the I Count climate change campaign. |
| Festival founder Michael Eavis launched the drive to get 100,000 people to sign up to the commitment to reduce their carbon footprints. | Festival founder Michael Eavis launched the drive to get 100,000 people to sign up to the commitment to reduce their carbon footprints. |
| 'Blown away' | 'Blown away' |
| The Killers, The Who, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Dame Shirley Bassey and The Chemical Brothers are among the big names who will perform over the rest of the weekend. | The Killers, The Who, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Dame Shirley Bassey and The Chemical Brothers are among the big names who will perform over the rest of the weekend. |
| Fans have taken to Banksy's toilet sculpture, called HengeLaura Fishwick, 19, from Leeds, gave the festival the thumbs-up on her first visit. "This has totally blown me away," she said. | Fans have taken to Banksy's toilet sculpture, called HengeLaura Fishwick, 19, from Leeds, gave the festival the thumbs-up on her first visit. "This has totally blown me away," she said. |
| "I thought it would be smaller and more wild, but everyone's really friendly and [it is] really safe," she said. | "I thought it would be smaller and more wild, but everyone's really friendly and [it is] really safe," she said. |
| Twenty-four-year-old Angus Vine said: "Even at this stage, you can tell it's more advanced than any other festival around. | Twenty-four-year-old Angus Vine said: "Even at this stage, you can tell it's more advanced than any other festival around. |
| "It's very well managed. The weather's the only thing they can't control." | "It's very well managed. The weather's the only thing they can't control." |