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12 noon with squeeze, a ban celebrating their 50th birthday, favourites of glastonbury founder michael eavis world than them. part of a very eclectic line—up this afternoon which includes lulu over at the avalon stage, sugar babes are also on show but tonight it's about dua lipa and what surprise guest she will have stopped that there is a stage full of cairn at any point the audience will be very happy. thank you so much and enjoy it. let's get your weatherforecast. here is ben rich. thank you. it's clearly a glastonbury right now but we may see sunshine developing this afternoon. the weekend not looking too bad, not too much mud around, largely dry withjust some spots too much mud around, largely dry with just some spots of rain on sunday morning. the picture is similarfor most of sunday morning. the picture is similar for most of us this weekend, their amount of dry weather around but it was not a dry start in the north of scotland today. a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain and this panel of cloud on the satellite. that rain moving north through the northern isles, windy in the north of

normally with her, her father, michael eavis, they're expecting 200,000 people to descend on worthy farmgin tomorrow. that's when it begins. but the early campers are arriving already. waiting to hear from coldplay and dua lipa , hear from coldplay and dua lipa, amongst many, many, many others. as you say, the weather is expected to be fantastic. it's around 27 degrees at the moment and expected to climb slightly. i was hearing on the radio it could get up to 31 degrees dunng could get up to 31 degrees during the course of the day, but yes, the traditional glastonbury rain and mud is on its way soon as well. well, people in glastonbury itself have been chatting to them this morning. there's a bit of a mixed reaction. a lot of people here say, you know what? it's very, very good for the shops . very, very good for the shops. it's a bit like christmas in terms of sales. but interestingly enough, not the pubs.the interestingly enough, not the pubs. the pubs have been saying unanimously that they're all very quiet at this time of year because people tend to when they're on their way to worth

her dad, sir michael eavis. he wasn't there today. very old man now, but she was there as usual , man now, but she was there as usual, opening the gates. and we're expecting around 200,000 people to turn up and take this journey and be here by tonight . journey and be here by tonight. the whole festival goes on until monday. a lot of people have been complaining a little bit that the headline acts aren't quite up to snuff. some people saying coldplay, really? but you know, they are a massive band. they've been a massive band since the early 2000, so it is fitting they do glastonbury . fitting they do glastonbury. maybe not the glory years when you you would see elton john and shirley bassey and dare i say it, jeremy corbyn, there's been some real classics performing at glastonbury over the years. not so this year, but at least they've got the weather on their side. temperatures today around 27 degrees, and even they're saying that it might get even hotter up to around 31. so it's going to be a sweltering start to glastonbury. but if y

i people think you are michael eavis. re last year but women definitely need to be represented. go and _ definitely need to be represented. go and get your slot. we have just go and get your slot. we havejust been speaking to emily eavis immediately after she open the gates and here is what she had to say. what are you looking forward to this year? t what are you looking forward to this ear? ., ,., what are you looking forward to this ear? ., , ., . , , year? i am so excited, this is the moment we _ year? i am so excited, this is the moment we have _ year? i am so excited, this is the moment we have been _ year? i am so excited, this is the moment we have been working i year? i am so excited, this is the i moment we have been working for. we work all— moment we have been working for. we work all year to open the gates and see everyone here, it is amazing. for the _ see everyone here, it is amazing. for the first — see everyone here, it is amazing. for the first time ever, two female headliners, how much does that mean to y