26/06/2014 BBC Points West

A man has is critically ill after suffering

a bad reaction to the drug ketamine at the Glastonbury Festival.

He was taken to hospital from the site where his condition

Andrew Plant is at Worthy F`rm for us tonight.

Police told us this morning that a 26 a man had been taken in hn the

small hours of the festival. He is in a serious condition at the

Bristol Royal Infirmary. Police have been taking on extra patrols to warn

people about the dangers of taking drugs, though they say at the same

time, the number of reported crimes compare to the same time last year

is down by about 50%. So when you see a band,

keep your mobile phone in hdre, Sometimes reality can burst through

even the Glastonbury bubble. The two most common crimes here

drugs and thefts from tents. It is a bit like a neighbourhood

watch, tent watch, keep an dye Valuables are often only covered

by a thin piece of campus But the more work we can do in

engaging with people and giving them crime prevention advice, thd more we

can work the level of crime down. Overall, the level of crime is

on the way down. By the 2010 festival,

it had dropped to 509 and l`st year This lock`up will hold valu`bles

for free. Phone, keys, wallet,

anything you need, really. Police will often patrol with a

member of Glastonbury's own security team and over the past 25 ydars they

have overcome some big problems Violence in 1990,

plus people slipping in without paying, saw a much

sturdier fence starting in 0992 Today it is

an almost impenetrable barrher. Glastonbury's famous security fence

continues for 8.5 miles around the outside of the shte and

seems to get beefed up everx year. Long gone are the days

when you could jump over it You should be able to see over my

shoulder, one of the watchtowers. They are spaced at regular hntervals

and they are always manned with people on the lookout

for potential gate`crashers. 44 years after it started,

security here is tighter th`n ever. A festival fit for families,

though some would still prefer a There are about 100,000 people

inside here right now. At its peak there will be about 75,000 lore and

the music on the main stages starts tomorrow.

A trainee barrister, who falsely accused her boyfriend

of rape so she'd have an excuse for failing her law exams, has been

Rhiannon Brooker from Frampton Cotterell, was convicted

earlier this month of 12 cotnts of perverting the course of justice.

Paul Fensome was arrested twice and spent more than a month

He's since been paid ?38,000 in compensation by Avon

We accept there were failings in the original investigation and we have

apologised and given compensation. It has been hard, it is emotive and

was summed up today by the judge and prosecution, there are no whnners.

The police also say they're trying to increase public confidence

in their work so genuine rape victims feel able to come forward.

The future of a piece of Chdltenham street art

There's been concern about what would happen to the work

called Spy Booth since yestdrday, when scaffolding went up around it.

One of many locals, concerned that Banksy's

and sent to an art gallery in London.

It is a plus for the neighbourhood, it brings people into look `t it.

No`one owns it and just bec`use it's on this guy's house I don't think he

The police were on hand all day today

One local even blocked the builders' access with hhs van

but it was taken away and rdplaced with one of the scaffolders' cars.

At lunchtime the landlord claimed he was just doing repairs.

It is to replace the renderhng on the outside of the buildhng.

It is unsafe at the moment so I would rather it was

We will hopefully replace the rendering

But why call in a scaffolding company to do scaffolding all

The scaffolding company doing work in Cheltenham is linked to ` London

art gallery that has cut out and shifted Banksy artwork before.

These things can be declared assets of community value.

That does not give you absolute protection

but it gives the community right to buy if things are changing hands.

It might be too late for thd Banksy but it should give us time to look

at what else we need to protect in this town,

because we have potentially lost something of great value.

This evening the scaffolding company revealed they have already bought

It will be cut out and removed in two pieces by Tuesday and be

Do you sympathise with locals who are saying they

It's a bit of culture for Cheltenham.

It is a bit of culture for ts all, but it needs to be preserved.

It was defaced within days of being up and as long as it is preserved I

The new owners wouldn't revdal how much they paid for the Bankx or

if they planned to sell it off via their gallery.

We are back tomorrow. Here hs the weather.

After today's rain comes further rain tomorrow and Saturday.

The Met office has a yellow warning for the threat of heavy disruptive

downpours and the threat of lightning and hail as well.

It is worth catering for th`t for outdoor events,

Temperatures tonight, with a few showers around,

Tomorrow there will be districts starting on a dry note but

before too long, further showers gathering from the South.

Some turning readily heavy and thundery.

We could get a line of those stretching across parts

of Somerset and Wiltshire during the course of the afternoon,

Either side of that, drier and brighter phases.

It will be a lottery as to which side of those types

Expect those to fade away tomorrow evening.

Temperatures in the brighter spells getting up to 17 or 18 Celshus.

More of the same on Saturdax but this time the threat later

Here is a look at the national forecast.

the outlook, hopefully by Sunday most of us will be dry. Alex has

more detail now. If you have a barometer wowily have

seen the pre low pressure moving in. There will be some sunny spells

tomorrow but more downpours. There is a greater risk of seeing

thunder and lightening. Here is the low pressure. Most of the showers