Mud tops the bill at Reading

Music fans faced a mudbath when they arrived at the Carling Weekend festival in Reading.

Heavy rain has turned the site into a quagmire. One store sold nearly 800 pairs of £10 Wellington boots in 24 hours to fans, some of whom turned up barefoot.

A member of staff at Drews store said: "We've just had to turn everybody away because we need to organise another delivery." Matthew Andrews, 19, from Lancashire, said: "A decent set of Wellington boots is the only way to survive this weekend."

An estimated 80,000 are expected to see headline acts including The Darkness.