Two die after falling ill at festival

An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man have died after falling ill at the Mutiny Festival in Portsmouth on Saturday evening.

The deaths are being treated as separate incidents and are not being treated as suspicious. However, Hampshire Constabulary said inquiries are being made to determine the circumstances of the deaths.

The force said next-of-kin had been informed and relatives were being supported by specialist officers.

Two others remain in hospital after 15 people were admitted overnight.

The festival issued a “harm prevention alert” via social media on Saturday night warning of a “dangerous high strength or bad batch substance on site”.

Police were first alerted to the woman falling ill at the site on Saturday evening and the man was found collapsed around 20 minutes later.

Both were taken to the Queen Alexandra Hospital, where they later died.