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| Notting Hill Carnival bands take to the roads | |
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| Notting Hill Carnival bands are taking to the roads of west London for the second day of what is thought to be Europe's largest street music festival. | Notting Hill Carnival bands are taking to the roads of west London for the second day of what is thought to be Europe's largest street music festival. |
| Up to 60 bands in colourful costumes are taking part in the Grand Finale street parade. There are also 38 sound systems to entertain crowds. | Up to 60 bands in colourful costumes are taking part in the Grand Finale street parade. There are also 38 sound systems to entertain crowds. |
| Earlier three men were arrested after a man suffered stab wounds. | |
| More than a million people are expected to have attended the event across the two days. | |
| Three 18-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of GBH after a man in his 20s with stab wounds walked into a London Ambulance Service treatment centre on the carnival route near Ladbroke Grove at about 13:00 BST. He has been taken to a central London hospital and is believed to have life threatening injuries. | |
| Police made 126 arrests at carnival on Sunday in total, mainly for public-order related offences. | |
| BBC London 94.9 will be live from the carnival with Eddie Nestor from 17:00 BST. | BBC London 94.9 will be live from the carnival with Eddie Nestor from 17:00 BST. |
| Road and Tube closures are in place. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunder, heavy rain and lightning. | |
| Carnival-goer Rebecca Perkins was there on Sunday and said: "There's something about moving your body to the rhythm of the beat and being surrounded by others doing the same and laughing and smiling and speaking with complete strangers. I love it." | Carnival-goer Rebecca Perkins was there on Sunday and said: "There's something about moving your body to the rhythm of the beat and being surrounded by others doing the same and laughing and smiling and speaking with complete strangers. I love it." |
| More about Notting Hill Carnival | More about Notting Hill Carnival |
| In pictures: Notting Hill Carnival | In pictures: Notting Hill Carnival |
| Carnival: A potted musical history | Carnival: A potted musical history |
| The event this year has come in for criticism after organisers demanded journalists and photographers pay £100 for accreditation and share their work on the festival's website. | The event this year has come in for criticism after organisers demanded journalists and photographers pay £100 for accreditation and share their work on the festival's website. |
| But organisers said it was necessary to meet the requirements of a modern sustainable carnival. | But organisers said it was necessary to meet the requirements of a modern sustainable carnival. |
| There is also some discrepancy over the year the carnival officially started. | There is also some discrepancy over the year the carnival officially started. |
| The Notting Hill Carnival Enterprises Trust said some people thought the first carnival dated back to 1964 while others argue it started two years later in 1966. | The Notting Hill Carnival Enterprises Trust said some people thought the first carnival dated back to 1964 while others argue it started two years later in 1966. |
| Are you going to the Notting Hill Carnival today? Send us your pictures from the event to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. | Are you going to the Notting Hill Carnival today? Send us your pictures from the event to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. |
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