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| Thousands take part in Gay Pride | Thousands take part in Gay Pride |
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| Thousands of people have marched through the streets of central London for the annual Gay Pride festival. | Thousands of people have marched through the streets of central London for the annual Gay Pride festival. |
| Despite the rain, participants of the Pride London event walked from Baker Street to Trafalgar Square. | Despite the rain, participants of the Pride London event walked from Baker Street to Trafalgar Square. |
| The march was followed by entertainment in the square which continued until 2000 BST. Presenters included TV host Graham Norton and actor John Barrowman. | |
| The event's organisers had insisted the event would go ahead as normal despite Friday's car bomb alerts. | |
| Police are investigating two explosive devices found in cars in the city's West End. | Police are investigating two explosive devices found in cars in the city's West End. |
| Jason Pollock, chief executive of Pride London, told the BBC that after meetings with the Metropolitan Police it had been decided to keep the route as planned. | Jason Pollock, chief executive of Pride London, told the BBC that after meetings with the Metropolitan Police it had been decided to keep the route as planned. |
| Those performing on the main stage in Trafalgar Square included ex-Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes and 1980s pop star Jimmy Somerville. | |
| There were also performances from West End shows Wicked and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph. | |