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| Half a million to attend Carnival | |
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| At least half a million people are expected to line the streets of west London for the main day of the Notting Hill Carnival, according to police. | |
| The theme of this year's event is Set All Free, commemorating the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade. | The theme of this year's event is Set All Free, commemorating the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade. |
| Hundreds of police officers have been mobilised for the street party and 70 arrests were made on Sunday. | |
| A man is in a stable condition after he was found in Ladbroke Grove with suffering from wounds. | |
| Police said the man was found on Sunday and three people have been arrested over the incident. | Police said the man was found on Sunday and three people have been arrested over the incident. |
| The theme for this year's carnival is the abolition of the slave trade | The theme for this year's carnival is the abolition of the slave trade |
| Ch Insp Jo Edwards from the Met police said: "We've been receiving intelligence all up towards the carnival -- and throughout the carnival period -- which suggests that there are still a small minority of people who are intent on coming to the carnival to commit crime and they're the people we'll be targeting." | |
| The Notting Hill Carnival, which is in its 43rd year, is the world's second largest street party, after the Rio Carnival held in Brazil. | The Notting Hill Carnival, which is in its 43rd year, is the world's second largest street party, after the Rio Carnival held in Brazil. |
| Lewis Benn, one of the carnival's organisers, said: "The history of carnival evolved from the slavery days of people under oppression - looking at ways to free themselves from oppressiveness, and that's how carnival evolved into the great event it is now. | Lewis Benn, one of the carnival's organisers, said: "The history of carnival evolved from the slavery days of people under oppression - looking at ways to free themselves from oppressiveness, and that's how carnival evolved into the great event it is now. |
| "Coming over in the '50's from our forefathers in the Caribbean, mainly Trinidad, and it has grown into what we have - a great diverse event which covers all cultures and is now one, if not the biggest, cultural event in Europe." | "Coming over in the '50's from our forefathers in the Caribbean, mainly Trinidad, and it has grown into what we have - a great diverse event which covers all cultures and is now one, if not the biggest, cultural event in Europe." |
| The three-mile parade route begins in Great Western Road and ends in Ladbroke Grove. | The three-mile parade route begins in Great Western Road and ends in Ladbroke Grove. |
| Have you been to the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend? If so, send your pictures to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk | Have you been to the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend? If so, send your pictures to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk |
| Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video | Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video |