sort of become media fodder. in new zealand, and many places around the world, unfortunately, many local new zealanders receiving abuse. the notting hill carnival has returned to the streets of west london for the first time in three years following the pandemic. europe s largest carnival could have up to two million people attending the two day festival. greg mckenzie has the story. welcome to notting hill carnival! the world s second biggest carnival is back, after being cancelled last year and the year before due to the pandemic. the festivities began this morning with a 72 second silence observed to remember those who died in the grenfell tower tragedy five years ago. the remains of the building are close by and visible here on the carnival route. carnival means a lot to us. and grenfell, this is something that is really close to our hearts. grenfell was a tragedy that
which begins at 1030 this morning. as in previous years at 72 second silence will be observed to remember those who died in the granville tower tragedy five years ago. the remains of the building are close by and visible on the carnival route. greg mckenzie, bbc news. the prince of wales has edited a special edition of the british african caribbean newspaper, the voice, to mark its 40th anniversary. it carries interviews with baroness doreen lawrence, the mother of stephen lawrence, and campaigner baronesses floella benjamin, in an edition that focusses on the themes of community cohesion, education, and climate. the voice s executive director, paulette simpson, said the prince shared their vision for positive change. this collaboration was important and what i deeply hope is that many other persons will see this move that he has made as an
the world s second biggest carnival is back this weekend on the streets of west london. millions are expected to gather and celebrate the notting hill carnival for the first time in two years. the spectacle of music, dancing, food and drink is rooted in carribean culture, and has been influenced by the windrush generation. by by the end of the day more than a million people have taken to the carnival route, as you can see here, a million people by the end of the day. today is traditionally known as children s day where many people are competing for the title of best costume. in terms of the carnival, it s been happening in london every year since the 1960s, it was cancelled last year in the year before because of the pandemic but the notting hill carnival 2022 is well under way. now it s time for a look at
the notting hill carnival has returned to the streets of west london for the first time in three years following the pandemic. europe s largest carnival could have up to two million people attending the two day festival. greg mckenzie has the story. welcome to notting hill carnival! the world s second biggest carnival is back, after being cancelled last year and the year before due to the pandemic. the festivities began this morning with a 72 second silence observed to remember those who died in the grenfell tower tragedy five years ago. the remains of the building are close by and visible here on the carnival route. carnival means a lot to us. and grenfell, this is something that is really close to our hearts. grenfell was a tragedy that should have never happened, and. ..we will never forget. the notting hill carnival has been taking place
to see artist performances. not to mention the food that will be available. the event will be visited by more than 2 million people over two days. officers from london s metropolitan police will be on duty in their thousands. it will be one of the biggest events they have policed in the last few years. as is tradition, carnival will start before sunrise today followed by the children s parade which begins at 10:30 this morning. as in previous years, at 72 second silence will be observed to remember those who died in the grenfell tower tragedy five years ago. the remains of the building are close by and visible on the carnival route. greg mckenzie, bbc news. so good to have at the carnival. returning to our top story: borisjohnson has said the next