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Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street festival

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Performers prepare to take part in the Notting Hill Carnival
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More than a million people are thought to have flocked to London to join Europe's biggest street festival - the Notting Hill Carnival.

Performers at the Notting Hill Carnival, in London
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The carnival started in 1966 as a celebration of Caribbean culture and has taken place every August Bank Holiday since.

Drummers performing at the Notting Hill Carnival, in London
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Drummers are just some of the thousands of musicians taking part in the two-day event.

Jerk chicken at the Notting Hill Carnival
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Hundreds of street vendors are scattered around the west London parade route serving traditional Caribbean food, like jerk chicken and fried plantain.

A performer at the Notting Hill Carnival, in London
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People taking part in the parades spend months planning their floats and getting their elaborate costumes ready.

Performers at the Notting Hill Carnival, in London
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More than 40,000 volunteers have been involved in making the 2011 Notting Hill Carnival a success.

Met Police officers
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And more than 6,500 police officers were on duty to make sure there's no trouble, following the riots and looting across London earlier in the month.