UK's Notting Hill Carnival held for 1st time since 2019

The annual Notting Hill Carnival has returned to the streets of west London for the first time since 2019, with scores of people taking part in the music, spectacular parades, dancing and food offerings at Europe's largest street party. The carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture at the end of August every year, had to take place online for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Celebrations began on Saturday night, as more than 1,000 people gathered to watch a steel band competition in west London. Crowds of young children blowing whistles danced down the streets with their parents on Sunday, traditionally a more family-friendly day than Monday. Some children stood on the doorsteps of their houses waving Jamaican flags.