Turnout at three-day London carnival could top a million
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With a large turnout on Monday's finale, more than a million revellers will have attended west London's Notting Hill Carnival, a three-day celebration of Caribbean culture and music, police say.
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Arts & entertainment: Almost 1,500 people queue for hours to get into surprise performance in east London
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Dancers dolled up in feathers, flamboyant performers and elaborate floats filed through west London Monday as the Notting Hill Carnival -- Europe&#39;s biggest street party -- pumped up the volume on its Caribbean rhythms.
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More than 80,000 pupils from 520 schools across the UK are hoping to set a new world record for a "walking bus".
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The rich vibes of the Caribbean are back on the streets of west London this weekend for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, which after 40 years is undergoing something of a mid-life crisis.
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As the Notting Hill Carnival enters its final day, police say they are pleased with how it has gone so far. About 250,000 people took to the streets on Sunday - more than double the first day last year - to celebrate 40 years of the west London event.
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Thousands of people are expected to turn out at 300 hunts in the UK at the start of this year's season.
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The national and international promotion of London&#39;s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games began yesterday with 200,000 people lining the streets of the capital and partying in Trafalgar Square.
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Fans snap up 370,000 tickets in three hours for Take That's new UK tour - but many immediately appear on eBay.
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Bank Holiday sunshine is expected to draw in the crowds for the grand finale of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival.
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About 17,000 police officers are expected in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Thousands join queue for British release Â· Money-spinning power rivals Hollywood movies
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China's railway system is expected to carry some 155 million people over the upcoming Chinese New Year period, the most ever, as people flood home for the traditional festival, a senior official said on Thursday.
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Britainâs Olympic heroes were saluted with a tickertape parade today as fans turned out to celebrate their success. Thousands descended on central London to make
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THE launch of a children&#39;s safety campaign in south London this morning will attract an unusually high level of media attention for such a run-of-the-mill government project.
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A record 1.7 million tickets were sold for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, organisers say.
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Europe's biggest street party burst into life on Sunday as thousands of revelers blowing whistles and hooters packed west London for the Notting Hill Carnival.