Notting Hill Carnival gets off to colourful start as revellers douse each other with paint in dawn ritual - amid backdrop of mammoth police and security operation

Thousands are already flocking to the streets of Notting Hill for the historical Caribbean event held annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Notting Hill Carnival gets off to colourful start as revellers douse each other with paint in dawn ritual - amid backdrop of mammoth police and security operation
Thousands are already flocking to the streets of Notting Hill for the historical Caribbean event held annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend.