this is bbc news. the notting hill carnival is a celebration of diversity and community — but for many living nearby, it's also a chance to remember those who are no longer with us. at many points along the west london parade route, grenfell tower is clearly visible — and at every carnival since 2017, the music has been briefly paused to remember those who died. the final report of the public inquiry is due to be published soon — a significant milestone for the families of the 72 victims.

our reporter ayshea buksh has more. where the heart is, to the right—hand side, to where we're standing, that was ray's apartment. and we used to look out the window and, oh, the sights were just amazing. bernie's older brother ray, whose nickname was moses, lived on the top floor of grenfell tower with his dog marley. it was his home for over 30 years. he was such a kind person. you know, ray would share his last with anybody, and he didn't have very much himself. he was just lovely, very kind, gracious and a lovely human being to other human beings. on the night of the fire, ray — who struggled with walking and had severe arthritis — was in his one—bedroom flat on the 23rd floor, and he sheltered a number of different neighbours. during the public inquiry, ray was hailed as a hero, a modern—day moses. everybody knew who moses was. he was a counsellor, he was a good friend,

he was a great neighbour. and that was a testament to him on the night of the fire. people who were in his apartment at the time of their demise, and he looked after them. he was a great person. raymond bernard came to london from trinidad in the late �*60s. he worked as an electrician in the houses of parliament. he was a dj with a sound system and always loved the notting hill carnival. bernie now has a memorial bench in honour of her brother on powis square, in notting hill. i think it allowed him to reconnect with his roots. to reconnect with the, you know, being born in trinidad and listening to soca music and coming to the uk and understanding more of the reggae music. and even if moses was here with us now, he would be round by the sound systems,

listening to the music, chatting with his friends. he would be enjoying it the same way everybody else enjoys carnival. music was ray's — moses's — life and carnival, as jackie said previously, was his connection to his roots and to the forefathers that went before him with regards to carnival and what it actually represents. in just a few weeks, the long—awaited final report of the public inquiry will be published and it will outline who is accountable for what led to the fire. there will also be recommendations to ensure that this tragedy never happens again. no—one would have thought that, seven years on, we'd just be finishing phase two of the report. and no—one thought that it would take this long. but we know it's going to take even longer.

during this year's notting hill carnival, and every year since the fire, the sound systems are briefly turned down for a 72—second silence — one for each person who died in the grenfell tower fire. the 72—second silence is important because it's not only showing respect to the victims and their families, it's a way of remembering what actually happened at grenfell and the impact it has had on the bereaved, the survivors and the community as a whole. it's to remind the carnival—goers, don't forget about what happened seven years ago and always keep those victims in your thoughts and in your minds and in your hearts. six months ago, a hospital in somerset became

the first in the country to offer a new weight loss treatment on the nhs. it involves swallowing a capsule containing a balloon — making patients feel fuller for longer. one of the first people to try it was dave pulford — and our reporter ross pollard has been finding out how he's been getting on. so i've managed to lose about five stone orjust over five stone since july last year. and from the balloon, i think that was about three and a half to four stone. what a few months it's been for dave. back in february, he swallowed a balloon into his stomach. it made him feel fuller when eating, but this hasn't been a quick fix for him. he's had to dramatically change what and how he eats. the balloon was part of a tool that helped me educate myself on how to eat smaller portions, how to eat properly so more protein, how to slow things down when i'm eating so that you get

the trigger that you're full. i think with anybody, you know what you need to do. but ijust needed something that was going to help me, something that was going to guide me. and i think that's what the balloon did. i mean, he's done amazingly, really. 30 kilos. not just with the help of the balloon. he was losing a little bit of weight beforehand, and he's continued to lose weight in the last couple of months since the balloon has dissolved. so he's done fantastically in getting himself fit for surgery. this initial weight loss was to prepare him for his gastric bypass surgery, where he'll lose even more weight. he's the first of many. we've got a list of patients to have this balloon. they wouldn't have ever even been able to have surgery. and now that they can, it's just really rewarding. just absolutely, hugely proud of him. this is way out of his comfort zone. just so proud and really glad that he's made that step.

you know, we've been so worried about him. you know, me and my sister, you know he's our baby brother. you know, we want him here longer. and we've been really, really worried about him. but i think this was the right time. i don't think he was ever really ready before, but i think this was the right time for him. they've given me the opportunity. they've given me the education. it's down to me to make it work. seven—time paralympic gold medallist racer hannah cockroft is busy preparing for the paris games which kick off later this week, where she's hoping to add to her medal collection and also inspire the next generation. she's part of a new campaign called super movers for every body which aims to get more children with disabilities and special educational needs to take part in sport at primary school. let's take a look. getting in a race chair really, for me, was the first time that ifelt like i could do everything for myself, and i think that's what i love — i love the control, i love that everything when i am in that chair is down to me. so, hannah, let's take you back to where it all started for you,

because i believe you were about 12 years old you were first when introduced to para sport, and that was through the cardinals wheelchair basketball team coming to your school, right? the team were the first disabled people that i ever met. i'd never seen it on television, it wasn't in magazines, the paralympics games weren't on tv, you know? i literally didn't know anyone like me, so i think for me, meeting them and seeing what they could do made me realise that sport is for everyone. and it goes to show the power of visibility as well, doesn't it? 100%. visibility is so important. when you have a disability, you get told all the time what you can't do, but you're never really told what you can do. you know, you go along to a local sports club and you're told, "oh," you know, "we can't let you join in". and that's really hard to hear over and over again when you're young. to know that now, hopefully, young people can see me on their screens, doing what i am

do, and going, "i want to do that". so, what is it about wheelchair racing and why do you love that sport so much? when i first got in that chair at 15 years old, it gave me a real sense of independence for the first time. i was still 15 and i couldn't catch a bus into town on my own, i couldn't go and stay at friends' houses because i couldn't get up the stairs to their toilet. getting in the race chair, really, for me was the first time that ifelt like i could do everything for myself. and i think that's what i love — i love the control, i love that everything when i'm in that chair is down to me. it's kind of the only area of my life that i get that, so i think that's still what draws me to it. have there been any challenges that you've faced as a wheelchair racer? is there anything that you've found difficult to overcome? i went up to my local athletics club and they told me that i couldn't . race there because i was a health and safety risk to everyone else, even though i wanted to do athletics like everyone else. so, sometimes, it'sjust people's attitudes that have been the biggest barrier because once i'm in the chair, i show them what i can do. she giggles. exactly, you let that do the talking

and they can just watch and see. exactly! obviously, the importance of surrounding yourself with good people is something that's really massive for you. could you just talk to me about the importance of allyship when it comes to being a professional sportsperson? disability sport needs allyship. we shout about what we do as loud as we can but kind of into a very disabled world. to get that to reach non—disabled viewers, it's quite difficult. so, we need, you know, allyship in the media, we need coverage, we need people to write about us, we need people to come and watch us compete, and we need people to be fans. you know, that's such a huge part of sport. it can't be ignored that fans are so important. looking ahead to paris 2024, how are you feeling right now? i think paris has a massive opportunity to be as big, l if not bigger, than london 2012. i think we really need that kick—start now as a paralympic movement to get our faces back on the screens, for new paralympic heroes and legends to be born, and for more people to see what we do and to be inspired by it.

good luck to all the paralympian is heading to paris next week. time for a check on the weather. hello. southern and eastern areas have had the lion's share of the dry and relatively bright weather today. further north and west, a different story, including here across the isle of man, with cloud and outbreaks of rain. wet weather also affected parts of northern ireland or wales, northern england, up into scotland. this frontal system here, this shield of cloud working through. we will still have the remnants of this frontal system in place as we head through tonight, but it will be weakening all the while. just a band of cloud, some showers in northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. a few showers also likely to graze southern counties of england. for many, not as chilly as last night, but parts of north—east scotland could get down to 5, 6 or 7 degrees. monday is a bank holiday for most of us, though not in scotland, and this ridge of high pressure will try to build,

but still the remains of that weather front sitting about here in monday morning. cloud and showers will tend to drift up across scotland throughout the day. further south, not as many showers and some spells of sunshine. 0n the whole, a drier, brighter and warmer day than we have been used to over the last few days. temperatures 15—23. through monday night, the winds will strengthen once again through western parts as this next frontal system works its way into the picture. that will bring some heavy rain across northern ireland, western scotland, getting into western england and wales, but just ahead of that, we are going to tap into some warmer air. the further south and east you are, if you hold onto some sunshine during tuesday, i think you will really feel the difference. here is a band of cloud and rain moving across southern scotland, north—east england and wales.

north—west england and wales. to the west of that, sunshine and showers. warmer than it has been, 19 for aberdeen, 20 for belfast, but parts of eastern england could get to 26. into wednesday, the same weather front not making much progress, stalling across western areas with outbreaks of rain. western england and wales, northern ireland and scotland, a mix of sunshine and showers, but to the east of our frontal system, staying warmer. we could get up to the high 20s celsius. it looks like it will turn cooler again for the end of the week, with a bit of rain or indeed showers towards the north and west.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel launches what it calls pre—emptive airstrikes against hezbollah targets in lebanon. while hezbollah says it launched a wave of rockets and drones in retaliation for the recent assassination of a top commander and that they hit military

targets inside israel. translation: after careful consideration, _ translation: after careful consideration, we _ translation: after careful consideration, we finalised l translation: after careful. consideration, we finalised our target to be the military base in glilot. german prosecutors name the syrian man who has confessed to carrying out a mass stabbing attack in the city of solingen. and the owner of x, elon musk, has criticised the arrest of telegram founder pavel durov, saying it's a sign that freedom of speech in europe is under attack. hello. israel has launched airstrikes across lebanon and the militia group hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets and drones at israel in a further escalation of the conflict in the middle east. israel says it hit more than 200 sites in lebanon, than 200 sites in lebanon in what it called a "pre—emptive strike" against the lebanese shia organisation,

which was retaliating for the assassination of one of its top commanders