that's all from sportsday. worth noting with just a reminder that lydia ko has won at the women's open, backing up that olympic gold that she picked up. more fat on bbc sport website. for me and the rest of the team here on sportsday, we will see very soon. this is bbc news. the two—day notting hill carnival — known as the biggest street party in europe — kicked off in west london this morning. around two million people are expected to attend over the next two days — vincent mcaviney was one of them and sent this report. music plays. the colourful costumes, the joyful music, the vigorous

dancing, and the smells of caribbean cuisine — it could only be the spectacle of the notting hill carnival. just being able to express yourself, have a good time. everyone�*s out, it's a good vibe. music, the food, the vibes, everything. all good vibes. the atmosphere, the people. just the pleasure and joy it brings. well, over two million people are expected to fill the streets of west london today and on bank holiday monday for the 56th annual notting hill carnival, and the sun has come out for what is europe's biggest street party. around 7,000 police officers are on duty to ensure everyone attending stays safe. for many here, losing the carnival in the pandemic for two years is still fresh in their minds, making them value it even more. i've been coming to carnival since 1976. since after the pandemic,

we need to have the carnival to bring in all the foreigners and enjoy the carnival, and it's one of the greatest carnivals, i think, in the world. and, for many of the older generation, passing on a celebration of caribbean arts, culture and heritage, founded in protest against racist violence in the 1960s, is more important than ever after a summer which has seen far—right rioting re—emerge. it represents our culture and it reminds us of who we are and where we come from. i think it's important because it teaches the young, you know, because they're our next generation. so i feel it teaches them how to process our culture. tomorrow will see more artists, performers and musicians taking to the streets to continue the celebrations. 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 been speaking to one of them. 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 enquiry, 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. now, take a look at this. manette baillie from suffolk here in the uk has marked her 102nd

birthday by doing a sky dive for charity. there she goes. it was the first time she had ever done this. speaking to the bbcjust before thejump, ms baillie said she "doesn't do fear". she is a legend, isn't she? congratulations, and happy birthday to her. but is it for me for the moment. do stay with us here on bbc news. 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, with outbreaks of rain. that wet weather also affected parts of northern ireland, parts of wales, northern england, up into scotland. this frontal system here, this shield of cloud working its way through. now, 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 for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. a few showers also likely to graze southern counties of england. for many of us, not quite as chilly as it was last night, but parts of northeast scotland could get down to five, 6 or 7 degrees. now monday is, of course, a bank holiday for most of us. not in scotland, and this very weak ridge of high pressure will try to build. but still the remains of that weather front sitting just about here for monday morning. cloud and some showers, and then that will tend to drift northwards up across scotland as we go through the day. further south, not as many showers, more dry weather, some spells of sunshine and on the whole this is a drier, brighter and warmer day than we've been used to over the last few days. temperatures 15 to 23 degrees. as we head through monday night, the winds will strengthen once again across 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. so the further south and east you are, if you hold on to some sunshine during tuesday, i think you really will feel the difference. here's our weather front, a band of cloud and rain becoming slow moving, most likely across southern scotland, northwest england and wales. to the northwest 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 degrees. now into wednesday, this is our same weather fronts. not making much progress, just stalling across some of these western areas with some outbreaks of rain. western england, wales, northern ireland, scotland, a mix of sunshine and showers but to the east of our frontal system staying warm. in fact, we could get up into the high 20s celsius. it does look like it will turn cooler again for the end of the week. a bit of rain or indeed some showers towards the north and the west.

live from london. this is bbc news. explosion. israel launches what it calls pre—emptive air strikes 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. translation: we wanted to target

israel's military intelligence - or their air force because these two forces were involved in the assassination. we also wanted this target to be deep inside israel, closer to tel aviv. 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. welcome to the programme. israel has launched air strikes 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, in what it called a "preemptive strike" against the lebanese shia

organisation, which was retaliating for the assassination of one