but further north, the leeds carnival, also known as the chapeltown carnival, is one of the longest—runningn reports. this is the leeds west indian carnival, a jawdropping parade which last year attracted by the 100 60,000 visitors. it's been running every august bank holiday mondays since 1967, celebrating live's caribbean community for five decades. —— leeds‘. the man behind, 82 year rod arthur france, a student studying at leeds university. we're coming to bind us together in harmony. and you don‘t need an invite, you just come. harmony. and you don‘t need an invite, youjust come. he claims it was the first in europe. notting hill didn‘t have a carnival, the first carnival on the streets of europe, the first west indian carnival was leeds west indian carnival was leeds west indian carnival and we are still going strong and as we say, we are jumping still. now bigger and better, carnivals are still rooted in authentic tradition with three elements — costume, music and muscar rate profession. 2000 people are taking part in this year ‘s parade, many coming from all over the world, including

sunshine tomorrow and similar conditions tomorrow for the leeds carnival. y with clear skies across southern and eastern parts of the uk with more cloud in the north and the west. overnight the cloud thickens in northern scotland bringing longer and heavier bursts of rain, along with strengthening winds. misty over the hills of western parts of northern england and wales. wherever you are, temperatures should hold up in double figures if not the mid—teens. in the south and east of uk we have high pressure and low pressure on the north and west bringing outbreaks of rain on monday. a damp start in northern and western parts of scotla nd start in northern and western parts of scotland but prior elsewhere. drizzle over the hills of western wales and northern england. the cloud breaks up at times with gusty rain coming in in the afternoon before the sunshine returns to the highlands and islands. temperatures holding up, considering. the further south you are, the more sunshine you have, the warmer things will be. it could be one of the warmest late august bank h

dry for the leeds carnival. these weather fronts on the charts push into the north—west.reaks of rain and gusty winds spreading across scotland and in the afternoon in northern ireland. the wettest weather on the western hills of scotland. sunshine returning later towards the north. temperatures 17—18 celsius, the further south and east, blue skies overhead and some of the warm as conditions of august so far with a high of 28 celsius. good afternoon. eight people have been killed in a crash on the m1 motorway in buckinghamshire. police say two lorries and a minibus collided on the southbound carriageway near newport pagnell. four people have been taken to hospital and two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is at the scene. the crash happened at around 315 this morning on the m1 southbound between junctions 15

drive for the leeds carnival. these weather fronts on the charts push into the north—west. morning mist and fog patches, lovely star in england and wales. cloudy in the north and west later. outbreaks of rain and gusty winds spreading across scotland and in the afternoon in northern ireland. the wettest weather on the western h ills ireland. the wettest weather on the western hills scotland. sunshine returning later towards the north. temperatures 17—18, the further south and east, blue skies overhead and some of the warm as conditions of august so far with a high of 28. this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at ii.00pm: several people have died after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the mi in buckinghamshire. hurricane harvey batters the coast of texas with winds of i30mph — the most powerful storm to hit the us mainland for 12 years. the heart of hurricane harvey smashed into the sure not far from here a short time ago. the winds are intense and it is difficult to stand up intense and it is difficult to stand up at times and it is already cau

and that also holds for those heading off to the leeds carnival. breeze. gentle breeze in fact for many this evening, a fine end to the day, but there will be a bit more cloud in the north and west of the country. and through the night, the cloud thickens up in northern scotland, and outbreaks of rain become more extensive here, a few heavier bursts over the hebrides, orkney and shetland later on. the breeze will pick up, but temperatures uk wide holding in the teens for the vast majority. and into the start of what for many of you is a bank holiday, and the country will be split into two in terms of weather. south and east, you're under the influence of high—pressure, north and west, low pressure, which will throw these weather fronts our way. there will be some breaks in the cloud in eastern northern ireland, eastern scotland, particularly in the morning with some sunshine, but rains and blustery winds spreading from the west before sunshine returns to the highlands and islands later. northern england and wales, quite a bit of cloud at times, but

that holds for those heading off to leeds carnival.and it will get warmer and warm through the next couple of days with just a gentle breeze. a gentle breeze for many this evening to end the day. more cloud coming and going in the north and the west of the country. the cloud thickens up in northern scotla nd cloud thickens up in northern scotland with outbreaks of rain. some heavier bursts in the hebrides and 0rkney and shetland later. the breeze will pick up with temperatures holding in the teens for the vast majority. it is the start of the bank holiday for most of you. the weather splits the country into two. the south and east, high pressure and north and west low pressure close by which throws weather friends our way. some brea ks throws weather friends our way. some breaks in the cloud in eastern ireland and scotland but winds and rain spreading in from the west before sunshine returns to the highlands and islands later. quite cloudy at times and northern ireland but some breaks as well. sunshine comes and goes. the further south

it will be hot up by monday and it is also drive for the leeds carnival.e chart that are pushing into the north—west. high pressure in charge in the east and a lovely sunny start for england ru nway and a lovely sunny start for england runway is. clouding over to the north and west later on with a few spots of rain by the evening. outbreaks of rain and gusty winds spreading across scotland and northern ireland. the wettest weather on the western isles of scotla nd weather on the western isles of scotland with not too much rain in the east of high ground. sunshine returns later to north. further south and east you go there are blue skies overhead and some of the warmest conditions of august so far with a of 28. hello. this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy.

drive for the leeds carnival. these weather fronts on the charts push into the north—west.ure in charge, a few morning mist and fog patches, lovely star in england and wales. cloudy in the north and west later. outbreaks of rain and gusty winds spreading across scotland and in the afternoon in northern ireland. the wettest weather on the western hills of scotland. sunshine returning later towards the north. temperatures 17—18 celsius, the further south and east, blue skies overhead and some of the warm as conditions of august so far with a high of 28 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at midday: several people have died after a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the m1 in buckinghamshire. for others have been taken to hospital. counter—terrorism police investigate after two officers were injured while arresting a man with a sword outside buckingham palace. during the struggle the individual repeatedly repeated the words allahu akbar. hurricane harvey batters the coast of texas with winds of 130mph — the most powerful storm to hit the u

and that also holds for those heading off to the leeds carnival. cricket today. and it is going to get warmer and warmer over the next couple of days, with just that gentle breeze. gentle breeze in fact for many this evening, a fine end to the day, but there will be a bit more cloud in the north and west of the country. and through the night, the cloud thickens up in northern scotland, and outbreaks of rain become more extensive here, a few heavier bursts over the hebrides, orkney and shetland later on. the breeze will pick up, but temperatures uk wide holding in the teens for the vast majority. and into the start of what for many of you is a bank holiday, and the country will be split into two in terms of weather. south and east, you're under the influence of high—pressure, north and west, low pressure, which will throw these weather fronts our way. there will be some breaks in the cloud in eastern northern ireland, eastern scotland, particularly in the morning with some sunshine, but rains and blustery winds spreading from the west before sunshin

dry for the leeds carnival but more clout for you on monday. the reason of these weather fronts. for england amway is. it clouds over later with a few spots of rain in the evening. outbreaks of rain and a gusty wind spread through scotland and northern ireland. the wettest weather on the western hills and not too much rain to the east of high ground. sunshine returns later to the north. some of the warmest conditions of august so farup the warmest conditions of august so far up with the warmest conditions of august so farup witha the warmest conditions of august so far up with a high of 28. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm shaun ley. this week: with brexit talks about to restart, has the blizzard of british policy papers dazzled or dazed the europeans? is china open to discussion or is the mood darkening for free speech there? and could there be regime change in the gulf state of qatar? my guests this week: henry chu, international editor of variety, the writer and broadcaster isabel hilton, editor of china dialogue, the portuguese writer eunice goes, and abdel bari atwa

staying fine for the leeds carnival as well.of a north—west, south—east split. dry in the south—east, clear skies. north—west, south—east split. dry in the south—east, clearskies. north and west, cloud, hill fog, rain and drizzle. temperatures starting on the bank holiday in the teens, but that split in weather conditions remains. to the south—east, staying dry. weather fronts remains. to the south—east, staying dry. weatherfronts pushing into the north—east. 0utbreaks dry. weatherfronts pushing into the north—east. 0utbrea ks of dry. weatherfronts pushing into the north—east. outbreaks of rain across northern scotland. mainly across western areas during the day. light and patchy. northern england, north and patchy. northern england, north and west wales, cloud coming and going. some sunny spells. though the south and east, sky is blue. temperatures at their highest. it could be the warmest august bank holiday on record with temperatures around 20 degrees. we were just discussing barbecues while you were doing that. there might

leeds. the notting hill carnival, dry and sunny and warm.tle breeze. we finished the day with some sunshine, a bit more cloud north and west. some hazy sunshine today in scotland and northern ireland. tonight, the car picking up a little miffed boar, the breeze strengthens. a bit more anyway a blue cloud —— lou cloud. anxious to start your monday, mid—teens for many. high pressure keeps things dry and bright to be south and ease, low pressure to the north and west introduces a weather front, breezy conditions. some sunshine at times in the east of scotland, particularly in the morning, same in northern ireland. clouding overfor many, abbot of rain —— outbreaks of rain. a bit more cloud here, some bricks in the cloud, allowing the sunshine three. it could well be a blue sky day be further south east you go. temperature is around 28 celsius. a little bit patchy rain will meet through the saudis as we go through monday night and into tuesday and that will introduce slightly fresher conditions for next week. quite a bit of cloud around at times

the notting hill carnival and leeds carnival this weekend.ather on monday. rain pushing from the west. winds as well. that will go through northern ireland as well be increasing in northern and western england and wales after a sunny start. not rising too much. the further south and east, the sunniest. can you believe it, a bank levy monday for some. we will see the best conditions so far —— bank holiday monday. not too bad at all. that is it to be i will have another update on half an hour. that has gone up a degree since earlier. you have done well. it could be really hot soon. we will have the headlines at eight o'clock. and now it is time for the travel show. this week on the travel show... so we're going to be diving on an archaeological site? yeah, exactly. underwater? exactly. we're swimming back to the bronze age in macedonia. oh, wow. you see all walks of life coming in to get a tattoo, bankers, lawyers, doctors. we're making a lasting mark in singapore. it's art, and it's beautiful art at that. first this week, we're visiting this s

dry and a bit more cloud but still some sunshine for the leeds carnival as well.ng wetter and windier through the day and it will increase the cloud in the north. but really not a bad weekend all in all. temperatures on monday 17-18 all in all. temperatures on monday 17—18 and can you believe it, not only as a bank holiday monday but it could potentially be the warmest day of august so far, 28 celsius. that wouldn't be too hard, the warmest day in august! but a bank holiday monday, you can't complain. the time is 8:52am. earlier this summer, sajid javid, the communities secretary said british muslims must do more than simply condemn terror after a spate of attacks. today, hundreds of community leaders, teachers and business people will meet for an ‘anti—terror‘ camp in staffordshire, the aim to tackle extremism. we're now joined by zahid iqbal, president of peace education programme and mariam khalid, a primary school teacher. good morning to both of you. zahid, maybe you could explain why this event is taking place? as you know, we have had a terrible year in ter

the first west indian carnival was leeds west indian carnival and we are still going strong and as thefirst ever carnival queen in europe. real royalty! it's fantastic. it's really, really nice to see. i remember being this beautiful young girl, slim, you know, being asked, you know, if i would represent my country. very reluctantly, i said yes, and i am so happy and so proud that idid! just take the cards and bring it over. the large—scale costumes are a major part of the parade around chapeltown which lasts four hours and covers two miles. and behind every costume is an army of helpers. life without carnival is an alien concept to me. i've always been a part of carnival and i absolutely love it. there are people that are not my family but i feel exceptionally close to, and that is only because carnival has done that and it's brought us all together. it'sjust an airof jubilation, fun, festivity. it is the feeling of euphoria that you just can't even explain. the king and queen's costumes are designed, the dances fine—tuned and the music rehearsed. now all they need is a bit of caribbe

carnival, 50 years old today. slightly over 50 now for notting hill, it is the leeds which is 50 this year. the carnival is meant to be a sort of really joyous the carnival is meant to be a sort of reallyjoyous occasion and you see the fantastic costumes and the weather helped but clearly, there is this very sombre undertone this year because if anybody is familiar with we st because if anybody is familiar with west london you can see the grenfell tower quite easily from anywhere in and around the streets of notting hill. but it should be because it is about community. the deeper sense of it is the idea of the community and thatis it is the idea of the community and that is what they are doing by commemorating. very much so. you have the roots in the thought of we st have the roots in the thought of west indian community that came to the uk 50 years ago now and that pa rt of the uk 50 years ago now and that part of london and a big part of the uk, it is a diverse population these days, and to your point, jamie, it's where everyone cotties days, and to your point, jamie, it's where everyone

notting hill carnival, if that is in your sites, bright sunshine to go with the bright costumes. hot by monday. similar sort of weather in leedse weekend quite so plain sailing, but there will be some rain and gusty wind pushing into scotland and northern ireland. heaviest of rain on the hills of western scotland. that will stop the temperatures rising too much, 17—18, not bad for this time of year. further south, starting with sunshine. cloud in the west but we stick with the blue skies overhead in east anglia and the south—east. here, some of the warmest conditions of august so far. 28 celsius, 82 fahrenheit. enjoy your saturday. lovely, thank you. 9:50am now. around this time every saturday mike bushell shares his latest sporting challenge, this week's has to be one of the strangest yet. you would be forgiven for thinking goats and yoga have nothing in common, but as mike has been finding out the two work rather well together... this is all about broadening your horizons. there are so many new ways to practise yoga these days, for example on a paddle board in devon. but the class here have also been introduced to an even st