Carnival spirit fills Notting Hill
Up to one million people are expected to attend the two-day Notting Hill Carnival as the street festival opened with a parade of giant floats.
Europe's biggest street festival is a celebration of Caribbean culture, food, music and dance.
It opened hours after London Overground guards began a 48-hour strike over plans to axe jobs, affecting more than a quarter of services.
Overground operators Lorol said around 72% of planned services were operating.
Peter Austin, Managing Director for London Overground Rail Operations Limited (Lorol), told the BBC alternative arrangements were in place for affected routes but were advising passengers to check transport for London's (TFL) website before travelling.
"Of our 124 conductors, more than half did not vote in favour of industrial action and so many are available to work this bank holiday weekend with managers covering shifts for those who are not," he said.
'Military junta'
Replacement bus services are in place on the parts of the Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford Junction routes, which are affected by the industrial action.
From Richmond, the District Line is operating normally and Southern Trains is running an hourly service between Clapham Junction and Kensington Olympia.
However, it is not currently calling at Imperial Wharf and an hourly service between South Croydon and Watford Junction will not call at Imperial Wharf and Shepherd's Bush on Monday.
The strike, over plans to axe jobs and introduce driver-only trains, started at 00:01 BST.
The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said members were balloted after Transport for London (TFL) announced plans that would threaten 130 jobs.
Conservatives on the Greater London Authority said 43% of staff balloted had voted in favour of strikes.
Transport spokesman Richard Tracey said: "It is absurd that tens of thousands of passengers could face delays and disruption on the London Overground this bank holiday weekend because 43% of train guards - a mere 53 workers - have opted for strike action."
Bob Crow, general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said: "The fact is that the mayor and all the Tory members of the GLA (Greater London Authority) would have to stand down if they applied the same brand of democracy to themselves that these clowns are trying to impose on the unions.
"This policy on one form of democracy for the political class and another for the working class has the whiff of the military junta about it."
The carnival procession started at 0900 BST on Great Western Road, heading towards Ladbroke Grove.
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