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Pity the beat cops now they’re banned from dancing at the Notting Hill carnival

Britain’s top policeman seems to think violence will go unchecked if officers jig with the crowd. Risible, but hey, better to be stiff as a board than labelled woke, says Guardian columnist Hugh Muir

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Police officers warned against dancing with revellers at Notting Hill carnival

With two murders and over 60 officers injured during last year’s festivities, the Met fears dancing distracts police on duty

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Met Police urged to scrap facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival over 'racial bias' fears

Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology captures live footage and compares faces against a database of known offenders

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Makeup Artists Reveal the Secrets Behind Carnival Glam that Lasts Through Heat, Sweat, and Hours of Celebration

Caribbean makeup artists share the secrets to a flawless look that lasts through heat, sweat, and hours of celebration.

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Notting Hill Carnival should be ticketed to avoid Hillsborough-scale disaster, Tories say

Cost of policing annual event is almost £12m, and rising safety concerns mean it should be overhauled, report warns

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Notting Hill Carnival should be run by City Hall, Conservative leader says amid safety fears

Fears have grown of a disaster at the event due to overcrowding and rising crime

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival: The essential guide for 2025, from the music to the food and drink

Parades, processions, and pepper pot — this is what you need to see and do at Carnival this year

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Teenager jailed for 18 years over Notting Hill Carnival Zombie knife attack

Rumarni Tuitt was convicted of attempted murder at Notting Hill Carnival

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Police to use controversial facial recognition cameras at Notting Hill Carnival

The technology will be used to search for people who are marked as being wanted on the Police National Computer

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Facial recognition cameras to be used at Notting Hill Carnival, Met says

It is among a range of crime-cutting measures being used at the west London event over the August Bank Holiday weekend, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

Met Police to use facial recognition cameras for first time at Notting Hill Carnival

Cameras will scan for wanted suspects and public safety threats

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival boss – ‘We can’t ignore impact of knife crime on our event’

The carnival has partnered with Idris Elba’s Elba Hope Foundation and its campaign Don’t Stop Your Future.

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Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam says Trump ‘destroyed’ major art form

The director claims the re-election of President Trump ‘killed’ his new movie ‘The Carnival at the End of Days’

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Notting Hill Carnival SAVED and will go ahead next month after almost £1m found to boost security

Street festival gets bailout from City Hall and two councils but there’s dismay that Government has declined to help

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Voices: Notting Hill Carnival belongs in the streets, now more than ever

COMMENT: Last year’s race riots around the UK echoed the very reason why Claudia Jones founded the Carnival in 1959, writes Ava Vidal. There needs to be a compromise made around street access and crowd safety

The Conversation

Moving Notting Hill Carnival to Hyde Park would wrench it from the community and history at its heart

Today’s Notting Hill Carnival, first held in its streets in 1966 when it was led by a Trinidadian steel band, is a glorious cultural blend. It’s a hotch-potch of traditions, music, dancing and food which commemorates the history of black British communities and integrates others.

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Police officers and Met chief express concerns over Notting Hill Carnival

Sir Mark Rowley questioned if funding for extra stewards will be secured in time for late August, while an officers’ group called the event ‘unsafe’.

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Notting Hill Carnival 'can't be fixed' if it remains unsafe, Met Police boss says

Sir Mark Rowley questioned if funding for extra stewards will be secured in time for late August, while an officers’ group called the event ‘unsafe’

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Notting Hill Carnival safety: Met Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has 'significant concerns'

London’s police chief warns clock is ticking as row continues over extra security cash

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Notting Hill Carnival crush left me frightened and recalling Hillsborough disaster, says Sadiq Khan, as funding row breaks out

Future of carnival in doubt after a review identified ‘critical public safety concerns’ due to vast crowds

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Notting Hill Carnival sound system denied licence due to 'public nuisance and safety concerns'

Starliner Diamond Sound System, that has been playing at Carnival ‘consistently’, has been stopped from performing at this year’s event

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Shakeil Thibou: Man jailed for murder of Cher Maximen in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival

A judge said the ‘brazen’ attack had been carried out in broad daylight in front of families

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Notting Hill Carnival at risk of ‘mass casualty event’ due to crowd control problems

Police warn in new report for London Assembly over ‘dangerous level of crowd density’ at event

Evening Standard

'Her Drive, Now her Legacy:' Family to raise young girl who saw her mother murdered at Notting Hill Carnival

Cher Maximen’s grandmother will now raise her daughter after she was stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival

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Knife-wielding killer guilty of murdering mum Cher Maximen at Notting Hill Carnival

Cher Maximen was enjoying Notting Hill Carnival family day when she was murdered

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