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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

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

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 · Aug 12, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

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Notting Hill Carnival zombie knife attacker jailed for 18 years

Rumarni Tuitt, 19, used a 12-inch knife to attack 18-year-old Kamani Spooner on August 26 last year.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

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

Rumarni Tuitt was convicted of attempted murder at Notting Hill Carnival

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

The controversial crime-fighting tactic police will use at Notting Hill Carnival

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The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

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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 · Jul 18, 2025

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 · Jul 18, 2025

Man who murdered ex-girlfriend’s bus driver father on east London street is jailed for life

Kamar Williams was caught by police at Notting Hill Carnival after killing Derek Thomas in Stoke Newington

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

Notting Hill Carnival fugitive jailed for bus driver’s stab murder

Kamar Williams, 34, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday for stabbing Derek Thomas, 55, in Hackney.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Notting Hill Carnival not the cause of knife crime, event CEO says

Matthew Phillip urged people not to scapegoat the carnival as he greater safety measures ahead of this year’s event

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Notting Hill Carnival not the cause of knife crime, event boss says

Matthew Phillip urged people not to scapegoat the carnival, which has faced criticism in recent years for not tackling violent crime.

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

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Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

West London bus drivers could strike during Notting Hill Carnival

Bus workers have claimed they are being denied hundreds of pounds in back pay

Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

Fugitive guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend’s bus driver father after being caught at Notting Hill Carnival

Kamar Williams stabbed ‘dedicated family man’ Derek Thomas in Hackney last year

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

Notting Hill Carnival fugitive found guilty of bus driver’s stab murder

Kamar Williams went on the run after the attack in Hackney, north-east London.

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Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2025

Elite royal protection unit called in for Notting Hill Carnival over safety concerns

Hundreds of highly trained specialists will be deployed to help uphold security at the two-day event

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2025

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 · Jun 25, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

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’

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

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’.

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025

Government urged to save Notting Hill Carnival: ‘Insult to injury’

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Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025

Windrush campaigners urge the Government to save Notting Hill Carnival

The carnival attracts around two million people to west London over the August bank holiday.

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