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'The Secret Agent' director Kleber Mendonça Filho on his Golden Globe-winning Brazilian crime thriller starring Wagner Moura.

Inverse · Sep 25

Notting Hill Carnival Chaos: Over 600 Arrested, One Man Dead After Fleeing Police Into a Canal

The Notting Hill Carnival saw over 600 arrests and a tragic death as police maintained a strong presence. Despite incidents, the event was largely positive, with reduced serious violence.

International Business Times UK · Sep 1

Notting Hill Carnival clean-up sees 300 tonnes of rubbish cleared from streets after two million party in west London

Around 200 staff worked through the night on Sunday and Monday to clear waste left across the Carnival footprint

Evening Standard · Sep 1

Notting Hill Carnival hailed by police as 'positive and celebratory' despite 243 arrests

Sunday at Notting Hill Carnival saw 169 arrests but was still praised by police as ‘overwhelmingly positive’ for most revellers

Evening Standard · Aug 30

Police arrest 169 at Notting Hill Carnival but mood ‘overwhelmingly positive’

The annual west London carnival is Europe’s biggest street party and is billed by organisers as ‘the greatest community-led event on the planet’.

Evening Standard · Aug 30

60 years of Notting Hill Carnival: 10 essential songs chosen by its veterans

For London's Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th anniversary, Euronews Culture spoke to 10 people who have helped shape, celebrate and document its culture - asking each of them to choose the one track that, for them, captures the spirit of the biggest festival of its kind in Europe.

Euronews · Aug 29

Notting Hill Carnival mas bands call for funding amid threat to future

Powering Europe’s biggest street party is a year-long labour of love for the Carnival’s mas bands

Evening Standard · Aug 29

Notting Hill Carnival boss praises safety record as police deploy 7,000 officers

Chief executive Matthew Phillip said the annual street parade’s safety record is ‘very good’.

Evening Standard · Aug 28

Notting Hill Carnival: 330 people banned from festival in massive police operation to stop violence

A suspected robbery gang in London was also raided as it may have been plotting to target the world-famous carnival

Evening Standard · Aug 28

Notting Hill residents board up their properties ahead of millions of revellers hitting area for carnival

Dozens of residents and businesses have boarded up their homes ahead of the bank holiday festivities in London

Evening Standard · Aug 27