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FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

Good vibes or time to go? Notting Hill residents remain divided over Carnival

Some locals are calling for Notting Hill Carnival to be held as a ticketed event in Hyde Park

Evening Standard

Inside Notting Hill Carnival: How It Connects Me to My Caribbean Heritage and Why It Must Survive

From child spectator to masquerader: Chanté Joseph shares her personal connection to Notting Hill Carnival

Marie Claire

Met Police arrests 100 people in huge operation ahead of Notting Hill Carnival

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Notting Hill Carnival safety blitz sees police seize 50 weapons and make 100 arrests

Arrests of 100 suspects ‘intended to disrupt and deter people posing the biggest risk to safety’ at this weekend’s event

Evening Standard

Guns and knives seized by police as 100 arrested in raids ahead of Notting Hill Carnival

Met Police carried out ‘intelligence-led interventions’ which saw 21 people recalled to prison and 266 people barred from the event

The Independent UK

Met makes 100 arrests ahead of Notting Hill Carnival in bid to deter trouble

The force carried out ‘intelligence-led interventions’ and has seized weapons.

Evening Standard

Police officers 'fear being attacked, sexually assaulted or trampled' at Notting Hill Carnival

Metropolitan Police Federation raises concerns about being ‘at the mercy of the crowd’ — after 61 assaults on officers were recorded over just two days at last year’s event

Evening Standard

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Notting Hill Carnival 2025: What to wear and take to London's biggest street party

Notting Hill Carnival is back for 2025! Here are the key style tips you should know

Evening Standard

What can laughing gas do to your body? 6 tonnes of nitrous oxide canisters cleaned up from Notting Hill Carnival 2024

What is laughing gas, why is it dangerous, and if you’re doing it, how can you maximise your safety?

Evening Standard

A million Londoners expected to attend Notting Hill Carnival following fears over funding and safety issues

The three-day celebration over the bank holiday weekend is set to see millions of Londoners come together to celebrate culture, music and food

Evening Standard

The best things to do in London this August bank holiday, from the Independent’s travel experts

The carnival, museums and walking routes to catch in the capital this weekend

The Independent UK

Notting Hill residents taken on council-funded seaside trip for bank holiday weekend to avoid Carnival

Kensington and Chelsea council forked out over £25,000 to take older residents on holiday during Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival 2025: Food, travel, sound systems and everything you need to know for the festival

The world’s second-largest street festival returns this bank holiday weekend as London welcomes the 58th edition of Notting Hill Carnival. Its happening comes as a relief: there had been murmurs of cancellation; rumours of ticketing when it has always been free to attend. Organisers warned about the carnival’s future. In…

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Notting Hill face-recognition technology will be used without bias – Met boss

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the technology will help locate dangerous individuals attending the street carnival.

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What will the weather be like for Notting Hill Carnival as Europe's biggest street party gets under way?

What will you need to wear as the party gets under way? Check out weather guide to help you plan

Evening Standard

Met Police chief says only criminals will fear deployment of facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley tells 11 civil liberties and anti-racism groups: ‘Why wouldn't we use it?’

Evening Standard

Charlotte Mensah: At Notting Hill Carnival, hair is part of the rhythm, the look & the joy of the day

The Iconic Notting Hill hairdresser and Hair Lounge founder talks Carnival memories, fresh cuts, bold colours and her iconic Braid Bar

The Guardian - UK

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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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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

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

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

Rumarni Tuitt was convicted of attempted murder at Notting Hill Carnival

The Independent UK

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

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