The Latest Breaking News from Carnival

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

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

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

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

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.

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’.

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’

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

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

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

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