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The Latest Breaking News from Notting Hill Carnival

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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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

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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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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

Evening Standard

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 Independent UK

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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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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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

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

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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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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 2025: How to make the famous London event safer

London's famous Notting Hill Carnival faces safety scrutiny as London officials urge for enhanced measures to ensure public safety

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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

The Independent UK

Man who fatally stabbed Cher Maximen in front of her child at Notting Hill carnival jailed for life

Shakeil Thibou has been jailed for a minimum term of 29 years

Evening Standard

‘Justice has been served’, say family of woman killed at Notting Hill Carnival

Shakeil Thibou claimed the death of Cher Maximen last August had been an accident.

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The Independent UK

Man committed ‘ferocious’ stab attack at Notting Hill Carnival, court told

Rumarni Tuitt is accused of using a 12-inch Zombie knife against Kamani Spooner, then aged 18, on August 26 last year in Canal Way, west London.

The Independent UK

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

Safety review of Notting Hill Carnival demanded after police fear crowd crush will cause 'mass casualty event'

Mayor Sadiq Khan urged to issue guidance for minimum number of stewards

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Man guilty of murdering woman in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival

Shakeil Thibou, 20, stabbed Cher Maximen, 32, in the groin as her young daughter was close by

Evening Standard

Man guilty of murdering woman in front of her daughter at Notting Hill Carnival

Shakeil Thibou was convicted by a majority of 10 to two jurors of stabbing Cher Maximen on August 25 last year.

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