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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.

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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

Maya Jama declares Notting Hill Carnival 'best day ever' as she parties in west London streets

Love Island presenter was in her ‘element’ as she joined revellers at Carnival on Monday

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Notting Hill Carnival arrests hit 636 as man dies after entering canal in police chase

Total number of arrests reach 636 - more than 100 higher than in 2025 - but Met says policing operation has kept violent crime down

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OPINION - I've spent 10 years selling food at Notting Hill Carnival: This is why it means so much to me

Notting Hill Carnival helps us understand what it means to be a Londoner, writes Rose Winter

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Best pictures and video from Notting Hill Carnival 2026

Notting Hill Carnival’s mas bands passed the baton onto the next generation on Family Day

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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

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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’.

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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.

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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

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’.

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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

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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

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OPINION - Ignore the myths about Carnival and embrace the joy

Critics talk about danger, but for Emma Loffhagen it’s the best day of the year

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What is the future for Notting Hill Carnival? Inside the battle for survival for Europe’s biggest street party

World-famous street party finds itself at a crossroads as it battles rising costs and safety fears as it celebrates its 60th anniversary

The Guardian - UK

From ‘old people music’ to owning the streets: 60 years of Notting Hill carnival and me

As a child, being taken to the Caribbean celebration was a drag. But once sound systems arrived in the 1970s, it became an unmissable yearly pilgrimage offering a sense of freedom

Latin Times

From a Prison Cell to Royalty: Tatiana Marset Crowned Santa Cruz Carnival Queen While Facing Charges

Tatiana Marset walked free from a Bolivian prison and was crowned a Carnival comparsa queen — while her brother Sebastián faces trial in the US. She still faces charges was placed under house arrest in the bustling Bolivian metropolis of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival 2026: All the best sound systems and after parties

From your first dance to your last, The Standard has your guide to all the after parties and sound systems at Notting Hill Carnival

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Rihanna Styled an Elaborate Jeweled Carnival Bodysuit With Summer's Favorite Mesh Shoe Trend

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‘It’s giving me carnival vibes’: how Fête de la Musique became a must-visit event for the Black diaspora

Begun in 1982, the festival is now a magnet for Black Britons, who spill across Paris enjoying genres from amapiano to zouk. But can it resist commercialisation – and is it getting too big?

Euronews

Fortaleza and Recife, Europe’s closest Brazil: why they attract more travellers

Less than eight hours from Madrid, these two cities in northeast Brazil offer endless beaches, dunes, carnival, food and some of the country's most fascinating landscapes and stories.

The Guardian - UK

Carnival celebrations at a Hungarian retirement home: János Bődey’s best photograph

‘I asked them the secret to a happy life. “Good genes,” replied Magdolna, who was 87. “Avoid borrowing money,” added Irén, 86’

Evening Standard

Row as Sadiq Khan gives Notting Hill Carnival extra £4.6m 'that could have kept police stations open'

Mayor’s emergency funding to prevent overcrowding ensures carnival can celebrate 60th anniversary in August

The Independent UK

Mexican soldiers, Bolivian Carnival and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Feb. 20-26, 2026

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