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In today’s newsletter: Behind the costumes, steel bands and thumping bass lies a deeper story of survival, as the ​carnival faces financial pressures and scrutiny like never before

At Notting Hill carnival this weekend you’ll hear the sound of bouyon and Dennery Segment, mutated subgenres full of sexualised lyrics. The creators explain how this deliriously fun music went viral

As a police officer turned comedian, I joke about the job and try to explain it. But there is a gulf between what officers and the public think – and that does neither any good, says Alfie Moore

Ian Comfort calls for government to recognise cultural importance of event and guarantee its sustainable future

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

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

COMMENT: Two dozen anti-migrant protests across the country, a million-strong Notting Hill Carnival using controversial facial recognition cameras for the first time – and officers are banned from dancing… my former colleagues would much rather spend the long weekend policing local neighbourhoods, says John Sutherland

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

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

Jacob Keen-Downs arrives from Gold in Notting Hill, under culinary director Martyn Nail

Weeks before Carnival begins, the city is already stirring. In school halls, children stamp out dance steps their great grandparents refused to forget. In community centres, men and women bend wire, cloth and sequins, working through the night because culture does not build itself. In the pan yards, steelbands play…