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Notting Hill Carnival

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Notting Hill Carnival Sees Record 636 Arrests as Police Expand Facial Recognition and Stop‑Search

Expanded stop‑and‑search and live facial recognition produced a revised record of 636 arrests, raising questions about public costs, civil liberties and an IOPC probe into a fatal canal incident.