UK Notting Hill Carnival chaos leaves 3 people stabbed, 90 arrested, 15 police officers assaulted

At least three people were stabbed during the opening day of the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Sunday, with one still listed in life-threatening condition, according to the city’s police.

The London Metropolitan Police Service said on X it was aware of three stabbings, one of which involved a 32-year-old woman who was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Also stabbed was a 29-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, the former of whom was listed in non-life-threatening condition. Police were waiting on the condition of the 24-year-old at the time of the post.

"Hundreds of thousands of people came to Notting Hill Carnival today to enjoy a fantastic celebration. Our officers have been on duty working to keep them safe as part of a very carefully planned policing operation," the police service said. "Regrettably, a minority came to commit crime and engage in violence."

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Police said 15 officers were assaulted when things turned violent, though none of the officers sustained serious injuries.

Police made 90 arrests for various offenses.

Ten people were arrested for assaulting emergency workers, 18 for possession of an offensive weapon, four for sexual offenses, one for theft, four for robbery, six for assault, one for public order offense, eight for possession of drugs with distribution intent, and 30 for possession of drugs – four arrests of which were for possession of nitrous oxide.

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Ahead of the carnival, police announced they had been authorized to order the removal of face coverings being used to conceal a person’s identity. Anyone refusing the order, police said, could be arrested.

The Notting Hill Carnival attracts hundreds of thousands of revelers each year, who pack the streets of west London for two days, during one of the world’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture.

This year, the festivities take place Aug. 25-26.

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The carnival traces its history back to 1958, when Trinidadian human rights activist Claudia Jones began organizing a gathering to unify the community after a series of racist attacks on Black people in the Notting Hill neighborhood.

Launched in 1964 with a few Trinidadian steel bands, it has grown into a huge annual street party involving colorful floats, thousands of calypso dancers in spectacular feathered costumes, almost 20 steel bands and more than two dozen sound systems.

The carnival returned to the neighborhood’s narrow streets in 2022 after two years when it had to be held online because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Salma Hayek flaunts bikini bod, 'white hair' in new photos

Gray hair, don’t care.

Salma Hayek showed off not just her bikini body but some noticeable grays in a new social media post.

The "House of Gucci" star posed in a bright yellow bikini on a boat with a Spanish yacht ensign flag close in hand.

"Yellow bikini + White hair = perfect combination," Hayek wrote in the caption, tagging her location as Ibiza. She also included a Spanish translation of her comments.

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Hayek turned 57 last September and celebrated her birthday in a similarly skimpy red bikini while embracing her age.

"I’m so happy to be alive and so profoundly grateful for all the blessings!!!!" Hayek wrote in the caption of her post.

"My beloved family, my precious friends, my health, my work that keeps me going, my empowering team, my relationship with animals & nature, and the love of all my loyal fans. Happy 57th birthday to me!!!" she added, along with the Spanish translation.

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In an interview with Glamour in February 2023, Hayek explained how she’s been embracing aging.

"I thought getting older meant I wasn’t going to work; I’m working. I thought getting older maybe meant that you’re not in love anymore; I’m in love," she told the outlet, referring to her billionaire husband, François-Henri Pinault, with whom she shares a daughter, Valentina, and stepson Augie.

She added, "I don’t feel that I lost my flexibility or my agility or even my strength. I do have to say that I have found it beautiful getting older with someone."

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The actress has been known to showcase her bikini collection on social media.

Last year, she marked National Bikini Day in July with a post celebrating the swimwear.

"Happy #NationalBikiniDay! Can you believe the bikini has only been around for 77 years?! Let’s hope they don’t ban them too," she wrote in the caption.

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She also added the hashtag "not a throwback" to avoid any confusion as to when the sexy photo was taken.

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