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Letters: There’s much to celebrate in the carnival, despite its challenges, argues former Met policeman Mick Free. Plus memories from long-time carnival-goer Zoe Baker

There are new calls to ban the event, but with fresh thinking and official recognition of its true value, we can silence the critics, says former Met superintendent Leroy Logan

Hope that this weekend’s event in west London will bring people together to celebrate diversity after recent unrest

Carnival boss Matthew Phillip speaks ahead of Europe’s biggest street party over the bank holiday weekend

From steel bands to mas performers, here’s what to see and do at carnival this year

They call it a “glow-up”, a makeover with transformative abilities, and these days it applies to neighbourhoods as well as A-list slebs, reality TV stars and Pomeranians in Louis Vuitton prams. Queensway is experiencing one right now, bolstered by an anchor-brand hotel at one end — Britain’s first Six Senses…

The chef and food designer swapped hectic New York for Notting Hill – and shares its goldmine of grocers, delis and restaurants

Kelso Cochrane was stabbed to death in 1959. After 65 years, newly released files show the Met still has questions to answer, says journalist and author Mark Olden

“Stop,” said my husband, as I was exiting in tennis gear, trying to make my 8am doubles up the road in Notting Hill and grab an indoor court as the outdoor ones have seen little action since… well… around October last year.