Police turn to low-tech means, such as ‘super-recognisers’, after controversy of last year
Police at this year’s Notting Hill carnival will deploy metal-detecting knife arches and behavioural experts to try to thwart violence, but have dropped “Big Brother-style” facial recognition amid claims it was racially discriminatory and confused men with women.
Up to 1 million people are expected to attend this weekend’s west London event that is the biggest celebration of British African-Caribbean culture and seen by the Metropolitan police as the biggest public order challenge of the year.
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