A woman is fighting for her life in hospital - as three stabbings blighted 'family day' at the Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday.
A woman is fighting for her life in hospital - as three stabbings blighted 'family day' at the Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday. The 32-year-old is in hospital alongside a man, 29, who was injured in a separate knife attack at the festival.A 24-year-old man was the third victim of a stabbing on Sunday - and his condition is unknown.
It is one of the longest-running street parties in the UK and celebrates Caribbean culture with vividly costumed performers taking part in a parade through the streets with dancing and music.The carnival is the biggest of its kind in Europe and is billed by organisers as "the greatest community-led event on the planet", taking place every August bank holiday weekend.
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