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| A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed at the Notting Hill carnival in London. | A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed at the Notting Hill carnival in London. |
| The Metropolitan police said three men, all aged 18, had been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after the incident on Monday. | The Metropolitan police said three men, all aged 18, had been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after the incident on Monday. |
| The victim, thought to be in his 20s, sought help from paramedics at a makeshift London ambulance service treatment centre at about 1pm on day two of the carnival. | The victim, thought to be in his 20s, sought help from paramedics at a makeshift London ambulance service treatment centre at about 1pm on day two of the carnival. |
| He was then taken to a central London hospital for treatment for his life-threatening injuries, Scotland Yard said. | He was then taken to a central London hospital for treatment for his life-threatening injuries, Scotland Yard said. |
| Among the three arrests, two were also arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and the third was also arrested for possession of class B drugs. | Among the three arrests, two were also arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and the third was also arrested for possession of class B drugs. |
| Some 216 people had been arrested at the carnival by 3pm on Monday. The vast majority – 126 – of these arrests happened on Sunday, known traditionally as the calmer, child-friendly day of Europe’s biggest street festival. | |
| More than £30,000 worth of counterfeit over-proof alcohol – including more than 260 bottles of spirits and champagne, 50 cases of beer and cider, and six large containers of rum punch – were seized by officers on Monday morning. | More than £30,000 worth of counterfeit over-proof alcohol – including more than 260 bottles of spirits and champagne, 50 cases of beer and cider, and six large containers of rum punch – were seized by officers on Monday morning. |
| The Met commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, expressed his worries over a rise in knife crime after 11 stabbings at last year’s event, an increase on 2013. In some cases, he said, these incidents were “just centimetres from being a murder”. | The Met commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, expressed his worries over a rise in knife crime after 11 stabbings at last year’s event, an increase on 2013. In some cases, he said, these incidents were “just centimetres from being a murder”. |