Police have been banned from dancing at Notting Hill Carnival as 7,000 officers and staff are bracing for potential carnage this weekend.
The Metropolitan police have said they believe grooving to the music could distract or slow down their officers from responding to outbreaks of crime.
The growing popularity of Europe's biggest street party which celebrates Caribbean heritage, arts and culture has become a big problem for Scotland Yard.
Last year, carnival arrests hit their highest level since 2019 as 349 people were detained including for violence, theft, sexual offences and assaults on police.
The Met confirmed the dancing ban to The Guardian and in a statement said: 'Carnival is an iconic and spectacular event which attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year to party and celebrate Caribbean culture.
