Police deploy live facial recognition at Appleby Horse fair for the first time

A police chief has warned Travellers attending this year's Appleby Horse Fair that a new AI facial recognition system will be deployed to catch criminals.The warning came from David Allen, Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, after it was revealed officers will use live facial recognition (LFR) technology at the event for the first time.Chiefs have said the technology will be used to "protect the public" at the rowdy annual week-long show which sees 10,000 Gypsy, Roma, and Travellers descend on Appleby, in Cumbria.The decision came after locals say over the past couple of years it has become ever more unsettled, with some branding it a "wild west".