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A TEENAGER was stabbed to death following a fatal attack in West London. The boy, thought to be aged 19, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene in Paddington Green at 10pm last night. A murder investigation has now been launched into the fatal stabbing. Cops have warned that the crime scene is going to be in place "for some time." The 19-year-old victim was pronounced dead after medics from both the ambulance and air ambulance attended the scene. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to save the teenage victim. Police have also been granted additional search powers in the local area until early tomorrow morning. No arrests into the tragic ordeal have been made yet. This comes just hours after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in Essex. Police launched a murder probe after the 18-year-old tragically died in hospital from his stab wounds in Leigh On Sea. Cops were called to High Street, Old Leigh, just after 6pm and the teenager was rushed … [Read more...] about Teen, 19, stabbed to death in West London as cops launch murder probe

Rishi Sunak is to resist a massive tax claw back of the £400billion he’s spent on Covid in Wednesday’s Budget despite UK debt hitting £2.1trillion. In an exclusive interview shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds tells him: “Now is not the time.” Instead the Chancellor will give 700,000 shops, pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants, gyms and hair salons up to £18,000 each to kickstart businesses after the Covid shutdown. Mr Sunak said of his £5billion Restart Grant scheme: “The extra cash will ensure our high street can open their doors with optimism.” Another £425million will go to local authorities to help businesses not covered by the scheme. The Chancellor will also boost the housing market with 95 per cent mortgages from April and a further three month Stamp Duty holiday. It means cash-strapped buyers will only need five per cent deposits on homes up to £600,000 with the Treasury guaranteeing the rest. Only eight low deposit mortgages are now on offer nationwide because of … [Read more...] about Budget at a glance – £18k for pubs, help to buy homes and no rise on booze

A Second World War bomb has been detonated in a controlled explosion following the evacuation of 2,600 people in Exeter. People took to Twitter to talk about the size of the blast, which happened just after 6.10pm, which reportedly could be heard for miles. Royal Navy bomb disposal teams were sent to Glenthorne Road near the University of Exeter at 9am on Friday. Woah, we're nowhere near this and it literally just rattled the windows. Properly. #Exeter #ExeterBomb https://t.co/lkbC2lCdjf — Dan B (@danbullock) February 27, 2021 They found a "possible unexploded World War Two device" on a building site to the west of the university campus and worked through the night ahead of a disposal operation on Saturday. Today the Army has evacuated around 2,600 properties so teams can examine the device and remove it from the site safely. Advertisement A 400-metre cordon and nearby road closures are also in place, Devon and Cornwall Police … [Read more...] about Second World War bomb found in Exeter detonated after 2,600 people evacuated

A 56-bedroom, two-storey underground nuclear bunker has gone on sale in Devon. Hope Cove Bunker near Salcombe was built in 1941 as a Second World War radar station - but was redeveloped in the 1950s as a regional government base in the event of a nuclear attack during the Cold War. It was kept on standby till the 1990s - ready to accommodate 250 government workers in case of a Soviet attack. The bunker failed to reach its reserve price at a previous auction in early February, and is now back on the market. Christopher Howell is caretaker of the bunker and told Sky News it was ready to be used in the event of an atomic explosion: "It was designed to be sealed up, a recycled air system was running - and had anything radioactive come this way, that would have offered them some protection. Advertisement "The idea was had the bomb gone off they would all congregate here, they would shut down inside, they have enough oil in tanks run generators for 35 … [Read more...] about Need a little more space? 56-bedroom underground nuclear bunker could be yours… for just £435,000