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A Word War II bomb has been found by the team building a new sewer under the River Thames. The device was discovered by engineers working on the Tideway Project construction site in west #London. Chelsea Embankment between Chelsea Bridge Road and Oakley Street has been closed in all directions. The site is close to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the nursing home for about 300 army veterans. The Met Police said no evacuations were needed.

Boris Johnson has thanked voters in the north of England for "breaking the voting habits of generations" to back the Conservatives. Speaking in Tony Blair's old seat of Sedgefield, the PM said he knew "how difficult" that decision can be. Activists chanted "Boris" as he arrived in the County Durham constituency, which returned a Conservative MP on Thursday for the first time in 84 years. The prime minister said he wanted to thank voters in north-east England for placing their trust in the Conservatives.

A banana duct-taped to a wall has been sold by an artist for $120,000 (£91,000). The installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan went on display at the #Art Basel #Miami Beach exhibition this week. Two editions of the work, called #Comedian, each sold for around £91,000 and the price of a third edition has now reportedly been raised to £114,000. The first edition was sold to a French woman, while the second edition to a Frenchman, according to #art market website Artnet. "The banana is many things - a symbol of global trade, a witty double entendre, and a classic device for humor." A spokeswoman for Art Basel Miami Beach told Sky News Art journalist Sarah Cascone said the artwork was the "talk of the town in Miami right now".