Police launch murder investigations after two boys stabbed to death in London

Police have launched murder investigations after two teenage boys were stabbed to death in separate incidents in London within an hour of each other.

A 15-year-old boy was found fatally injured just after 7pm last night in Croydon.

And a 16-year-old boy died after a stabbing a few miles away in west London.

30 teenagers have been killed in the capital this year – the highest figure since 2008.