Other UK News In Brief

Seventh Arrest In Holloway Murder

Following the arrest of a seventh man this morning, police continue to appeal for witnesses and information after a murder in Holloway. Police were called at 10.23pm on Sunday 26 June to a stabbing in the vicinity of Andover House, Andover Road in north London. The ambulance service attended but the victim died at the scene. He was Andrew Jaipaul, 21, from Finsbury Park. A post-mortem gave cause of death as multiple incised stab wounds. An incident room has opened at Barking under DCI Phil Rickells from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command. It is believed Andrew was attacked by a group of between 12 and 20 males, aged in their teens and early 20s. Officers are keeping and open mind regarding motive at this stage. Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room. Several people have been arrested during the inquiry - all on suspicion of murder.

Man Arrested Following Death In East London

An investigation is underway following a death in Newham. Police were alerted at 12.54pm on Tuesday to a woman assaulted at an address in Kempton Road east London. The woman, in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives have not yet confirmed the identity. A post-mortem has begun at East Ham Mortuary at 12.00 noon today. An incident room has opened under Detective Chief Inspector Laurence Smith from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command. A man, aged 45, was arrested in connection with the inquiry and taken to an east London police station where he remains in custody.

Talented Women At The Top

Theresa May made the case for getting more women into senior positions in UK companies at a seminar this week. The event on Monday was organised by the 30% Club which is a group made up of chairmen committed to increasing female representation on corporate boards. Mrs May told the audience: “This government's priority is to get our economy back in shape. To do that we need to give all women the opportunity to achieve their full potential - from proper careers advice in schools, to making sure talented women reach the very top. That also means getting more women onto the boards of the UK's biggest companies. There’s growing evidence that more diverse boards are better boards. They make better decisions, know their customers better and out-perform their male-dominated rivals.” Lord Davies was asked by the government to review the situation and recommended that UK companies in the FTSE 100 should aim for a minimum of 25 per cent female board members by 2015. In 2010, women made up just 12.5 per cent of board members in FTSE 100 companies. The government also aspires that by the end of this Parliament at least half of all new appointees to the boards of public bodies will be women.

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