Other UK News In Brief

Police Appeal Over Southwark Murder

The latest man arrested over a south London murder has been bailed. Detectives are continuing to appeal for witnesses and information after the murder in Southwark. Police were called at 7.50pm on Tuesday 19 July to reports of a man assaulted at premises in Old Kent Road, in south east London. London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 22-year-old Jerry Iyiku. A post-mortem gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the heart. An incident room has opened under DCI Cliff Lyons from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command. DCI Lyons said: "There were a group of eight males seen in Ethnard Road SE15 prior to this violent attack, who are then seen heading back in that direction after the assault on Jerry. We would like to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard anything that can assist us." Anyone that can assist should contact Crimestoppers.

Illegal Workers In Restaurant Raids

Sixteen people have been found working illegally following co-ordinated raids by our officers on four restaurants in Oxfordshire and west London. Acting on intelligence, officers visited the Jaan on Oxford Street, Woodstock, the Café le Raj in Horse Fair, Chipping Norton, the Café Le Raj on Reading Road in Henley-on-Thames and the Twickenham Tandoori on Church Street in Twickenham, south west London this week. The restaurants are all believed to be linked through their ownership. Their employers now face fines of up to £10,000 for each employee arrested. Of the 15 arrested seven remain in detention pending their removal from the UK. The other eight have been granted immigration bail while their cases are processed. Terry Gibbs, Assistant Director, Head of Oxfordshire local immigration team, UK Border Agency said: “It is the legal responsibility of all businesses to check their employees have the right to work in the UK. Where we find people who are in the UK illegally, we will seek to remove them. But we also want to send out a strong message to employers. More raids like this are planned.” Immigration Minister Damian Green said: “These raids show we have stepped up action to tackle serious and organised abuse of our immigration system. The message is clear - the UK is no longer an easy touch. This summer we are targeting our efforts on breaking up the gangs behind visa scams; hitting rogue employers who repeatedly break the rules and doing more than ever to stop unwanted people coming to the UK.”

Second Government Art Collection Exhibition

Details of the second exhibition of works from the Government Art Collection have been announced. The Whitechapel Gallery confirmed that the second in the five displays will be a personal selection by British artist Cornelia Parker. The display, which will be called Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain, will feature more than 70 works which will be arranged to create a rainbow of colour around the gallery. Highlights will include Grayson Perry’s Print for a Politician, the 17th century painting Lady with a Tulip and Kenneth Martin’s Blue Tangle. Ms Parker said: “I used colour as an organising principle when selecting works from the Government Art Collection. The title of the display Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain is a mneumonic used to remember the colours of the rainbow. The paintings and drawings I have chosen see old masters rubbing shoulders with contemporary British artists hung in a spectrum around the Whitechapel Gallery.” Government Art Collection selected by Cornelia Parker will open on 16 September and run until 4 December. It will follow the current exhibition Government Art Collection: At Work, which was chosen by seven public, political and diplomatic figures who have worked alongside art from the Collection in various roles. Three more displays will follow, including selections by historian Simon Schama and 10 Downing Street staff. Works from all five exhibitions will tour to Birmingham and Belfast.

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