Summary

  • Updates for Cambridgeshire

  1. 'Cover-up' cop sacked for gross misconductpublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2020

    PC Julian Crimes is found guilty of two standards breaches over the death of William Stilwell, 23.

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  2. Machine 'may quadruple' heart and lung transplantspublished at 01:10 Greenwich Mean Time 23 March 2020

    The device managed to pump oxygenated blood into both organs in a world-first procedure.

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  3. Air ambulance appeals to DIY stores for maskspublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2020

    The charity says its emergency service is under threat unless it can get more equipment.

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  4. Man detained after threatening McDonald's staff with knifepublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2020

    A masked man who walked into a McDonald's restaurant with a hammer saying "Happy Halloween. Open the till" has been made subject to a hospital order.

    Lincoln Crown Court

    Owen Rogers, 28, began threatening staff at the fast-food restaurant in Holdingham, near Sleaford, on 31 October last year while wearing a balaclava and brandishing the hammer.

    However, the till was empty and he left empty handed, driving away in a car with stolen number plates.

    He was was stopped by police an hour later at Colsterworth and found to be carrying three kitchen knives and a number of tools, including a spanner and an electric drill.

    Today, at Lincoln Corwn court, Rogers, of Deer Park Road, Langtoft, admitted attempted robbery and pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article, going equipped for theft and driving while disqualified on the same date.

    He also admitted seven charges of theft of number plates from cars between 12 and 15 September 2019.

    Judge Simon Hirst, passing sentence, told him: "You are suffering from psychotic illness. I am satisfied this is of a nature that makes it appropriate for you to detained in hospital for the appropriate medical treatment."

  5. Grandparents join party from behind glass doorspublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2020

    Lauren Godfrey, 30, says her grandparents "couldn't resist" seeing her blow out her candles.

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  6. Greater Anglia to run reduced rail servicepublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2020

    The East Anglian-operator will introduce the streamlined service from Monday.

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  7. 'Appalling' killer driver died before prosecutionpublished at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2020

    John Slater (pictured) was killed when speeding driver Remigijus Visockas crashed into his BMW.

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  8. Town postpones festivals due to coronaviruspublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2020

    The River Festival attracts about 250,000 people.

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  9. Cambridge students call for final-year retakespublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2020

    All examinations at the University of Cambridge have been cancelled due to coronavirus.

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  10. Cambridge Uni urges students to 'return home'published at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2020

    Teaching is also to move online and buildings will close on Friday, the university says.

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