Allan Hennessy was born totally blind in Iraq - and has just earned a first class honours degree at Cambridge.

The data showed on the most crowded train 1,366 people typically crammed into carriages designed for 640.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

That's it for our live coverage for today. Updates will resume from 08:00 on Friday.

In the meantime, scroll down through today's feed for anything you may have missed.

Any breaking news from around the county will pop in to the page overnight.

Have a great evening.

A woman from York, who had a heart and lung transplant operation at Papworth Hospital, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of her surgery by being reunited with the doctor who transformed her life.

Image source, PA

Carol Town, 63, who was born in Upminster in Essex (now east London) in 1954, was five years old when she was diagnosed with a rare condition that leads to irreversible lung damage.

At the time she was diagnosed, most patients with the condition died before they reached 30.

Once referred to Papworth Hospital, she waited for 18 months for organs to become available.

Mrs Town was on the way home from work when she got a message from the hospital to say suitable organs had been identified for her transplant in July 1987.

At the time of the operation she thought it would only give her four extra years of life, which she says "felt like a long time".

Her surgery was a success and she was discharged in time for her fourth wedding anniversary in August 1987.

She says the treatment gave her a new lease of life and she quickly learned to run, swim, cycle and ride horses for the first time.

After recovering for the surgery Ms Town eventually climbed her first peak, Pen-y-Ghent in the Yorkshire Dales, then took part in the Transplant Games.

Mrs Town met the surgeon who gave her the live-saving operation, Professor John Wallwork, who is now chairman of Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, at a special ceremony at Pembroke College in Cambridge.

She said: "The transplant gave me so much.

"It completely transformed my life and allowed me to do things I never thought possible, like see my son grow up and have a rewarding career.

"I'll probably never know who it was who donated their heart and lungs to me, but I am so grateful to them for giving me a second chance at life."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

The Duke of Cambridge has started his last shift for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Prince William joined the emergency service two years ago, but is leaving to concentrate more on royal duties on behalf of the Queen.

Cambridge United's summer signing Ade Azeez is to stand trial accused of hitting a cyclist with his car and driving off.

The incident is alleged to have taken place in October in Glasgow, when he was playing for Partick Thistle.

Mr Azeez, 23, did not attend the pre-trial hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Image source, Getty Images

Tom Simkins
BBC Introducing in Cambridgeshire

You're not going to believe it.

Earlier we brought you news that Noah Elliot, the drummer in local band Flint Moore, played his whole set at the Secret Garden Party with a broken hand - unbeknownst to him.

Well, it turns out he was not the only one.

Needingworth singer/songwriter Tom Lumley, external, who opened BBC Introducing in Cambridgeshire's takeover of the Living Room stage last week, had a similar problem.

Image source, Tom Lumley

Mr Lumley said he broke his hand after a fall in Spain on 12 July, but only discovered the break earlier this week - five days after playing guitar during his festival set.

"It swelled up straight away when it happened, but I thought it might just be bruised so I left it," he said.

"As we got closer to the Secret Garden Party, I just held out so I didn't have to play the set in the cast.

"I strapped the two fingers together and it didn't seem to bother me too much.

Image source, Tom Brazier Photography

"I could tell something was wrong as once all the swelling had gone down, I still had a bump where the bone was.

"I'm in a splint now for a few weeks, but seem fine playing so i'm just going to power through!".

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Earlier we brought you news that a train service from Cambridge to King's Cross is one of the busiest in England and Wales.

The 07:55 to the capital features second on the list produced by the Department for Transport, external, behind the 07:16 East Grinstead to London Bridge.

We've contacted Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) which runs the Great Northern service.

A spokesman for the company said that they are "working on future-proofing the busiest part of the UK rail network by investing in new stations, train services and working practices".

"The GTR network is one of the busiest and most congested in the country," he said.

"The ageing infrastructure has suffered from historical under-investment, whilst passenger numbers on the network have doubled in recent years.

"Our franchise was created to address these challenges and the £7.8bn Thameslink programme is on track to give our passengers the service they deserve.

"We look forward to passengers enjoying more seamless journeys with 50% more capacity and 10,000 extra morning peak seats every weekday into central London from 2018."

The former Partick Thistle footballer is alleged to have hit a cyclist with his car and driven off.

Tom Simkins
BBC Introducing in Cambridgeshire

Imagine gearing up to drum for your band at the final ever Secret Garden Party, only to hurt your hand days before the big event.

Now imagine that you played the set anyway, only to find that your hand was actually broken.

That's what happened to Flint Moore, external drummer Noah Elliot (pictured), who played at BBC Introducing in Cambridgeshire's takeover of the Living Room last Thursday.

Elliot arrived at the event with a bandage on his hand, not knowing the full extent of the injuries. After a 30- minute set of continuous drumming, his hand was starting to go black and blue.

But it was only days after the event that his injuries were revealed.

He's just sent us this x-ray taken of the bones - and you can quite clearly see something is not right!

Image source, Noah Elliot

The drummer said he injured his hand in a fall at Festival Too, external in King's Lynn on 15 July.

"The attraction was a little game stall, requiring you to hang on to a high bar for two minutes to win twenty quid," he said.

"The novelty sort of wore off when the bar itself fell, meaning I landed on my hand."

Image source, Noah Elliot

"I did seek medial help and was put in a sling and told to go to hospital if the pain gets any worse. After a couple of days, the pain had not got any worse, so I assumed my hand would be fine in time for the Secret Garden Party.

"On the run up to the performance, I was incredibly nervous as my hand was still in a lot of pain and practising drum patterns and rudiments caused a lot of ache and discomfort.

"I managed the whole performance only to be greeted with possibly some of the worst pain I've ever felt - it was as if someone had driven a knife straight down my hand. After the festival finished I went to hospital, was x-rayed and bandaged up.

"It turns out I have what's called a comminuted fracture, where basically a bone has splintered in to more than two pieces. I have three fractures in my third metacarpal; the middle-finger bone that runs through your hand."

Mr Elliot said that he'll be in a cast for six weeks and that it could affect gigging until the end of the year.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

A train from Cambridge to the capital has been found to be the second busiest service across England and Wales.

The 07:55 Great Northern service to King's Cross has a seated capacity of 202, yet more than 400 usually cram on to the train, Department for Transport (DfT) data shows.

Image source, John Sutton/Geograph

Here's the Top Five:

1. 07:16 East Grinstead to London Bridge (640 capacity and 1,366 passengers carried)
2. 07.55 Cambridge to London King's Cross (202 capacity and 426 passengers carried)
3. 17:08 Sutton to St Albans City (391 capacity and 758 passengers carried)
4. 06:57 Brighton to Bedford (630 capacity and 1,215 passengers carried)
5. 16:00 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh (191 capacity and 357 passengers carried)

The figures relate to standard class passengers on weekday services in autumn last year.

The average proportion of passengers carried in excess of capacity on peak services in major cities was 3.8%.

Lianna Etkind, of the Campaign for Better Transport, said: "The latest statistics show that overcrowding continues to make passengers' lives a misery.

"People are rightly angry that they pay more in fares year after year, but never get a seat, and have to stand crammed into someone else's armpit.

"With such high levels of overcrowding, the government cannot expect people to pay for yet another fares hike in January."

Anthony Smith, chief executive of passenger watchdog Transport Focus, said: "Continuing to invest in new trains, better frequency, track capacity and improved signalling will ultimately give passengers a better chance of getting a seat or at least stand in some comfort.

"In return for continuing fare rises passengers expect continued investment and improvement."

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Prince William will tonight leave his job as a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance after two years.

Over the years he been spotted in playing fields and schools, attending some very injured people.

Here's the prince explaining the highs and lows of the job...

Nic Rigby
BBC News

Up and coming acts from across the BBC East region are playing the Cambridge Folk Festival, external, which starts today.

Image source, Emily Mae Winters

Those performing over the next few days are Cambridge-based folk singer Emily Mae Winters, external (pictured above) and Norfolk band Morganway, external (pictured below), both playing the Cambridge Folk Club, external tent on Friday night.

Image source, Ollie Ali

Callum Morgan of Morganway said: "We've found a number of folk clubs and folk enthusiasts around the country have been so welcoming and excited about what we do, and I think it just shows how open-minded folk fans can be."

Acts playing The Den this year include Norwich-band the Wooden Arms, external, Suffolk duo Honey & The Bear, external (pictured below), Cambridgeshire singer Kerry Devine, external and Bedford singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls, external.

Image source, Honey & The Bear

BBC Local Radio for the East's Sue Marchant will be broadcasting from the festival on Sunday from 19:00.

The chairman of Cambridge United has asked for fans to "come together" when his side face Southend United in a friendly on Saturday.

A league fixture at Roots Hall in March 2015 was the match which ended with Cambridge fan Simon Dobbin getting attacked and left brain-damaged after the game.

Twelve people have now been jailed for that attack with a 13th due to be sentenced next month.

All proceeds from the match will go to Simon and his wife Nicole to help improve Mr Dobbin's quality of life at home in Mildenhall.

Dave Doggett said he wants to show that "football has a good side".

Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent

One of UKIP's MEPs for the east of England, Patrick O'Flynn, is standing down from his party's front bench in an apparent row over the future direction of the party.

Patrick O'Flynn says he doesn't want to be economic spokesman anymore because he's worried that the party is becoming too right wing.

"I have always argued for UKIP to be at the common sense centre of politics, rather than defined as being on the right wing," he said in a statement.

"It is clear to me that UKIP's activist base wishes to go in a more libertarian, shrink-the-state and Thatcherite direction.

"It is regrettable that the more centrist approach argued by the likes of me ....is falling by the wayside."

Mr O'Flynn, a former newspaper journalist, was one of the new breed of party activists who had influential contacts and made UKIP look more professional.

One of the party's "big hitters", he has often appeared on television debates and was seen by some as being a future leader.

He says he will stay on as an MEP and looks forward to seeing brexit being completed.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

So as we've mentioned, today will see the Duke of Cambridge work his last shift with the East Anglia Air Ambulance.

The night shift, which begins at 16:30, will bring an end to two years with the emergency service, which is a charity supporting the NHS East of England Ambulance Service.

Here are a couple of "thanks" on Twitter...

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Prince William is due to work his last shift for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, external tonight, bringing to a close two years with the service.

Here's a timeline of his work as a helicopter pilot with the charity:

• July 2015: The prince flew his first active rescue mission as a co-pilot to an incident in Garboldisham in Norfolk

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

• September 2015: Prince William was pictured during an air ambulance rescue mission to help a young girl who was hit by a car in Bedfordshire
• January 2016: He made a surprise stop at a school for a chicken dinner as he took a break from a helicopter flying mission in Hertfordshire

Image source, John Henry Newman School

• May 2016: A Suffolk primary school sports day was interrupted when an air ambulance landed on the playing field and the future king stepped out
• July 2016: He took his grandparents, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, on a tour of the helicopter's new Cambridge base when they came to officially open the building

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

• January 2017: Kensington Palace announces that the Prince is to stop his role to increase official duties on behalf of the Queen
• July 2017: Works last shift for East Anglian Air Ambulance

The Duke of Cambridge is due to carry out his final shift for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, external (EAAA) this evening.

His last duty as a paid pilot for the EAAA will be the night shift from his base at Cambridge Airport.

Image source, PA

In a letter published in the Eastern Daily Press, external, Prince William said he had a "profound respect" for those who serve in our emergency services.

"I am hugely grateful for having had this experience," he said.

After two years, he is stepping down to take on more royal duties on behalf of the Queen.

A former RAF search and rescue pilot, the Duke was part of a team including doctors and paramedics providing emergency medical cover across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

Philippa Taylor
BBC Local Live

A 50-year-old man from Wisbech is due in court this morning charged in connection with a fatal crash on the A140 on Tuesday.

Dalius Matulaitis, of Rectory Gardens, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Emergency services were called just before 11:30 to reports of a collision between two lorries and a Renault Megane on the A140 near Brockford.

Colin Fisk, 43, from Kesgrave, the driver of the car, died at the scene. His seven-year-old daughter was airlifted to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital where she was confirmed to have two broken collar bones.

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

A dry start to the day, with sunny spells.

Showers developing later, and these will become heavy at times with the odd rumble of thunder.

Temperatures reaching a high of 20C (68F), but feeling cooler in the wind.

BBC Weather has more details for you.