Fundraiser for Jason Arday’s family passes £30,000
The fundraising drive was launched in memory of the professor on Saturday afternoon by Windrush campaigner Sir Patrick Vernon. Source link
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Arday failed to mention ‘months-long coma’ in autobiography
Jason Arday told publishers he was left in a three-month coma following a car crash, but never wrote about the ordeal in his memoirs. The former Cambridge professor said in a proposal for his autobiography that he was left in a coma after being struck by a car as a teenager. However, Mr Arday, who resigned this week after multiple allegations of plagiarism and questions about the truth of his life story, made no mention of this incident in the final book. A US edition of his upcoming memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things, is set to be published by Simon & Schuster in the US on Aug 11, and in the UK on Aug 27. In his proposal for the book, Mr Arday claimed doctors told his parents he would never recover from the coma, and suggested taking him off life support “as an act of mercy”, the Atlantic reported. Throughout the ordeal, it was said he was aware of everything because he had “locked-in syndrome” – a neurological disorder in which a person is …
Cambridge University students jump from bridge into river after Trinity May Ball
Cambridge University students cooled off by jumping off Magdalene Bridge into the River Cam following the 160th anniversary Trinity May Ball. It is an informal tradition for students to do so as part of their post-ball antics, though it is said to be discouraged. The students had attended the University of Cambridge’s Trinity May Ball (Joe Giddens/ PA) As temperatures began to climb this week before a heatwave, several were tempted into the water – some having stripped down to their underwear. It came as students at the prestigious university made their way home after a night of partying at the Trinity May Ball, still dressed to the nines in ball gowns and black tie. Students made their way home still in ball gowns and black tie (Joe Giddens/ PA) Guests paid at least £225 for a single ticket for what was billed as “Cambridge’s best Ball” to celebrate the end of their exams. This included a “stunning fireworks display”, musical entertainment and comedians. A firework display lights up the sky over the River Cam …