Phone breaks in burglar’s backside

A prisoner from a Suffolk jail was this rushed into Addenbrooke’s this week in order to retrieve a mobile phone that he had concealed inside his rectum. A Prison Service spokesperson told the Sun newspaper that such behaviour was a “well established” method used by convicts to avoid security checks. But the problems started when the phone began to break apart inside the convicted burglar’s backside, causing severe internal injuries.

Leys expulsion for online remarks

A Year 9 pupil has been asked to leave The Leys School, one of Cambridge’s leading independent secondaries, after making remarks about headmaster Mark Slater on social networking site Bebo. Whilst the head described the comments as “unacceptable”, some fellow students disagreed. They created a group on the Facebook site entitled “Mr Mark Slater Fears Freedom of Speech”. The group has since been removed from the site.

Daniel Bolger plaque unveiled

A plaque in memory of deceased student Daniel Bolger was unveiled at a special service in Christ’s College chapel on June 16. The mathematician, who was involved in the college choir and the University Gilbert & Sullivan society, died last November when he fell into the Cam by Magdalene College.

Anti-arms trade petition handover

Members of the campaign group Cambridge Students Against he Arms Trade (CSAAT), working with CUSU, have passed a petition containing the signatures of over 1,500 students to university authorities.

The petition calls for Cambridge colleges to cease investment in arms firms, and urges them to adopt ethical investment policies. It follows a march and demonstration outside the Senate House that took place this February, attended by more than 200 students.

The handover comes as arms manufacturer BAE is embroiled in controversy over so-called “facilitation payments” to Saudi Arabia. In response, the firm has announced that it intends to set up an “ethics committee”.