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DM1STTech alerts to
tackle sepsis
DOCTORS are using
digital alerts to spot deadly
sepsis in patients, saving
hundreds of lives.
The technology moni-
tors vital signs and notifies
doctors if it detects the
blood poisoning condition
or signs of deterioration.
There are plans to roll
out the system after the
number of deaths fell
during a pilot in Liverpool,
Cambridge and Berkshire.
Royal Liverpool and
Broadgreen NHS trust,
where 200 lives a year were
saved, said: “We have seen
a major impact.”
Medals given
80 years on
A DUNKIRK veteran has
been presented with his
war medals for his 100th
birthday – 79 years after
the famous evacuation.
Doug Jones did not
apply for the honours after
the conflict because he did
not want to glorify the
horrors he had seen.
But eight decades later
he had a change of heart
and his son presented
them at a family party.
Doug, of Bolton, said: “It
was a lovely day. I didn’t
know I was so popular. I
had a grand time.”
ISIS wedding
bombs kill 63
ISLAMIC State has
claimed responsibility for
a double bombing at a
wedding in Afghanistan
which killed 63 people.
IS said a fighter blew
himself up at the packed
ceremony in Kabul before
an explosives-laden vehicle
was ignited when emer-
gency services arrived.
President Ashraf Ghani
has condemned Saturday’s
attack as “barbaric”.
The groom, named
Mirwais, said: “I will never
see happiness again.”
You’ll never feel the pain of
growing old or of a broken
heart. Sleep tight sweetheart
Mum’s moving tribute
to PC killed on duty
well-wishers have donated almost
£60,000 in less than 24 hours to support
the policeman’s family and widow, Lissie.
They had tied the knot four weeks ago
in a “dream wedding”. He was reportedly
due to go on his honeymoon within days.
Earlier this week PC Harper’s father
said the family were “devastated” by his
death, adding: “We’re in a bad place.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has
called the incident a “mindless and
brutal” crime, saying he was “shocked
and appalled” by the attack.
While Home Secretary Priti Patel said
she had “instructed the Home Office to
urgently explore what we can do to
better support the families of our brave
police officers who are seriously injured
or worse by cowardly criminals”.
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VOICE OF THE MIRROR: PAGE 8life responding to the call-out. Roads
near the scene and Four Houses Corner
caravan park, where the suspects were
arrested, were closed as police scoured
ditches for evidence yesterday.
Another message on dozens of flowers
left at the scene paid tribute to “beautiful
young soul” PC
Harper, who joined
Thames Valley Police
in 2010 as a special
constable before
becoming a police
officer a year later.
It read: “Such a
shocking, mindless,
horrific act of
brutality. This has been impossible for
us to get our heads around. A brave man
protecting us all and just doing his job.”
Other grieving colleagues left tributes
to one of “Thames Valley’s finest”. Andextra time to question 10 suspects aged
13 to 30 until this morning.
They were all arrested at a local
authority caravan site less than a
10-minute drive from where PC Harper,
28, was hit and dragged near
Sulhamstead, Berks, on August 15.
He is thought to
have been responding
to a reported burglary
at an £800,
Victorian house being
renovated in Stanford
Dingley when he was
struck at 11.30pm.
A quad bike is said
to have been taken in
the raid at the property, which was
under police guard yesterday amid fears
of reprisal attacks against the burglary
victims. The property’s owner is report-
edly “distraught” that an officer lost hisTHE heartbroken family of PC
Andrew Harper have said they will
“never recover” from his murder as
police continue to quiz 10 suspects.
The newlywed’s mum revealed her
devastation in a tribute left at the spot
where he was dragged under a vehicle
while responding to a burglary.
Her note reads: “We will never recover- our darling Andrew.
“You will never feel the pain of
growing old or a broken heart. I feel your
presence comforting me in my darkest
hours and minutes and know there’s
enough to share with all those who love
and need you right now. Sleep tight
sweetheart. See you one day.”
It was signed from “forever loving,
Mum, Phil, Sean, Amelia Xxx”. The
tribute comes as police were granted
YOUNG
COUPLE
Andrew and
Lissie wed
weeks agoFAREWELL The note left
by his devastated familySCENE Officer crouches by flowersBritain’s
£100M
Top Guns
Travel insurers hit with medical bills of £209million
TRAVEL insurers are dealing with a
new medical claim every three
minutes, figures reveal.
Some 153,000 travellers needed
emergency medical treatment
abroad last year, the Association of
British Insurers said. The insurers’medical bill of £209million was the
highest since 2010. It accounted for
52% of the £399million paid out for
all claims, with cancellation costs
making up 36% of the total and lost
baggage or money 4%.
And a fifth of holidaymakers stilltravel without insurance, despite
the average policy costing £38.
Air ambulance costs to the UK
can be as much as £75,000 from
Asia or £50,000 from the US.
Payouts included £200,000 to a
cruise passenger who suffered abrain haemorrhage in China, and
£153,000 for a broken arm caused
by falling out of bed in the USA.
The ABI said: “If we leave the EU
without a deal the European Health
Insurance Card will cease to apply,
INJURY Ambulance in Crete making insurance even more vital.”BY AMY-CLARE MARTINSEE PAGES 24&