:00:00. > :00:10.How a hospital missed a woman's deep vein thrombosis.
:00:11. > :00:23.Tributes to the two young men killed in a suspected hit-and-run.
:00:24. > :00:27.I'm more frost expected with freezing fog patches. Join me for
:00:28. > :00:31.the weather forecast. A pensioner who went to A
:00:32. > :00:35.with leg pains was sent home with painkillers
:00:36. > :00:37.and died hours later, Joan Hawes went to Addenbrooke's
:00:38. > :00:40.Hospital in July, correctly Mike Cartwright reports
:00:41. > :00:48.on how medics missed it. Joan Hawes, 77, who told nurses
:00:49. > :00:51.the pain in her knee But instead, ligament
:00:52. > :00:58.strain was misdiagnosed Arriving at the inquest,
:00:59. > :01:05.her daughters and a family friend. Steven, her son, drove his mother
:01:06. > :01:08.to Addenbrooke's that morning. She was in terrible pain,
:01:09. > :01:11.he said, her knee swollen. His mother repeatedly telling staff,
:01:12. > :01:19.a blood clot was to blame. The inquest told a nurse had
:01:20. > :01:22.ordered blood tests to look for a deep vein thrombosis -
:01:23. > :01:25.a clot, but when Joan saw nurse practitioner Andrew Carr,
:01:26. > :01:27.there was no information If he had known there
:01:28. > :01:31.were concerns about clots, he said he would have referred Joan
:01:32. > :01:34.to other medical staff. But instead, he gave her
:01:35. > :01:42.painkillers and sent her home. Later learning blood tests had been
:01:43. > :01:44.ordered, he cancelled them. Their solicitor today
:01:45. > :01:49.spoke for them. The family are understandably deeply
:01:50. > :01:51.distressed at what has happened to Mrs Hawes -
:01:52. > :01:56.an otherwise fit and healthy woman. They were looking to the inquest
:01:57. > :01:59.for answers and in some respects, the admissions from Addenbrooke's
:02:00. > :02:02.have gone a long way But the inquest still has
:02:03. > :02:06.an important function to perform and the conclusions will help
:02:07. > :02:15.further illuminate this tragedy. The hospital trust says
:02:16. > :02:17.an investigation was carried out to make sure lessons could be
:02:18. > :02:19.learned from what happened to Joan and a detailed action plan put
:02:20. > :02:23.in place to improve the way deep vein thrombosis is
:02:24. > :02:25.recognised and treated. Their mother died at home
:02:26. > :02:27.sometime during the night. Her death brought on by a blood clot
:02:28. > :02:44.that medical staff failed to find. She had been a healthy person. The
:02:45. > :02:49.coroner concluded she died of natural causes. He noted that when
:02:50. > :02:55.she arrived at the hospital she had not been referred to a member of the
:02:56. > :03:00.medical team. Nor heard the deep vein thrombosis beam depicted.
:03:01. > :03:01.So what exactly is Deep Vein Thrombosis
:03:02. > :03:09.Simply put, it's a blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the leg.
:03:10. > :03:11.Deep veins pass through the centre of the leg, through the muscles
:03:12. > :03:16.of the calf and thigh and carry the blood towards the heart.
:03:17. > :03:18.But when you have Deep Vein Thrombosis,
:03:19. > :03:25.the flow can be partially, or completely, blocked.
:03:26. > :03:28.Sometimes, there are no symptoms, but they can include - pain,
:03:29. > :03:31.swelling and tenderness in one or both sides of hip or legs,
:03:32. > :03:35.warm skin in the area of the clot, red skin at the back of the leg
:03:36. > :03:38.and below the knee and low-grade temperature.
:03:39. > :03:40.But I've spoken to an expert tonight, who says
:03:41. > :03:42.a doctor would always take into account two factors.
:03:43. > :03:46.They would also look at whether the person is on the pill.
:03:47. > :03:48.Have they been immobile for a long period?
:03:49. > :03:50.Have they had recent surgery on a hip or leg?
:03:51. > :03:55.Is there a family history of blood clots?
:03:56. > :03:57.If there are two factors, then the patient should be referred
:03:58. > :04:06.There is a risk if DVT is left untreated, that
:04:07. > :04:09.about one in ten people will develop a pulmonary embolism,
:04:10. > :04:11.which causes breathlessness and chest pain.
:04:12. > :04:15.I have spoken to a DVT patient this evening,
:04:16. > :04:17.who got the condition during a long-haul flight.
:04:18. > :04:20.She has spoken about how important it is to contact your GP right away.
:04:21. > :04:22.But also, give your GP the right information.
:04:23. > :04:25.In fact, she is so passionate about this message that she has
:04:26. > :04:27.launched an awareness campaign which can be found at
:04:28. > :04:40.Friends of the two men killed in an apparent hit and run incident
:04:41. > :04:42.near Peterborough have been paying tribute to them today.
:04:43. > :04:44.The victims, who have been named locally as Thomas Northam
:04:45. > :04:46.and Thomas Fletcher, were walking along the B1091 near
:04:47. > :04:49.Yaxley on Tuesday morning when they were struck by a BMW.
:04:50. > :04:51.Today, the local vicar said the men will be remembered
:04:52. > :04:58.in a service this Sunday. Stuart Ratcliffe reports.
:04:59. > :05:01.Two days on from this apparent hit and run
:05:02. > :05:03.and tributes are still being laid at the scene where two men named
:05:04. > :05:05.locally as Thomas Fletcher and Thomas Northam, were killed.
:05:06. > :05:09.It is no exaggeration to say that there is still a real sense
:05:10. > :05:13.of horror here in Yaxley at what took place on Tuesday.
:05:14. > :05:17.And from the people I have spoken to, it is clear that both young
:05:18. > :05:32.men were well known, well liked and well loved.
:05:33. > :05:35.Earlier this afternoon, I spoke to Thomas Fletcher's mum,
:05:36. > :05:37.who told me she still can't believe what has happened.
:05:38. > :05:40.And she told me that her son had only just returned from holiday
:05:41. > :05:44.The two men were walking between Yaxley and Facet
:05:45. > :05:48.The driver of which then fled the scene on foot.
:05:49. > :05:50.And for friends of the men, emotions are understandably
:05:51. > :05:53.Tom Northam was the best friend I've ever had.
:05:54. > :05:55.We spent birthdays together, went on holiday together,
:05:56. > :05:57.always talked, spent a lot of time together.
:05:58. > :06:00.Tom Northam was funny, he always knew how to make everyone smile.
:06:01. > :06:06.When I found out, I finished work and my friend told me straight away,
:06:07. > :06:08.It is not something I wanted to believe.
:06:09. > :06:14.And now it is something, I'm going to miss them both.
:06:15. > :06:15.Yaxley has a strong and vibrant community spirit.
:06:16. > :06:21.And this weekend, prayers will also be said in the village church.
:06:22. > :06:23.It is just desperate, desperate sadness.
:06:24. > :06:27.We didn't know the families at the time but now we know
:06:28. > :06:30.who they are, just a desperate sense of loss and just a desire to reach
:06:31. > :06:33.out to these families, we will be offering to support them
:06:34. > :06:36.and as I said already, we will be praying for
:06:37. > :06:40.them and doing whatever we can to support them.
:06:41. > :06:42.Earlier this week, a 38-year-old man was arrested, 80
:06:43. > :06:45.on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
:06:46. > :06:56.He is now being questioned by officers in Cambridgeshire.
:06:57. > :06:58.2017 holds some big changes to local government in Cambridgeshire.
:06:59. > :07:01.The devolution deal was signed late last year and, this May, the county
:07:02. > :07:05.It will have big impact on how local decisions are made,
:07:06. > :07:11.as our political reporter Tom Barton explains.
:07:12. > :07:14.We are all used to elections - for Parliament, for councils and,
:07:15. > :07:17.more recently, for police commissioners,
:07:18. > :07:20.but this May, in Cambridgeshirem, there will be an election that has
:07:21. > :07:27.At the moment, in most parts of the country, there are
:07:28. > :07:35.District councils look after issues like housing and waste collection,
:07:36. > :07:37.while bigger county councils are responsible for social
:07:38. > :07:43.But in Cambridgeshire, a new devolution deal will see
:07:44. > :07:46.the introduction of a third tier of local government.
:07:47. > :07:53.People say it is a new layer of government, but some
:07:54. > :07:54.faceless bureaucrat in Whitehall has been
:07:55. > :08:06.making these decisions. It will be a local voice now.
:08:07. > :08:11.That will be making decisions about some big issues.
:08:12. > :08:14.They will have the power to spend millions on building new homes.
:08:15. > :08:21.They will get control over the local training budget.
:08:22. > :08:26.And they will have power and money for new transport projects.
:08:27. > :08:29.What do the people who will elect the new mayor think?
:08:30. > :08:32.We have enough people in all the local councils, so why can't
:08:33. > :08:39.Especially if he knows Cambridge well, it could be good for us.
:08:40. > :08:42.What we are doing is adding a layer of cost,
:08:43. > :08:47.without providing a full democratic freedom.
:08:48. > :08:49.The mayor will work with a combined authority,
:08:50. > :08:54.made up of all the council leaders in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
:08:55. > :08:56.It met before Christmas, to start laying the groundwork
:08:57. > :09:02.Local business also has a voice and their
:09:03. > :09:08.representative sees the new mayor as a vitally-important figure.
:09:09. > :09:10.This is the spokesperson for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
:09:11. > :09:18.It gives us access to a global audience and, therefore, one person.
:09:19. > :09:21.We have seen how the Mayor of London is represented.
:09:22. > :09:30.All eyes are now focused on the election when Cambridgeshire
:09:31. > :09:32.will join the likes of Manchester and Sheffield
:09:33. > :09:42.as one of just half a dozen areas with a new devolved mayor.
:09:43. > :09:44.The government has announced a ?100 million investment
:09:45. > :09:47.in the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey.
:09:48. > :09:49.The money will be used to upgrade its Rothera Research Station,
:09:50. > :09:52.and allow the organisation to conduct more ambitious explorations.
:09:53. > :09:55.The base will be home to the new research ship,
:09:56. > :10:00.That is the late news from Look East.
:10:01. > :10:02.I will leave you with the weather, from Alex.
:10:03. > :10:05.It is another cold night around the region, with temperatures
:10:06. > :10:10.Also the added problem of freezing fog patches.
:10:11. > :10:11.They are likely to develop quite widely
:10:12. > :10:14.across the region overnight tonight, becoming quite dense in places.
:10:15. > :10:16.Also, some icy patches on untreated surfaces.
:10:17. > :10:18.So, minus 1-2 Celsius in many places, but it could be
:10:19. > :10:20.a degree or two lower in those frost-prone spots.
:10:21. > :10:23.So, we start the day tomorrow on a cold note.
:10:24. > :10:32.This weather system is coming in from the north-west.
:10:33. > :10:34.That will eventually bring some rain and some milder
:10:35. > :10:39.Freezing fog patches lingering through the morning in some places.
:10:40. > :10:41.Then, a little bit brighter, with perhaps some sunshine,
:10:42. > :10:44.before cloud increases from the west and this weather front brings
:10:45. > :10:51.But it will be a cold day, with high temperatures of just
:10:52. > :10:54.For the afternoon and evening, that rain spreading in from
:10:55. > :10:57.The national weather is coming up, but here is
:10:58. > :11:02.Milder, but cloudier, for the weekend.
:11:03. > :11:12.maybe nine Celsius. Here is Louise with the national picture.
:11:13. > :11:19.Won't it cold and frosty this morning? The coldest night of the
:11:20. > :11:20.winter so far in England. Down to minus 8