David Beckham leads celebrity tributes to ‘truly inspiring’ WWII hero Captain Tom Moore, 99

David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton and Geri Horner led the celebrity tributes to WWII hero Captain Moore on Thursday, as the veteran completed his charity walk, raising more than £14million for the NHS. Captain Tom, 99, completed his target of 100 around his garden at his home in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, on Thursday- a fornight before his … Read more

WWII hero Captain Tom Moore completes his 100th lap of garden

Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore triumphed today as he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame – and raised a staggering £12million for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. The 99-year-old, who has captured the imagination of the public with his heroics, finished the last few steps of his … Read more

WWII hero Captain Tom Moore completes his 100th lap of garden

Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore triumphed today as he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame – and raised a staggering £12million for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. The 99-year-old, who has captured the imagination of the public with his heroics, finished the last few steps of his … Read more

WWII hero, 99, raises over £9MILLION for NHS on JustGiving

World War II hero Captain Tom Moore has raised more than £9million for the ‘brave nurses and doctors’ of the NHS by marching around his garden on a zimmer frame.  The 99-year-old had initially set out to raise £1,000 by walking 100 lengths of his 27-yard garden in Bedfordshire – but he has now smashed … Read more

WWII hero Captain Tom Moore, 99, breaks the £5MILLION mark

World War II hero Captain Tom Moore has raised more than £5million for the ‘brave nurses and doctors’ of the NHS by marching around his garden on a zimmer frame.  The determined 99-year-old set out last Thursday to walk 100 lengths of his Bedfordshire lawn before he turns 100 on April 30 – but he could … Read more

WWII hero, 99, given guard of honour from NHS medics as he’s wheeled out after defeating coronavirus

Heart-warming moment WWII hero, 99, is given guard of honour from NHS medics as he’s wheeled out of hospital after defeating coronavirus Albert Chambers, who will turn 100 in July, thanked NHS staff for his treatment He recovered from coronavirus after being treated at Tickhill Road Hospital, Doncaster He was wheeled through the hospital as … Read more

UN chief says coronavirus is biggest global threat since WWII

The UN Secretary-General has warned coronavirus is the greatest global crisis since the Second World War and confronting pit will bring a recession ‘that has no parallel in the recent past’. On Tuesday, UN chief Antonio Guterres said at the launch of a report on the socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic that there is also … Read more

UN chief says coronavirus is biggest global threat since WWII

The UN Secretary-General has warned coronavirus is the greatest global crisis since the Second World War and confronting pit will bring a recession ‘that has no parallel in the recent past’. On Tuesday, UN chief Antonio Guterres said at the launch of a report on the socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic that there is also … Read more

Dresden by Sinclair McKay and The Crew by David Price reviews: Two masterful and sobering WWII books

The still burning problem of Dresden: Sinclair McKay’s masterful Dresden and David Price’s sobering The Crew show both sides of the story By Simon Griffith Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 February 2020 | Updated: 17:51 GMT, 4 February 2020 Dresden Sinclair McKay                              … Read more