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WW2 veteran, 99, completes 100th lap

A 99-year-old World War Two veteran who is walking 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100 has now raised £12m for the NHS.

Captain Tom Moore originally wanted to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing the distance.

But he has hit 12,000 times his initial target, thanks to donations from more than 600,000 people online.

Captain Moore, who relies on a walking frame, aims to complete his 100th lap at about 08:30 BST this morning, live on our Breakfast programme on BBC One.

"It's a lovely morning. I feel fine. Being in the army, we are used to getting up early," said the World War Two veteran, who turns 100 later this month.

"We started this off as a family joke. I had a broken hip and skin cancer on my head - the service I've had from the National Health Service was absolutely marvellous.

"It's an absolutely fantastic sum of money. It's unbelievable that people are so kind."

What a hero.
There must be something that this chap can be given in recognition of what he’s done.
Annis, it would be interesting to see what these numpties who are breaking the social distancing rules make of this.

Guard of honour as 99-year-old completes 100th lap

A 99-year-old army veteran, who has raised more than £12m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden, was given a guard of honour as he finished the 100th lap.

Captain Tom Moore had vowed to walk the 100 laps before turning 100 at the end of this month.

He set out to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together, but is currently at more than 12,000 times that goal.

We think what he's done is pretty amazing.