talked of british fundraising phenomenon the captain tom moore after raising staggering sum to spoil his country's health care system the world war 2 veteran tells people to stay strong during this crisis. seems. to me to do old. wrong. i merely said i must and welcome european union leaders have moved closer to approving a joint recovery fund after meeting via video conference on thursday the money would be in march for businesses that have taken a hit in the shutdown diplomatic sources say the 27 leaders agreed to ask the european commission to work out the details date details including the size shape and methods of getting the money to businesses most urgently in need. the video conference was the 4th such meeting since the virus hit e.u. countries and expectations were low e.u. member states of so far failed to agree on how to help those economies hit hardest by the pandemic but after just a few hours the council president emerged emphasizing the country's common interests this toned image is put into our societies and serious through their well being interest of each e.u. membe

captain tom moore. the tribute marks his remarkable achievement of raising more than £30 million for nhs charities by walking laps of his garden. the world war two veteran has been promoted to honorary colonel to mark his centenary and the prime minister recorded a special message, describing him as "a point of light in all our lives". david sillito reports. # happy birthday to you # happy birthday captain tom—daddy—grandpa. .. # happy birthday to you! # i never, ever anticipated ever in my life anything like this. it really is amazing. and i would say to everyone, thank you very much to everyone, wherever you are. captain tom moore. it began as a little challenge on his back garden. 100 laps to try to raise £1000 for nhs charities. and, today, he was being honoured with an raf birthday fly—past, as the total reached £30 million. this is the culmination of an extraordinary few weeks. a celebration of how one man's cheerful determination has inspired people and... raised a huge amount of money.

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none more so than tom moore. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is at bedford school where they are all on display. imean, i mean, however it is in the images, but i imagine being there is a slightly different experience, tim? yeah, good morning to you. 0ver slightly different experience, tim? yeah, good morning to you. over the easter weekend the first cards started arriving, the numbers grew, the numbers grew, they kept on coming and now take a look at this. 125,000 birthday cards for captain tom. now we are in the great hall of bedford school, big as though this room is, it's not big enough for all of these cards stop so there are some on other sites around the school and what an extraordinary sight it is and how extraordinary his achievements have been. certainly in the village where he lives, the last few days have felt extra special. bunting, birthday cards and bells. in the village of marston moor today, captain tom's big day is a big deal. we love tom and we just think wow, i am so honoured that he has done this

jon sopel, bbc news, annapolis, maryland. 99—year—old captain tom moore has completed his challenge he wanted to raise £1000. tonight the total stands at more than 16 million, and it's still pouring in. david sillito reports. you start at the beginning. captain tom moore was keen to do things properly on the final leg of a journey that had begun as a family challenge and turned into something extraordinary. i think it's a fantastic sum of money, we never imagined that sum of money, it's unbelievable that people have been so kind. it began just over a week ago. the target — 100 laps to mark his 100th birthday at the end of the month. a world war ii veteran born in keighley, he had served in burma. the family hoped they might be able to raise some money for nhs charities and set what they thought was a bold target, £1000. within a day we had reached a couple of thousands and we thought, "are we dreaming of the dizzying heights of £5,000 by the end of the month?" we were floored at the thought of 5,000. a week later, it had slipped past a million. steady, determined, optimistic, capt

at the age of 99 captain tom moore has become a global social media phenomenon the british role for 2 veteran has made headlines for raising funds for health workers treating coronavirus patients so father viral campaign has attracted donations from around the world a total of over 32000000 euros and rising t w had a chance to speak with cats and law one week before he turns hundreds. $100.00 laps of the guardian for $1000.00 pounds that was captain tom moore's plan to raise money to support workers in britain's national health service but in the process he won the hearts of many around the world and far surpassed his fundraising target by millions of pounds speaking to d.w. alongside his daughter the world war 2 veteran expressed his delight at the achievement. of them gets absolutely amazing that certain amount of money as we rode to shore john almost like the clauses there is only good one. source i think those are. the coronavirus pandemic has strained britain's public health service the n.h.s. and expose shortages in equipment for frontline staff that's why tom moore took up his

at the age of 99 captain tom moore has become a global social media phenomenon the british world war 2 veteran has made headlines for raising funds for health workers treating coronavirus patients so father viral campaign has attracted to nations from around the world a total of over 32000000 euros and rising he had a chance to speak with caps for one week before he turned 10100 laps of the garden for 1000 pounds that was captain tom moore's plan to raise money to support workers in britain's national health service but in the process he won the hearts of many around the world and foster passed his fundraising target by millions of pounds speaking to d.w. alongside his daughter the world war 2 veteran expressed his delight at the achievement. it's absolutely amazing that certain amount of money was very roads in so short time almost like the clauses there is a very good one went to the source i think those are. the coronavirus pandemic has strained britain's public health service the n.h.s. and expose shortages in equipment for frontline staff that's why tom moore took up his challen

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plus, we talk to the british fundraising phenomenon, captain tom moore. he's 99 years old, he fought and survived a world warar, nowow 's telling people they can survive this crisis. >> things will get better, there's no doubt that one day we will be all out and the sun will be shining again. brent: i'm a brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. europe and the pandemic's economic cost -- european leaders have been closer to funding a joint recovery fund for the time after the coronavirus pandemic. the 27 eu leaders met in a video conference call today and diplomatic sources say they agreed to ask the european commission to work out the details of the common support recovery plan. this is the fourth time the leaders have met since the virus outbreak began in italy. the eu chief took part in that summit today and warned all eu countries need to see a steady recovery or risk deepening the divisions within europe. >> the pandemic certainly knows no borders and is blind to nationalities. some countries are certainly

tom moore turns 100 next week physical distancing measures mean there won't be a big party at his home in bedford but nothing will stop the many well wishers who be chairing him on from a far. way to go this is deep have been years in berlin a quick reminder that you can get news and features around the clock on our website at www dot com we're on twitter at x. news i'm christine one but it's been great having your company for myself and the team see you at the top of the next hour. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona update. 19 special next on d w.

. $100.00 laps of the garden for $1000.00 pounds that was captain tom moore's plan to raise money to support workers in britain's national health service but in the process he won the hearts of many around the world and foster passed his fundraising target by millions of pounds speaking to d.w. alongside his daughter the world war 2 veteran expressed his delight at the achievement. amazing that certain amount of money was very roads in so short time almost the clauses there is only good one went to source i think those are. the coronavirus pandemic has strained britain's public health service the n.h.s. and expose shortages in equipment for frontline staff that's why tom moore took up his challenge we said initially that the money would be for the n.h.s. charities and that money could be used to support it all sorts of things then escape the crisis so things like snacks start sleeping and i've seen what i can find the towards the prying i have and looking after mental health so that money is really being put to good use. having fought in world war 2 the army veteran turned celebrity

class we spoke to the british fund raising phenomenon captain tom moore he's raised a staggering sum so he's country's health care system and the world war 2 veteran ses we should stay strong during this crisis. and we will get it 1st so there's no doubt look wrong there will be ruled out on to the drug charges the sun will be sure they were gone. hello i'm christine want to welcome to the program europe is trying to soften the economic blow dealt by the coronavirus e.u. leaders have signed off on an emergency rescue package to help countries deal with the immediate 4 knowledge of the crisis they also agreed to set up a fund to secure the broths long term recovery but they are still divided on how this will be fine at wealthy in northern countries all refusing to pull debt as requested by some southern countries but germany has agreed to increase the amount it pays into the budget more on that after this report. the video conference was the 4th such meeting since the virus hit a u. countries and expectations were low e.u. member states of so far failed to agree on how to help those e

tom moore turns 100 next week physical distancing measures mean there will be a big party at his home in bedford but nothing will stop the many well wishers who be cheering him on from a far. and we hope to speak with captain tom moore next week and wish him an early happy birthday on the eve of his big centennial stay tuned well after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around we'll be right back. passionate drama competition drive marketing numbers atmosphere fight that's happening in childish love hate money. fans crime stats and. all. this because we sort. of. kick off on you tube joining us. they were abducted by the nazis and taken to germany to be raised as citizens of the army. during world war 2 thousands of polish children. even today many of them don't know their real parents well. they've lived with this trauma for decades it's. telling children the kidnapping campaign of nazi germany starts april 28th. there is more than an ocean between germany and the u.s. in the coronavirus pandemic president trump wants to fast track america's return to normal

the world war two veteran tom moore completes his challenge. i'm surrounded by the right sort of people, so, yes, ifeel fine, and i hope you're all feeling fine too. and in sport, dundee united win the scottish championship after the football season is ended below the top tier, but relegated partick thistle to threaten legal action. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a three—week extension to the current measures of lockdown is expected to be confirmed later this afternoon — as a senior scientist has said the uk will need to keep a significant level of social distancing in place until a vaccine is available. professor neil ferguson also wants the government to do more work on what happens after the lockdown ends. from westminster, chris mason reports. for more than three weeks, we have had to get used to this. beautiful beaches like this one in exmouth in devon as good as empty. our freedoms curtailed, our movement is restricted, and there is more to come. the people of this country have made these efforts over the last few

thank goodness the weather is good, because captain tom moore is doing his laps. he is aiming to get the 100. he initially wanted to raise £1000. via just giving, people have donated more than £12 million. we understand there is a record number of people on the website even now, trying to donate more money.” of people on the website even now, trying to donate more money. i feel like we have all, by invitation of the family, lived and breathed the story of the last few days. tom is going to complete that final lap in the next few minutes. john maguire is there for us this morning. set the scene for us. as you say, the family have been very kind to invite us here to this auspicious occasion. it has really captured the imagination is notjust of all of us in the uk, but right around the world. 53 different countries have donated to tom'sjust world. 53 different countries have donated to tom's just giving page. we are looking at close to 8.25 million. he is going up in the garden 100 times before his 100th birthday. we can talk to major ian atkins now from the york

this centenarian being celebrated as captain tom moore he's famously completed 100 laps of his garden with the help of his walking frame and in doing so raised more than 27000000 pounds to support britain's national health service during the coronavirus outbreak crutchfield. right here in america and they were kept in terms aim was to raise just a 1000 pounds with this charity walk but his humble mission became an unexpected hit as people tuned in from across the globe to watch his progress online. if you'll believe that they will listen and to give a source of money to the nothing. having raised more donations than any charity walk in history he's even earned himself a spot in the guinness book of world records if we as a country can show the same spirit of optimism and energy shown by captain told more he turns 100 this week and i have absolutely no doubt that we will beat it together we will come through this all the faster. while politicians athletes and stars are jumping at the opportunity to applaud the captain's initiative his donations have already enabled the opening of a bra

now and some heartwarming news as well war 2 veteran captain tom moore celebrates his 100th birthday captain tom has been has become a big fan of hope after completing a record breaking charter to walk around his own garden to raise money for britain's national health service needless to say is many fans around the world didn't miss out on the chance to wish him well this very special birthday take a look. a flood of birthday wishes. this most amazing outpouring of love for a great man captain tom i think it's called the hearts of everybody in this country and this is what it looks like really we've we've had 125000 cards in the last week and a bit. the centenarian being celebrated as captain tom moore he's famously completed 100 laps of his garden with the help of his walking frame and in doing so raised more than 27000000 pounds to support britain's national health service during the coronavirus outbreak crutchfield it's. right here in america and they were kept in tom's aim was to raise just a 1000 pounds with this charity walk but his humble mission became an unexpected hit as pe

radio 2 dj zoe ball wrote "incredible work by dear tom moore". and the golferjustin rose described tom‘s achievement as "absolutely brilliant" captain tom moore and his daughter, hannah ingram—moore, are with us now. and we‘re alsojoined by ellie orton from the nhs charities together, which will benefit from the funds raised. tom, good morning. you are amazing. morning. nice for you to say that. now, listen, it is at about £11.9 million, and i can‘t check the website because it has crashed because so many people are donating but it is heading for £5 million. how do you feel about that?” but it is heading for £5 million. how do you feel about that? i think thatis how do you feel about that? i think that is absolutely enormous, and at no time when we started off with this exercise, did we anticipate we would get anything near that sort of money. it just shows would get anything near that sort of money. itjust shows that people have such high regard for the members of the national health service, and it is really amazing that people hav

there's centenarian being celebrated as captain tom moore he's famously completed 100 laps of his garden with the help of his walking frame and in doing so raised more than 27000000 pounds to support britain's national health service during the coronavirus outbreak crutchfield it's. right here in america and captain tom's aim was to raise just a 1000 pounds with his charity walk but his humble mission became an unexpected hit as people tuned in from across the globe to watch his progress online. if you believe that they will be so kind to get. to the nothing. having raised more donations than any charity walk in history he's even earned himself a spot in the guinness book of world records. while politicians athletes and stars are jumping at the opportunity to plot the captain's initiative his donations have already enabled the opening of a brand new $500.00 bed hospital facility in yorkshire leaving little doubt that there is nothing a 100 year old with a strong sense of solidarity and a sturdy walking frame can do have a bath a couple tops this is dave w a news we'll have more at the to

. $100.00 laps of the guardian for $1000.00 pounds that was captain tom moore's plan to raise money to support workers in britain's national health service but in the process he won the hearts of many around the world and far surpassed his fundraising target by millions of pounds speaking to d.w. alongside his daughter the world war 2 veteran expressed his delight at the achievement . of them gets ugly an amazing amount of money i was very soon so sure done almost like the closers it was a really good warm. source i think those are. the coronavirus pandemic has strained britain's public health service the n.h.s. and expose shortages in equipment for frontline staff that's why tom moore took up his challenge we said initially that the money would be far and the n.h.s. charities and that money would be used to support all sorts of things then this crisis so things like knocks start and i've seen what i can find the towards trying i have and i'm looking at the mental health so that money is already being put to good use. having fought in world war 2 the army veteran turned celebrity had w

he's been an inspiration to people around the world, and today, british world war ii veteran tom moore finished his challenge to walk laps of his garden to raise money for nhs charities. 99—year—old captain tom has raised more than £15 million pounds. that's an incredible $18 million. the british government has confirmed prime minister boris johnson will look at ways to recognise his fundraising efforts, which a spokesman said had "captured the heart of the nation". david sillito reports. you can't start halfway. you start at the beginning. captain tom moore was keen to do things properly on the final leg of a journey that had begun as a family challenge and has turned into something extraordinary. i think it's a fantastic sum of money, we never imagined that sum of money, it's unbelievable that people have been so kind. it began just over a week ago. the target, 100 laps to mark his 100th birthday at the end of the month. a world war ii veteran born in keighley, he had served in burma in the west yorkshire regiment. the family hoped they might be able to raise some money for nhs

hi, this is a message for captain tom moore. thank you so much for all of your efforts and how much money you've raised for the nhs. lots of love from ward 4b at the royal liverpool. what you've done is extraordinary, and the millions of pounds you have raised for the nhs will be put to good use as we continue to tackle this virus together. as an adopted yorkshireman, i've come to recognise true yorkshire grit, and your story is an inspiration to us all. it just goes to show that british spirit is as strong as it's ever been. on behalf of the whole yorkshire regiment family, i'd like to say thank you to you, captain tom moore for your amazing fundraising efforts on behalf of the nhs. when i last looked, you had raised over £8 million, and that number continues to rise. captain moore, you are an absolute legend and you come from an exceptional generation that are still an inspiration for our yorkshire soldiers today. thank you and good luck in completing your endeavour. thank you, captain tom, from the nhs! when the bbc first sp

captain tom moore completing 100 laps of his garden. could beear-olds forgiven for putting their feet up and taking things easy. not tom. >> congratulations. >> he has wowed the u.k. and raised an astonishing amount of money for the health service. >> is unbelievable that people have been so kind to give a source of money to the national health service. i was responsible for starting it but not deliberately. gratitude for what they have done for me. >> he was applauded at his home by emergency service staff. [applause] extraordinary achievement of captain tom moore and the immense generosity and goodwill among the british public at the moment for doctors and nurses in hospitals like this around the country raises a big question. why does the nhs need such charity? >> the health care academic anita charlesworth explains that even though the nhs is tax funded, it has always receieived donations. >> [inaudible] >> ministers have been key to show their support, coming out weekly to join public applause for health care workers. coronavirus h

on behalf of the whole yorkshire regiment family, i'd like to say thank you to you, captain tom moore, for your amazing fundraising efforts on behalf of the nhs. all: thank you, captain tom, from the nhs! and then the moment — 100 laps completed. the millions raised honouring both the nhs and captain tom's determination and eternal optimism. at the end of the day, we shall be all ok again and for all of those people who are finding it difficult at the moment, the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away. however, it's not over yet. if people keep giving, captain tom will keep walking. david sillito, bbc news. and before we go, looking at the celebration of a mother and newborn baby. hospital staff chaired — as chaired at new york's long island. the mother underwent an emergency cesarean section while on on an ventilator after she had been diagnosed with covid—19. mother and baby are at home and doing well. thank you for watching and stay tuned on bbc news. hello once again. while some areas saw a really glorious end to thursday, the cloud began to fill in across s

captain tom moore, and more than £40 million raised for nhs charities. planned on raising about £1000, that is just fantastic. as he edges up to his 100th birthday, this is the story thatis 100th birthday, this is the story that is keeping us all going here this afternoon. congratulations to him. more than £40 million. that is remarkable, isn't it? it is nice to be able to smile about something. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. well, farmers, gardeners and growers are only too aware that we haven't had an awful lot of rain for quite some time, a number of weeks, in fact. that is about to change, there is some rain in the forecast for tomorrow, initially, for the southern half of the uk. it will be a couple of hours of potentially heavy rain. now, this is what it looks like today. plenty of fine weather around. high teens, temperatures even approaching 20 or more. but much cooler in the north—east of the country. that is because the wind is coming out of the north here, so fresher conditions down that north sea coast. the ch

an update on the quite remarkable fundraising achievement of 99—year—old captain tom moore, which has made headlines worldwide. he's now raised nearly £10 million for the nhs by walking 100 laps of his garden. 0ur correspondent david sillito has the latest. captain tom moore, 99 years old, and counting down the days to his 100th birthday with 100 laps of his garden. the original plan was to try to raise £1000 for nhs charities. 0h, we've done it, five million! today he was told the total had already gone past five million. oh, my goodness! completely out of this world! thank you so much for all you people who have subscribed to the national health service, because for every penny they get, they deserve every one of it! a couple of hours later, another million had been added, then another, and on it went. tomorrow he will complete his 100th lap, and no—one‘s predicting how much he'll have raised by then. but he's not planning on stopping — if the money keeps coming, he's going to keep on walking. david sillito, bbc news. finally tonight, a reminder of the events of a year ago i

captain tom moore the british war 2 veteran who raised millions for britain's national health service has been promoted to the brink of honorary colonel on his 100th birthday the air force flew world war 2 planes over his home just north of london in his honor the fly over was supposed to be a surprise but the government had to confirm the rumors in the face of tremendous media interest. captain or should i say colonel tom is not just a celebrity in britain fans around the world have been wishing him well on this very special birthday. a flood of birthday wishes. they sent an amazing outpouring of love for a great man who kept until nothing is called the hearts of everybody in this country and this is what it looks like. we've had 125000 cards in the last week and a bit. this centenarian being celebrated as captain tom moore he's famously completed 100 laps of his garden with the help of his walking frame and in doing so raised more than 27000000 pounds to support britain's national health service during the coronavirus outbreak. right here in america and they were kept in tom's aim w

tom moore turns 100 next week physical distancing measures mean there will be a big party at his home in bedford but nothing will stop the many well wishers who be cheering him on from a fart. a true legend says steve every news in full and a quick reminder that you can get a new news and features around the clock that's on our website at www dot com and of the deeds of any app on twitter how we're at it is from myself christine one glass and the team here and good in thank you for joining us it's been great having your company see you next hour. dr carson look at sunday examines the much power of the did a. good job rob. i know you know the trick to just take some vitamin pills intercepts whole long happy and healthy life but is this really true we expose some of the myths and give you some good nutritional advice the good ship. oh. passionate drama competition rival marketing numbers atmosphere by the time and traditional love hate money millionaire fans primes 5 stamps. on you tube. like vogue. mug or just love was. for the russians so. steep. so many different walks of life. some

captain tom moore. his simple goal was to walk a hundred laps of his garden to raise £1000 for nhs charities before his 100th birthday — which is today. well, he's succeeded beyond his wildest dreams — the fund stands now at more than £30 million. the birthday tributes have been flooding in, as david sillito reports. # happy birthday to you! # happy birthday, captain tom, daddy, grandpa # happy birthday to you #. cheering i never, ever anticipated, ever in my life, anything like this. it really is amazing and i want to say to everyone thank you very much to everyone wherever you are. captain tom moore. it began as a little challenge in his back garden. 100 laps to try to raise £1000 for nhs charities. today, he was being honoured with an raf birthday flypast as the total reached £30 million. this is the culmination of an extraordinary few weeks and also a celebration ofjust how one man's cheerful determination has inspired people and... ..raised a huge amount of money. and these birthday celebra

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captain tom moore with his remarkable fundraising effort. that's it from us. newsnight starts on bbc two shortly but now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, you are watching bbc news with me, tim willcox. we'll be having a look at some of the national and international press coverage of the last 2a hours before we go to washington, dc where president trump is due to speak in the rose garden. this is the scene live following that meltdown as it has been described by president trump yesterday with personal attacks on the press for criticising his response to the pandemic. before we go to the white house, let's have a look at the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us. with me are the columnist for the daily mirror, susie boniface, and the deputy editor of the daily express, michael booker. thanks so much to both of you forjoining me. just to warn you that we will go to the white house in a few minutes when president trump start speaking but let's just look through the papers we have so far. the ft

on behalf of the whole yorkshire regiment family, i'd like to say thank you to you, captain tom moore, for your amazing fundraising efforts. all: thank you, captain tom, from the nhs! and then the moment. 100 laps completed. the millions raised honouring both the nhs and captain tom‘s determination and eternal optimism. at the end of the day, we shall be all 0k again and for all of those people who are finding it difficult at the moment, the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away. however, it‘s not over yet. if people keep giving, captain tom will keep walking. david sillito, bbc news. since that report was put together, the total has gone up together, the total has gone up to $20 million. let's look at the celebration of a mother and her newborn baby. hospital staff in long island, new york cheered as a woman met her baby for the first time. she underwent an emergency c—section, after being diagnosed with pneumonia and covid—19. you can visit our website for more information. bbc.com/news. and you can reach me on twitter — i‘m @sipusey. stay with us. hell

and as the hours tick down to the big day, tom moore's regiment gave had their recognition. he is now an honorary colonel and he will wear their middle. an old soldierjust doing his duty for us soldierjust doing his duty for us all. happy birthday. the belgians are famous for their love of "moules and frites" and now they're being urged to eat more fries to stop hundreds of thousands of tons of potatoes rotting. this is just one of the potato mountains which are growing at processing plants across belgium. but with restaurants and cafes closed demand for fries has reportedly dropped by as much as 80%. now farmers leaders are appealing to belgians to eat an extra portion of fries each week to help their industry. thanks so much for watching, backin thanks so much for watching, back ina thanks so much for watching, back in a couple of minutes. hello. it wasn't so much a case of april showers on wednesday, this was the scene for a time across birmingham, but give it a wee bit of time and eventually that rain cleared away and out came the sun. the reason for it all? well, we had

he's been an inspiration to people around the world — and today british world war ii veteran, tom moore finished his challenge to walk laps of his garden to raise money for nhs charities. 99 year old captain tom has raised more than £16 million — that's an incredible $19 million. david sillito reports. you start at the beginning. captain tom moore was keen to do things properly on the final leg of a journey that had begun as a family challenge and turned into something extraordinary. i think it's a fantastic sum of money, we never imagined that sum of money, it's unbelievable that people have been so kind. it began just over a week ago. the target, 100 laps to mark his 100th birthday at the end of the month. a world war ii veteran born in keighley, he had served in burma. the family hoped they might be able to raise some money for nhs charities and set what they thought was a bold target, £1000. within a day we had reached a couple of thousands and we thought, are we dreaming of the dizzying heights of £5,000 by the end of the month? we were floored at the thought of 5,000. a week

on behalf of the whole yorkshire regiment family, i'd like to say thank you to you, captain tom moore, for your amazing fundraising efforts on behalf of the nhs. all: thank you, captain tom, from the nhs! and then the moment. 100 laps completed. the millions raised honouring both the nhs and captain tom's determination and eternal optimism. at the end of the day, we shall be all 0k again and for all of those people who are finding it difficult at the moment, the sun will shine on you again and the clouds will go away. however, it's not over yet. if people keep giving, captain tom will keep walking. david sillito, bbc news. and before we go — let's look at the celebration of a mother and her newborn. hospital staff on new york's long island cheered as a woman met her baby boy for the first time, 10 days after giving birth. yanira soriano underwent an emergency c—section while on a ventilator. she had been diagnosed with covid—19 and pneumonia. mother and son are now resting at home and doing well. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @sipusey. thanks for watching, do stay tuned to

and a guard of honour for 99—year—old captain tom moore as he completes 100 laps of his garden and raises £15 million for the nhs. and coming up on bbc news, an absolute mess, the verdict on the state of the scottish football league from rangers manager steven gerrard as it finishes early due to coronavirus. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk will remain in lockdown for at least three more weeks. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said britain is at a delicate and dangerous stage in this pandemic and relaxing restrictions too soon could risk a second wave of coronavirus and even more deaths. he said the lockdown, which is now extended until at least the 7th of may, would only be lifted once the daily death toll comes down to be sure the uk is beyond the peak and that the nhs can cope. the latest official figures for the uk show there were 861 deaths reported in the last 24—hour period. it means that the total official number of deaths in the uk linked to coronavirus is 13,729. that number doesn't include deaths in care homes or in the community in england and nor

we also did captain tom. -- all —— all salute captain tom moore. time for a look at the weather — here's louise lear. it was cold and easter monday, we had a northerly wind circulating around this area of high pressure but it has drifted further eastwards, allowing the wind direction to change to a milder westerly. still a lot of sunshine to appreciate from the views of our window, lots of sunshine. further north and west, unfortunately, just as beautiful but quite cloudy across argyll and beauty. if i put these weather watchers on the satellite you can see where i'm talking about, the cloud thickener for you can see where i'm talking about, the cloud thickenerfor a you can see where i'm talking about, the cloud thickener for a bit of drizzle from time to time, lots of sunshine elsewhere and some nuisance cloud across east anglia and the south—east starting to break up. the rest of the afternoon is quiet for many. dry, unsettled, lighterwinds than yesterday, temperatures at a touch. a bit more of a breeze in the far north—west, eight to ten t

but captain tom moore has. it was two weeks ago that captain tom moore first appeared on bbc breakfast aiming to walk 100 laps before his 100th birthday to raise £1,000 for the nhs. i think i might say well done nhs. that total is now approaching the £30 million mark. the distance was completed last thursday and helped captain tom celebrate, michael ball sang. the next day, it was released as a single. today it went straight to number one. you are the uk's official number one. that really is truly amazing, isn't it? at the age of 99, captain tom has become the oldest person to ever have a number one single. amazing. that this should happen to me. louis armstrong was 66 when he topped the charts in 1968. a record which would stand for more than a0 years. until beaten by a 68—year—old tom jones with a comic relief single. and sir tom was quick to pay tribute. from one tom to another, congratulations on beating my chart record. if i was gonna lose to anybody it's an honour to have lost to you. next thursday

but the extraordinary achievement of captain tom moore and the immense generosity and goodwill among the british public at the moment towards doctors and nurses in hospitals like this around the country it all raises a big question why does the n.h.s. need such charity. the health care academic and the to charles wirth explains that even though the n.h.s. is tax funded it's always received donations to charity isn't all i have. shared god for children. and on the. planet. cause the n.h.s. to me. will be. ministers have certainly been keen to show their support coming out weekly to join public applause for health care as but corona virus has highlighted cracks in the system a lack of virus testing and protective equipment for medics has become a national scandal a decade of austerity means n.h.s. funding has not kept pace with demand. this is run for heroes another campaign set up to help doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus perhaps the epidemic will boost n.h.s. funding in the long term says its young founder i don't know if our government is giving enough right now towards it and

perhaps i should say kernel tom moore. to celebrate his fundraising achievements, moore is being promoted to honorary colonel. he has also been represented his world war ii defense medal which he had lost, but as cnn's anna stewart reports, that's only a small part of his birthday celebrations. >> reporter: tens of thousands of cards filled a school hall. make shift sorting office near the home of someone very special. the messages simple and heart felt ♪ happy birthday to you >> you are our hero. >> war veteran captain tom moore captured the world's heart when he walked 100 laps of his garden ahead of his 100th birthday raising tens of millions of pounds for nhs charities. since crossing that finish line -- >> congratulations. >> reporter: -- he's been nonstop opening a nightingale hospital in nottingham. >> seem to have more energy than i do. >> i enjoyed every minute of it. >> reporter: he's had a train named after him and he is the oldest person to hit number one in the record charts. ♪ and you're never more >> rep

that he should be so tom moore. should he get a knighthood7m that he should be so tom moore. should he get a knighthood? it is com pletely should he get a knighthood? it is completely brilliant, what he is doing. i can't talk about the honours process. i will be straight with you, i'm spinning my time focusing on what we can do to make sure we are responding best was to be can to the coronavirus pandemic we are facing. it is truly fantastic what he is doing, it is fantastic to see the support for the nhs and the donations that are coming in. i am encouraging those who are making donations to think about social care as well, and care worker charities, because that is also really important at the moment. we appreciate your time. thank you. that is the care minister live this morning. we were talking about captain tom raising money for charities, and somebody else really well—known is getting on their bike to help raise money as well. sally, good morning. the world champion cyclist geraint thomas is doing what he does best to support our frontline nhs workers — getting on hi

captain tom moore, i will handover tojohnny mercer. captain tom moore, i will handover to johnny mercer. captain tom moore, just a huge thank you for what you have done. it really is remarkable. my generation of veterans always looked to your generation, particularly in recent wars. you have shown right into, i can't believe you are 100 next week. if i am in as good a shape as you at 100 i will be happy. we will do something to celebrate your birthday. you have done a remarkable thing for the nation. you have continued that spirit in that ethos that we all aspire to. just a huge thank you and i am in all of what you have done. i hope tom can hear some of that. if not can you pass that on for us? i will. do we have time now? yes please. the veterans minister has said how extraordinary you are and everyone is looking up to you and if he is as good a shape as you at 100 he will be very happy and commending you on the extraordinary work you have done inspiring people around the world to do good things. that's very kind of you to say that,

and the 99—year—old war veteran captain tom moore completes 100 laps of his garden before turning 100 himself — raising over £12 million for the nhs. i'm surrounded by the right sort of people, so yes, i feel fine. i hope you're all feeling fine too. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. and here, the uk health secretary says everyone can see it is "too early" to make changes to the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. matt hancock says a formal decision will be announced this afternoon. the opposition labour party says it will back the government, but is asking for more clarity on how and when the lockdown will end. well, as the number of people who've died rises, tributes have been paid to a pregnant nurse who died with covid—19. 28—year—old mary agyeiwaa agyapong worked at luton and dunstable hospital in southeast england. her baby was successfully delivered by c—section on sunday, and the hospital say the child is doing "very well". in the united states, president t

captain tom moore and his daughter hannahjoin us now. thank you for spending some time with us on breakfast. captain tom, £871,000, what an amazing response in the last few days? it certainly is. almost unbelievable, isn't it? when you think of who it is for, all those brave and super doctors and nurses we have got. i think they deserve every penny. i hope we get some more with that too. i think you will! lots of people on breakfast are big fa ns lots of people on breakfast are big fans of yours. were you walking over the weekend? how has it been going? we re the weekend? how has it been going? were you walking over the weekend? yes, every day i'm doing about ten, what i call a lap of the house. i do ten each day so that eventually i will get to 100. and after that i could continue and do some more. as long as these super nurses are getting some more money, because they deserve every penny that is coming. captain tom, can you tell us, when you think about the millions of people watching you now, those hundreds of thousands who have give

ros: 99-year-old british war veten captain tom moore has genished a chall, raising $18 million for charity. >> captain tom moore was keen tt dongs properly on the final leg a journey that began as a family challenge. it has turned into something extraordinary. >>t's a fantastic sum of money . we would never have imagined. it's unbelievable. people have been so kind. >> it began just over a week ago. the target, one hundred laps to mark captain tom's 100th birthday at the end of the month. the family hoped to rai money for charity, and set what they thought was a bold target, 1000 pounds. a week later, they passe 18 million. d it's no over. if people kp giving, captain tom keep walking. lewis: this is outside source b from t. the u.k. government has extended lockdown for another three weeks. they warn that relaxing restrictions now would increase the spread of coronavirus. ieists around the world are trying to figure out, once you have had coronavirus, can you get it again? officials in south korea found 141 patients who recovered from covid-19 have now retested posive for the virus. reinfe

captain tom moore from bedfordshire said the nhs deserved it all. this is almost like they're reliant. to think that we started off when 1000, is a sum of money. it is unbelievable, isn't it ‘s captain tom moore, a world war ii veteran who wanted to do his bit to support britain ‘s doctors and nurses, and given he'd received a new hip from the nhs his family challenged him to a sponsored walk, 100 laps of the garden. this is lap number 70. the original plan was for £1 is a lap then £1000, and then, it has gone past a million. it is now up to the british public. you could not have expected this. no, never. never imagined anything like this. but i am so imagined anything like this. but i am so pleased. and i hope that it goes on, because the service that i got from all of these doctors and nurses was absolutely outstanding, and they are such nice people, also. well, captain moore, tom, you are an inspiration to us all. thank you very much for saying so. whilst he is due to reach his 100th lap target later this week, there are no plans to stop. i

well, captain moore, tom, you are an inspiration to us all. thank you very much for saying so. whilst he is due to reach his 100th lap target later this week, there are no plans to stop. if people keep on giving, captain tom is going to keep on walking. mary chapin carpenter is an american singer who's been trying to bring a little music and light into these uncertain times, while everyone is stuck at home. she's launched a series of songs on facebook, called songs from home, which have attracted around 60,000 likes and over two million views. mary chapin carpenter, it is an incredible treat to have you here life from your kitchen. with my cat and my dog. a lot of people have picked up on your facebook. ijust of people have picked up on your facebook. i just started doing them to bring a little light and hopefully a smile to folks out there and i had no idea that my animals would pitch in like they did so it has been a realjoy. it is a joy, has been a realjoy. it is a joy, really, to take people away from some of the horrors of the news. this is a different vibe for you, obviou

applause applause cheering and this is the village, the home of captain tom moore. captain tom celebrated his 100th birthday today. the captain has raised over £30 million, and if ordinary feet. —— in extraordinary feet. applause welcome to wolverhampton. this is a residential home for elderly people, 24 residential home for elderly people, 2a hour support for those who have been shielding during the outbreak. they all come out and clap, etc. 0ver they all come out and clap, etc. over here, we've got riley. applause cheering # happy birthday to you # happy birthday to you # happy birthday to you # happy birthday, captain tom # happy birthday, captain tom # happy birthday to you! welcome to normanby on teesside. the teachers on social media have been encouraging them to do it. giving them a goldstar. carers really appreciate this. i've been speaking to some nhs hospital workers who say that they hope people don't feel obliged but that they ought to come out here and do this on a thursday night. but when you come to strip like this on teesside, you know that fami