Captain Tom Moore has completed 100 lengths of his garden and raised more than £12million for the NHS in the process. The 99-year-old veteran has been walking up and down the length of his 25metre garden over the past week.
This morning he completed the task as donations passed the £12.2million mark. His achievements - which started at a modest target of £1,000 last week, ahead of his 100th birthday on April 30 - were singled out by Matt Hancock.
The Health Secretary called the veteran an "an inspiration to us all". "I saw the video a little while ago, a few days ago, and I was just inspired," Mr Hancock told BBC Breakfast from his home in Marston Moreteyne, Bedfordshire. "And then I've been following him since, as the amount he has raised
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