Margaret Payne: Last News

Captain Sir Tom Moore left viewers in tears as they branded him an "absolute hero" as his Life Stories episode aired as ITV changed their schedule to pay tribute to the late legend.

A 90-year-old woman raising money by climbing the stairs in her home has said the amount of money raised has been "amazing" as donations surge past £200,000.

A 90-year-old woman who is climbing the equivalent of a Highland mountain on her staircase has exceeded her target to raise £10,000 for the NHS and a hospice.

A determined 90-year-old has vowed to scale the equivalent of a mountain on the stairs of her Highland home to repay the NHS for the care it gave her late husband.

mountain on her staircase has finally finished her challenge. Margaret Payne finished her 282nd climb of her staircase at her home in Sutherland, raising more than £347,000.

Prince Charles has written a cute letter of support to a 90-year-old woman who has raised over £390,000 for charity by climbing the equivalent of a mountain on her staircase.Margaret Payne has raised the cash in aid of the NHS, Highlands Hospice and RNLI over the past two months by vowing to climb her stairs 282 times.The inspiring OAP has just 30 flights to go before reaching the equivalent 731m, or 2,398ft, which is the elevation of the mountain Suilven, in the west of Sutherland in the Highlands.Hearing of Ms Payne’s impressive achievement, Prince Charles wrote to her on behalf of himself and wife Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, to congratulate her on her charitable endeavour.He wrote: ”My wife and I just wanted to add to what I

mountain on her staircase is nearing the end of her mammoth challenge. Margaret Payne, from Drumbeg, Sutherland, wanted to pay thanks to NHS heroes who helped care for her late husband prior to his death last year.