An "inspirational" 99-year-old veteran who is walking 100 lengths of his garden for his NHS fundraiser has managed to raise a massive £10 million.
Captain Tom Moore from Bedfordshire will complete the last of the 25-metre laps today, just a few weeks ahead of his 100th birthday on April 30.
His achievements - which started at a modest target of £1,000 last week, were singled out by Matt Hancock during the Wednesday evening press conference at Downing Street.
In his opening address, the Health Secretary said: "I want to pay a special tribute today to Captain Tom Moore. "Captain Tom, you're an inspiration to us all, and we thank you." At that point, donations had surpassed £8 million, but by just after 11pm on Wednesday the figure had
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