A 99-year-old British war veteran has raised a staggering £13 million or NZ$27 million for NHS staff after reaching his goal of walking 100 laps of his garden.
Captain Tom Moore had hoped to achieve the target in time for his 100th birthday on 30 April and walked the last 25 lengths on live TV today, with a guard of honour from the 1st Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment by his side.
When Moore started his fundraising on 8 April, he hoped to raise £1,000 for NHS Charities Together, but the donations flooded in over the first 24 hours and he decided to carry on.
Morning Report had organised to talk to Captain Tom, but he'd fallen asleep when we rang, however his daugther Hannah was happy to chat and said it was a great occasion when he completed his 100th lap today.
