Captain Sir Tom Moore was knighted by the Queen at Windsor Castleafter raising more than £32m for NHS charities by walking 100 laps of his garden. Captain Sir Tom said it was “an absolutely outstanding day, I am absolutely overawed.” “This is such a high award and to get it from Her Majesty as well… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 7
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Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6
“Black Out Tuesday” was held globally on June 2 in response to the death of George Floyd in the US, which sparked anti-racism protests across the UK. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was toppled and dumped in Bristol Harbour, the same month the UK’s coronavirus… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 6
Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2
While coronavirus may have dominated 2020, Brexit was back on the cards in early January and the UK formally left the EU on 31st January, beginning an 11-month transition period. No doubt influenced by Brexit, the term ‘Megxit’ was coined a week into the new year when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced plans… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2
Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1
As revellers celebrated the start of a new decade last New Year’s Eve, authorities in China confirmed doctors were treating more than a dozen cases of “pneumonia of unknown cause” in the city of Wuhan. This unknown virus, which would later be named Covid-19, led to a global crisis in 2020, with more than a… Continue reading Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 1
May 2020. Captain Tom’s War
May 2020. Hannah Ingram-Moore always knew her dad was a good story. A decorated British Army officer from World War II, Tom Moore is charming, droll and confoundingly energetic. Spry doesn’t begin to cover it: At 99, he was mowing the lawn, tending a greenhouse and driving his own car. When he fell and broke… Continue reading May 2020. Captain Tom’s War