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Boris Johnson will lead a national round of applause at 6pm this evening in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore, he announced today as the government backed calls for a statue of the veteran. MPs held a minute’s silence before Prime Minister’s Questions at midday, after which Mr Johnson asked Britons to take part in … Read more
QPR players all took the knee and linked arms with the rival Millwall side at tonight’s game after fans booed them for associating with the ‘extreme’ Black Lives Matter group on Saturday. Millwall players held an anti-racism banner that said ‘inequality’ with the ‘in’ crossed out on the halfway line at The Den in South London. … Read more
A father-of-two whose family were told he had ‘zero chance’ of surviving coronavirus has returned home in tears to rounds of applause from neighbours after spending 61 days on a ventilator. Sue Martin, 49, from Cardiff, broke Radio 4 listeners’ hearts in April as she revealed she was given 10 minutes to say a heartbreaking final goodbye … Read more
Special delivery! DPD driver helps colleague propose to his girlfriend on the doorstep as neighbours applaud from their balconies during lockdown Leo Novella decided lockdown was the right time to propose to Vanessa Biondo The couple have been together for 10 years and have a daughter Lorena Driver Almir Qerimi gets Vanessa to come down by … Read more
They’re top of the glass: Greenhouse sales have soared — and that’s something we should applaud Hartley Botanic has reported a surge in interest for top-quality greenhouses Nigel Colborn shared his key points to consider when purchasing a greenhouse British gardening expert having a mains water supply inside and automatic vents By Nigel Colborn for … Read more
NHS workers took to the streets to applaud the coffin of a 78-year-old healthcare worker who died from coronavirus after refusing to retire after five decades of service. Qualified nurse and care co-ordinator Sophie Fagan, 78, died at Homerton Hospital in East London on April 19 after contracting coronavirus. It was the same hospital she … Read more
Defiant staff at leading Philippines TV station applaud as the network is taken off-air by order of President Duterte following long-running feud Staff filmed themselves clapping and cheering at ABS-CBN offices in Manila Duterte has a long-running feud with the station over its critical coverage Philippines’ telecoms body said the channel’s 25 year licence had expired … Read more
Josephine Peter, a nurse at Southport hospital, died last week after falling ill with the COVID-19 virus, sparking hundreds of tributes This is the heartbreaking moment colleagues of a nurse who tragically died with coronavirus paid tribute to her on the day of her funeral. Josephine Peter died last week after falling ill with the COVID-19 … Read more
Police officers and firemen have been slammed on social media for breaking social distancing rules outside an Essex hospital last week. The large crowd of emergency workers and members of the public crammed together outside Southend Hospital last Thursday to applaud the NHS at 8pm. Officers were in touching distance of each other, ignoring the … Read more
Britons have this evening flocked to their doorways, balconies, gardens and windows to give a heartwarming round of applause as the country came together for the NHS. People up and down the country joined in for the Clap For Carers campaign this evening at 8pm, with many seen cheering and voicing their gratitude for the … Read more