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Website is slammed for selling ‘tacky’ Captain Tom merchandise

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Cashing in on Captain Tom: RedBubble website is slammed for ‘shamelessly’ selling ‘tacky’ pillows, duvet covers and even mini-skirts emblazoned with the late war hero’s face The print merchandise site Redbubble is flogging Captain Tom memorabilia  A mini skirt priced at £28.87 bears the war hero’s face on the front and back  The site has … Read more

TV presenter Beverley Turner refused to clap for Captain Tom in protest over government ‘fear’

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TV presenter Beverley Turner says she refused to clap for Captain Tom because she didn’t want to ‘maintain the fear that imminent death is all around’ Ms Turner, 47, said she believed it was the Government’s way of hiding failings She highlighted an NHS worker who said he’d prefer proper funding than clap TV presenter … Read more

Georgia Toffolo joins nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore

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Georgia Toffolo looks in good spirits as she joins nationwide clap in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore after setting up fundraising campaign in his honour By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 09:57 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 09:59 GMT, 4 February 2021 Georgia Toffolo joined millions across the country as she clapped for … Read more

Now statues of Captain Cook are targeted by Black Lives Matter campaigners

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Now statues of Captain Cook are targeted by Black Lives Matter campaigners in updated ‘hitlist’ of historical figures they want to see ‘toppled’ Several monuments commemorating the sailor have been added to a hitlist Targets for either removal or renaming include James Cook University Hospital They are among 125 under-fire landmarks featured on map by … Read more

Katie Price and family pay respects to Captain Tom Moore as they join nationwide clap

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Katie Price has paid tribute to the late Captain Sir Tom Moore as she took part in the nationwide clap in his honour on Wednesday. The former glamour model, 42, was joined by her beau Carl Woods, 31, and three of her children – Princess, 13, Jett, seven, and Bunny, six, – for the event. … Read more

Britain salutes Captain Tom: Nation takes to doorsteps to pay tribute to fundraising hero

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Thousands of Britons across the nation have taken to their doorsteps this evening to pay tribute to Sir Captain Moore after he died of coronavirus yesterday.   Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the national round of applause at 6pm from Downing Street, with the veteran’s family also taking part. They were joined by thousands of well-wishers who … Read more

Clap for Captain Tom Moore: Boris Johnson urges UK to applaud

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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

Captain Tom’s proud grandson reveals ‘lovely memories’ of family bike rides in touching tribute

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The proud grandson of Captain Sir Tom Moore has spoken of the ‘lovely memories’ of bike rides he shared with the man who would go on to inspire a nation, as he paid a touching tribute to his ‘go-getting’ grandfather.  Tom Teixeira said the war veteran ‘wouldn’t slow down for anyone’, including his own grandson, … Read more

This Morning’s Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield pay an emotional tribute to Captain Tom Moore

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This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield paid an emotional tribute to the late war hero Captain Tom Moore on Wednesday. Captain Tom, who won the hearts of the nation last year with his fundraising efforts, sadly died on Tuesday aged 100, after battling pneumonia and coronavirus.  And remembering his life, the ITV show … Read more