A FIVE-year-old Newport boy is tackling his own fundraising challenge after being inspired by the story of Captain Tom Moore. Thomas Hunt, five, heard about the Captain Tom s story in school, and how he had walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS. At the same time, Thomas aunt was trying to raise funds for the people of St Vincent, an island in the Caribbean, who have been displaced by volcano eruptions. Inspired by Captain Tom, Thomas decided he would embark on his own fundraising challenge, completing 100 backflips. With the money he has raised through sponsorship already, Thomas has provided care packages for a school full of displaced residents, 38 families in total.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested after running at PSNI officers armed with a hammer during an incident in Belfast.
Police received a report at around 12.25am on Monday that a number of men were trying to gain entry to a property in Easton Crescent in the north of the city.
When officers attended the scene they were alerted by members of the public about a man armed with a hammer in the nearby Orient Gardens area. Upon being approached by officers the man ran at them with a hammer, before being restrained and arrested.
Police were also made aware that a vehicle in Orient Gardens and another in Brookvale Street had their windows smashed. Police subsequently recovered a suspected firearm from the area.