He won the nations hearts with the simplest of ideas, to walk 100 laps of his garden for his 100th Birthday. It triggered a remarkable Fundraising Campaign for nhs charities, but it also united the country. Captain sir tom was a humble yorkshireman, a Second World War veteran, but more than anything, a family man. As his Daughters Hannah and lucy said, the last year of our fathers life was nothing short of remarkable. He was rejuvenated and he experienced things he only ever dreamed of. I was fortunate enough to be a small part of that amazing year and in this special programme, captain sir tom, we salute you. In less than four weeks, captain sir tom moore raised more than £32 million for nhs charities, found himself number one in the charts on his 100th Birthday and received Tens Of Thousands of birthday cards. Captain tom, we meet at last. Where did you come from . Ive been lurking down the bottom of your garden. Have you . How are you, sir . Fine, thank you. How about you 7 im real
Across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, Wembley Stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. This morning well have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. And the World Of Sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. The former Olympic Champion Jessica Ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. She presented him with a special award in december. And scientists discover the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is 76 effective during the three months after the first dose. Good morning. Today we have got some rain, sleet and mostly hill snow moving across Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland. Southern england are seeing some heavy rain, but in between some heavy some sunshine and showers. Details later. Good morning. Its wednesday, the 3rd of february, and todays breakfast is a special programme to celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much of his time over the last ten months captain sir tom moor
the way to attack emergency shipping tucked away in a norwegian field. and paying tribute to an unsung hero of the second world war. we ll tell you the story of the wooden wonder. hello and welcome. a rescue operation is continuing overnight in southern turkey and northern syria after two huge earthquakes killed more than 4,300 people. blizzards are making it even harder to find those trapped under collapsed buildings. leaders from around the world have responded with offers of help. here s azadeh moshiri. it s a race to save lives that includes the smallest ones. syria s voluntary civil defence group the white helmet pulled our committee out to safety, they say the home of his family north of aleppo has been completely destroyed by the earthquake. syria was already torn apart by a war, home to millions of refugees, the white helmet say ahmed is one of them. millions of people are reeling across the region from the horace they would stir. my wife is still the horace they wo
a former met police officer, david carrick, who was one of the uk s most prolific sex offenders has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years. grant shapps is appointed to the new role of energy and net zero secretary, in a mini cabinet reshuffle. police investigating the death of the epsom college head teacher believe she and her daughter were shot dead by her husband who then took his own life. and the women s cycling team from afghanistan who escape the taliban in search of olympic glory. and coming up on the bbc news channel, former yorkshire bowling coach richard pyrah withdraws from the disciplinary process related to allegations of historical racism at the county cricket side. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than 5,000 people are now known to have died after yesterday s devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria. many more have been injured, as thousands of buildings collapsed. the homeless are now having to endure freezing temperatures wit
prepayment customers go unused. i ll have the details. in sport, how manchester city face more than 100 charges of breaching of financial rules, which could see them fined, docked points or even relegated from the premier league. good morning. it isa it is a gold and a frosty start to the day in the southern half of the country. some mist and fog patches, some of which will be slow to clear. then we will see some sunshine. in the north, a milder start, cloudier with patchy rain in the west. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, 7th february. more than 4,000 people have died after two major earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria. the rescue effort has continued throughout the night, although freezing temperatures, snow and rain have hampered the search for survivors. dozens of countries, including the uk, have promised to send help. azadeh moshiri reports. it s a race to save lives that includes the smallest ones. syria s voluntary civil defen