Fundraising veteran Captain Tom Moore celebrates his 100th birthday
He has now raised more than £31m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden
PM Boris Johnson sends a message describing Capt Tom as a "point of light"
An estimated 140,000 birthday cards have been sent to the war veteran
Two WW2 planes - a Spitfire and a Hurricane - flew over his house to mark his birthday
Capt Tom has been made an honorary colonel but he said he will always be Capt Tom
Updates on Thursday 30 April
John Bray
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A graffiti artist has painted NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore on the wall of a window company in Staffordshire.
Captain Tom Moore graffiti mural in Tamworth
Graffiti By Title was commissioned by Bradley Scott Windows in Tamworth.
It took artist Andy Mills six hours to create and has been viewed thousands of times online.
Captain Tom Moore has certainly raised the profile of the Bedfordshire village of Marston Moretaine, about five miles (8km) from Bedford.
He moved there in 2007 to live with his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her family.
They came out to thank residents for all the support they had shown them over the past few weeks.
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Susan Mitchell in Warwick has made her own tribute to Captain Tom Moore, created from an empty milk bottle, bubble wrap and chicken wire.
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Thousands of people have sent the BBC photos of themselves saluting Captain Tom Moore for his 100th birthday.
The photos have been put together to make a mosaic.
'The nation's heartbeat' Captain Tom receives England cricket cap from Vaughan
Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan presents Captain Tom Moore with an England cricket cap to "make him an official member of the England team" on his 100th birthday.
Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan presents Captain Tom Moore with an England cricket cap to "make him an official member of the England team" on his 100th birthday.
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Captain Tom Moore said although he had been made an honorary Colonel he would always be Captain.
He said he was "very moved" because to receive such an honorary rank in his regiment was "something we would never, ever anticipate".
Capt Tom was informed of his promotion to honorary colonel in a letter presented by Lt Col Thomas Miller
"I really am honoured by that and although I can't use it in public it really is something special to be able to say honorary colonel," he said.
"I'm still Captain Tom, that's who I really am, but if people choose to call me colonel, well, thank you very much!"
A big screen in Piccadilly Circus in central London has displayed a message for Captain Tom.
It wished him a happy birthday and said the nation was celebrating.
Image source, ReutersThe Royal Mail has processed and delivered tens of thousands of birthday cards for Captain Tom.
And now it has unveiled a special postbox in his honour.
Painted "NHS blue" and featuring a golden balloon and birthday greeting, it is located in Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, close to where he lives.
Image source, ReutersCaptain Tom Moore will receive the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of his charitable work, it has been announced.
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Captain Tom is also celebrating his birthday as a chart-topper.
His cover of You'll Never Walk Alone took the top spot last week, making him the oldest person ever to score a number one single in the UK.
Image source, Official Charts CompanyCaptain Tom Moore was born in Keighley, in what was then the West Riding of Yorkshire, on 30 April 1920.
He attended the town's grammar school before completing an apprenticeship in civil engineering and joined the army at the beginning of World War Two.
After the war he became an instructor at the Armoured Fighting Vehicle School in Bovington, Dorset
He moved to Bedfordshire in 2007 to be with his youngest daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her family.
In 2018, he received treatment for skin cancer of the head, and a broken hip after a fall.
He was inspired in April to help the health service by completing 100 laps of the patio before his 100th birthday.
Jennifer Meierhans
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Capt Tom was inspired to walk the 2.5km (1.6 miles) around his home garden with the aid of a frame after being treated for a broken hip and skin cancer.
Nurses from Ward 4 at Royal Liverpool University Hospital
He chose to raise money for NHS Charities Together, an umbrella organisation that supports more than 140 member health service charities, which are typically linked to specific hospitals or NHS trusts.
The money is disseminated to these charities to use at a local level - here's a look at the kinds of things the money will be spent on.
Captain Tom Moore set out to raise £1,000 by walking laps of his garden.
But his efforts for the NHS captured the hearts of the nation and he has raised almost £30m.
Here's the story of his walk.
Captain Tom: RAF flypast in veteran's honour
Two wartime RAF planes mark the 100th birthday of war veteran and fundraiser Captain Tom Moore.
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Captain Tom Moore has tweeted his thanks to all those who helped him reach the enormous £30m fundraising milestone on his 100th birthday.
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