🎥 Tributes are coming in from around the world - and from here in the Midlands - for #CaptainSirTomMoore. Some of the £33m he raised for the NHS went to hospitals here. Georgie Westley from @WalsallHcareNHS says his name will live on forever #CapitalReports
🔔 A single bell rang out 100 times at @LichfieldCath in Captain Sir Tom Moore's honour last night. They've described him as an "inspirational gentleman". ⛪ #CapitalReports
🇬🇧The Council House flag in Coventry has also been lowered to half mast today in memory of Captain Sir Tom. #CapitalReports (📸@coventrycc)
💙People in Banbury have been sharing pictures of the @BanburyTownHall as it lit up in blue last night to celebrate his life. #CapitalReports
@BanburyTownHall 🎥 "Forever in our hearts" @hospitalcharity in Derby and Burton Charity Ops Director Tim Diggle says he didn't quite fully understand the enormity of Captain Tom's fundraising at first #CapitalReports
@BanburyTownHall@hospitalcharity 🎥 "He helped fund brilliant stuff." Nigel Gregory, from @NUHCharity, has told us Captain Sir Tom has helped raise money to pay for support equipment and break rooms that the NHS wouldn't be able to provide alone #CapitalReports
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⬇️#ICYMI A revelation in an American court's led to calls to re-investigate the diplomatic immunity given to the US citizen charged over the death of Oxfordshire teen Harry Dunn. #CapitalReports lbc.co.uk/news/harry-dun…
A statement from a Foreign Office spokesperson said: “The UK High Court has found that Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity while in the country under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations." #CapitalReports
NEW: @10DowningStreet says Anne Sacoolas, charged over the death of Oxfordshire teen #HarryDunn was "notified to the UK Government by the US as a spouse with no official role". A court hearing's revealed she was working for an intelligence agency at RAF Croughton #CapitalReports
People, charities and organisations across the Midlands are taking part in #ClapforCaptainTom tonight. @warkspolice say they're joining in the applause at 6pm to honour the war veteran and NHS fundraiser. They're flying their flag at half-mast (📸: @ACCDebraTedds) #CapitalReports
#THREAD 🎥 "We're contacting @uhbtrust urgently to find out what action they're taking". We spoke to Richard Burden, chair of @HealthwatchE in Birmingham& Solihull. It's after a @4qualitycare report found staff shortages at the Trust during inspections in December #CapitalReports
@uhbtrust@HealthwatchE@4qualitycare The inspections were carried out on 2nd and 9th December 2020. It found issues including a patient who had died not being moved in a timely manner, and a patient who was injured during a fall #CapitalReports
@uhbtrust@HealthwatchE@4qualitycare Richard Burden from @HealthwatchE here says though they've had feedback from patients about concerns around communication with things like DNR notices. He also told us there's a lot of gratitude towards NHS staff #CapitalReports
A civil case against the woman accused over the death of Oxfordshire teenager #HarryDunn starts in the US today. Harry's family have filed a civil claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas. The first hearing is happening in court in Virginia tonight @Justice4Harry#CapitalReports
In his statement, Anne Sacoolas’ lawyer confirms both she and her husband WERE working for a US intelligence agency at the time of the crash outside RAF Croughton. He says this was “especially a factor in their departure from the U.K.” #HarryDunn#CapitalReports
He later added that Mrs Sacoolas worked for “the State Department” but could not confirm if that was a cover job for another position, possibly within an intelligence agency #HarryDunn#CapitalReports
#BREAKING Emergency services in Nottinghamshire are responding to reports of a car drifting along the River Trent in Hoveringham. It's not known if anyone is inside the car. @nottspolice say "it's a live incident and the public should avoid the area" #CapitalReports
UPDATE: @nottspolice say an operation to retrieve a car from the River Trent remains ongoing. Officers say “challenging conditions have made it difficult to locate and recover the car” (1/2) #CapitalReports