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Holly Willoughby is showing her support for the NHS by flying a flag baring its logo from her home. The This Morning presenter's tribute to the health service says "NHS - We thank you" in its famous shade of blue and is proudly flying from the roof of her £3million South London house, according to The Sun . Her six-bedroom property, which she and her husband Dan Baldwin bought in 2011, has a huge tower dating back to the 1800s in the middle of the roof, likening it to a castle. The couple have added a flag and flagpole to the tower, which previously had a Union Jack flying from it. Neighbours were said to have complained about the patriotic display. One neighbour told The Mirror at the time: "We don't hang the Union Jack or St George flag outside our properties, so why should she? "It's not really becoming of the area. "The Tower house is one of the oldest in the neighbourhood, and has a very prominent tower, but it's never had a Union Jack on it before. It's always … [Read more...] about Holly Willoughby pays tribute to NHS by flying blue flag at her ‘castle mansion’

Captain Sir Tom Moore's life will be celebrated in a special global event on what would have been his 101st birthday. His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore gave "enormous thanks" for the continuing support and compassion since her father's death. The WWII veteran was laid to rest at an intimate family funeral on Saturday after he was admitted to Bedford Hospital and died with coronavirus on February 2. Today Ms Ingram-Moore revealed his life and spirit will be commemorated on April 30. In a Twitter post on Captain Tom's account, she said: "I would like to say an enormous thank you for the continuing support and compassion we've been shown over the last few weeks. It is helping us through a very difficult period. "So many of you have asked what will be done to commemorate the life and spirit of my father Captain Tom and we've had some amazing suggestions. "The Captain Tom Foundation will be celebrating his life on what would have been his 101st birthday. "We will make … [Read more...] about Special Captain Sir Tom Moore celebration planned for when he would have turned 101

On Monday, a letter was leaked in which Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita suggested to his prime minister that all Morocco government offices suspend their relationship with the German embassy in the capital, Rabat, as well as with other German cultural and political organizations in the country. Bourita said this was necessary because of "deep misunderstandings" on "issues fundamental for Morocco." The foreign minister said that his ministry had already suspended contact with German diplomatic representation in Rabat. Germany's embassy is in the Moroccan capital and it has two consulates in Casablanca and Agadir. Although there has been no official German government statement on the matter, the word from Berlin is that the German government sees no reason to disrupt the two nations' good relationship like this. The Moroccan ambassador had been invited to come to the German Foreign Office urgently and explain the letter, insiders said. Deliberate leak As one source, … [Read more...] about Behind Moroccan-German diplomatic crisis, a list of grudges

German journalist and author has daily contact with his friends and colleagues in Myanmar. "Some tell me that they are afraid of being fetched. They are virtually sitting on their packed suitcases," the writer said in a talk with DW. They are afraid of being arrested at night . After all, journalists and authors critical of the regime have already been taken from their homes. That's a terrible feeling, says Sendker, thinking about his publisher and translator. His series of novels in German about Myanmar — a family saga that has sold millions of copies — was also translated into Burmese, the official language of Myanmar, and became a bestseller there. The 61-year-old has traveled to the country countless times, first in 1995 as a journalist, and later up to three times a year as a novelist. Like the local people, he was initially shocked by what was now the third military coup in the country's history. He follows the mass protests daily, feeling both stunned and touched. "The … [Read more...] about Myanmar: German author asks soldiers to disobey orders