Linus Lind almost doubled his target and could yet treble it, having seen nearly 26,000 Swedish krona (£2,250 approx) flood in: a staggering rate of almost £1 per kilometre cycled.

The Manchester & Salford branch of the RSPCA is challenging daring thrill seekers to hotfoot it over the 500 degree celsius flames before cooling off with a 15-foot skip over broken glass.

Cancer Research UK is encouraging Brits to host their own ‘BBQ to Beat Cancer’ for an afternoon of sun, fun and food, in exchange for a donation towards the charity

Dawn Wilson left her job as in sales and marketing last year to set up the Joshua Wilson Brain Tumour Charity.

Russell Selby, Mark Phillips and Jake Mellor are eight months into the charity fundraiser challenge