More than 150 dogs were rescued from the centre as hundreds of people arrived at the scene of the fire last night on Moss Bank Road in Harpurhey to offer aid

Dozens of volunteers have offered to rehome dogs affected by the blaze at Manchester Dogs’ Home that killed at least 60 animals last night.

Two Greater Manchester fire fighters led the charge on a grueling climb up the height of Mount Everest – by scaling a fire-engine ladder more than 1,000 times.

With an initial target of 10,000 Swedish krona (around £870) for his 1,600-mile journey from Uppsala to Manchester in aid of Doctors Without Borders, FC United of Manchester fan Linus Lind is approaching 20,000 krona.

While three-time British Transplant Games medallist Carla Phillips’ love for the event has never dimmed, the 43-year-old has seen her training disrupted after an ‘up and down’ year with health.

Linus Lind’s pilgrimage, in aid of the charity Doctors without Borders, has so far brought in well above the 31-year-old’s expectations.

Braving wasps and breakdowns, 31-year-old Linus Lind had hoped for around 10,000 Swedish krona (£850 approximately) to give to Doctors Without Borders for his trip from home to FC United’s Broadhurst Park ground.

With around 50 miles of his 1,600-mile pilgrimage to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders/MSF ticked off, Linus Lind is updating MM on his epic journey.

A Manchester family who were the victims of two terrifying burglaries dashing their dream holiday to Disney World have had their dreams come true – after a GMP officer raised £1,570 for them.

The club had just eight weeks to raise the funds and managed to meet the target with less than a day to spare after receiving an extension from Crowdfunder.

The 2014 edition had 8,000 riders take part, completing 13, 26 and 52-mile sportive challenges over a route starting and finishing at the Etihad Campus.