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A father who was paralysed in the Manchester Arena bombing is preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for others with spinal injuries. Martin Hibbert, 44, was paralysed from the waist down when he and his teenage daughter were among the hundreds injured in the terror attack on May 22 2017. He is now planning to take a Paralympic torch from the London Games to the top of Africa’s highest mountain in September and hopes to raise £1 million for the Spinal Injuries Association. Mr Hibbert said: “I want to turn an appalling act of terror into a force for greater good.”

BBC News Published image captionMartin Hibbert was one of the closest casualties to the Manchester Arena bomb blast to survive A father who was paralysed in the Manchester Arena attack is set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to show how "you can achieve anything" with the right help. Martin Hibbert was one of the closest casualties to the blast to survive, suffering 22 shrapnel wounds which left him paralysed from the waist down. The football agent hopes to raise £1m for the Spinal Injuries Association. "I want to turn an appalling act of terror into a force for greater good," he said.

Manchester attack: The little-known people who helped save lives By Sallie George & Judith Moritz BBC News image copyrightAFP When a bomb went off at Manchester Arena, a number of ordinary people made the decision not to run away from the horror, but to stay to help the injured and dying. Survivors say the contribution of these people was crucial, yet feel their role has so far been almost entirely overlooked in the official version of events. As the inquiry begins to hear evidence about the emergency response, we spoke to some of those people. Here are their extraordinary stories. Kim Dick...