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AN ISLE of Dogs family has set off on the longest road trip of their lives.

Ishak Ghani, his wife Alison Murugesu-Ghani and their three-year-old son Adrian, will trade Docklands for the delights of America, Europe and Asia on a two-and-a-half year charity expedition.

The Malaysians in Motion “team” left their home in Lockes Wharf last Thursday, and were flagged off by Tourism Malaysia’s UK deputy director Razaidi Abd Rahim.

They hope to raise money for pet therapy charity Petpositive.

THE SLOWEST man ever to complete the London marathon is set to crush last year's record.

Creeping competitor Greg Billingham inched into Canary Wharf on Friday, five days after the rest of the field charged through the estate.

The self-styled "Mr Slow Motion" completed last year's 26.2 mile event in 88 hours, and he reckons he will clear the 100-hour mark this year due to the amount of special visits he has been asked to make along the route.

HAVE you ever dreamt of giving up your job and travelling around the world?

This Docklands family are to do just that – and they’re taking their three-year-old son along for the ride.

Intrepid explorers Ishak Ghani and Alison Murugesu-Ghani will leave the Isle of Dogs on May 1 for a two-and-a-half year journey around the globe in aid of Malaysian pet therapy charity Petpositive.

The pair, who live in Lockes Wharf, will be joined by bubbly son Adrian.

But two fitness fanatics are daring to go one step further – by scaling the tower with their legs tied together.

Thrill-seekers Heather Derbyshire and Karen Fingerhut hope to set a world record by enduring a gruelling three-legged climb up the stairwell of the building next month.

The attempt will kick off a series of globe-trotting charity challenges for the pair, who are hoping to raise as much as £44,000 for When You Wish Upon a Star, a charity which grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.

WHARFERS are being invited to get on their bikes to help raise money for a very worthwhile cause.

The “Chaucer Challenge”, a 75-mile cycle ride from Greenwich to Canterbury, is taking place on Sunday, September 14, in aid of the Children’s Trust.

Starting in Greenwich Park, the route winds through the scenic Kent countryside, including the Pilgrims’ Way, and finishes in Canterbury, where a picnic lunch will be provided at St Augustine’s Abbey for participants.