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Liz Hurley has encouraged women to check themselves for breast cancer - and warned some are not because they "are scared that it's self-indulgent to spend time on themselves".

For decades he was the dissident backbencher, then unlikely Labour leader. She was a firebrand left-wing Labour MP with a huge online presence. To the left - on paper - it looked like the perfect combination.

The King's coat of arms will be on the front of all new British passports from December, the Home Office has announced. 

A military horse that bolted through London after being startled by construction work has retired.

A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being shot in north London.

Once again, the SNP looks likely to be the largest party at the Scottish Parliament next year.

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has told Sky News he agrees a pause has "got to be put in place" on new asylum seekers coming to Glasgow as the system becomes overwhelmed.

A man who stabbed a 16-year-old Syrian refugee in the neck after he brushed past his girlfriend has been jailed for life with a minimum of 23 years.

British nationals may face longer waits at border control when visiting a number of EU countries thanks to a new digital system that is being introduced tomorrow.

A single ticket-holder has become the winner of a £25m EuroMillions jackpot, The National Lottery has announced.