Democrat wastes $62 MILLION of his own money on failed bid for Maryland Senate seat... so does it ever pay off to self-fund your own campaign?

Rishi Sunak reveals he is in touch with Boris Johnson about election battle - as upbeat PM hands out bacon sandwiches on campaign trail in West Country despite poll showing Labour lead growing

Boy, 3, has 'chunk' torn out of his face in dog attack outside a school

Seaton, Adelaide: Girl, 5, dies at home - with police called in to investigate

Girl, 11, left fighting for her life after being bitten by a snake in UK park

Campaigners threaten to bring Mallorca airport to a standstill over the summer - causing havoc for British families - in latest anti-holidaymaker protest, as fresh 'Tourists go home' graffiti spreads on the island

Xbox is funding next game from Rocksteady co-founders claims report

Dramatic moment police break into a house at 5am and arrest a county lines drug dealer in his underpants

What has happened to Bournemouth? How series of horrific sex attacks and murders are casting a shadow over the once 'enchanting' seaside resort that has gone from jewel in the UK's coastal crown to crime hotspot

Former Olympian who ended up living in her car turns her life around

Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones makes emphatic five-word promise about Christmas special 

American woman tries to order coffee from European café at 6.45am – but is humbled

Liverpool and Chelsea in packed Premier League race for £40m Leeds star

French Open star tells married Rafael Nadal she ‘dreamt about him all night’

Lucky Aussie bloke thought he'd won $13 on the Lotto. Then he checked his ticket again…