CoppaFeel! breast cancer charity founder Kris Hallenga dies aged 38

Campaigner resolved to set up awareness charity after being told she had stage 4 cancer when she was 23

Kris Hallenga, the founder of the charity CoppaFeel!, which raises awareness of the importance of young women checking their breasts for early signs of cancer, has died aged 38 after being diagnosed with the disease 15 years ago.

The campaigner, from Cornwall, was 23 when she was given the news she had stage 4 cancer that had spread to her spine.