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  A mum-of-two says she is raising awareness about her chronic illness so other people don't end up with legs like her. Zoe Pearce, 29, is living with lipoedema, an abnormal build-up of fat cells which can affect various parts of the body. The condition causes inflammation, pain and discomfort, reports  Teesside Live . Zoe, from Billingham, County Durham, was diagnosed in 2015 and applied for liposuction in the NHS in 2019 - but was turned down. She is now trying to share information about lipoedema through charity work and her Instagram page to help others. Zoe said: "It can’t be changed with diet or exercise, it can only be removed from your body through a special kind of liposuction. "It can feel heavy, tingly, fizzy, not very nice, it can be painful as well." But she said there are things you can do to manage the condition, such as being active. Dry brushing, breathing exercises and managing food and drink that can cause inflammation. Pasta causes Zoe's legs

Hartin, 32, is facing manslaughter via negligence charges after the body of cop Henry Jemmott was found floating in the sea close to San Pedro, Belize, on Friday. Jemmott, 42, was reportedly shot whilst drinking with Lord Ashcroft's daughter-in-law and had a head wound like an assassination, his sister, Marie Jemmott Tzul, told the DailyMail. She added that her brother had known Hartin, however that there was no romantic relationship between the two, even though they show up to have been drinking alone collectively on a pier before the shooting. Hartin told authorities that she was giving Jemmott, a police superintendent, a shoulder rubdown when he requested her to hand him his pistol, according to nearby media. The Canadian socialite then alleged that the Glock by accident went off and shot him in the back of the head, according to sources. Hartin claims Jemmott then fell on her and she pushed him off, main to his useless physique falling from the pier to the water. Jemmott suffer

  Osaka pulls out of Roland Garros following Grand Slam organisers' threat that she would face disqualification if she continued to refuse to speak to media; "I have suffered long bouts of depression since 2018," says Osaka in statement; French Tennis Federation calls outcome "unfortunate" Osaka said she had suffered bouts of depression since winning her first Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2018 and that talking to the media triggered anxiety. In a statement posted on Twitter, Osaka said: "Hey everyone, this isn't a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago. I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris. "I never wanted to be a distraction. I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer. More importantly, I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lig

  Now, in the last few hours, a dedicated terminal for anyone arriving on a flight from any of the 43 nations on the government's red list has opened at Heathrow Airport. It follows criticism from passengers returning to the UK from either red, amber or green list countries that were being forced to queue in arrival halls altogether. When international travel restarted last month, some couldn't wait to get away, while this was the view in departures and arrivals, passengers from Green List, a low risk countries queued up in the same hall as arrivals from high risk red list countries. Since mid-February, all arrivals from Red List countries have had to stay in quarantine hotels for 10 days to stop the spread of variants of concern. But before they go into isolation, some spent hours queued up alongside other lower risk passengers. Despite the separate queues, some passengers felt very uncomfortable being so close for so long from today. Any arrivals coming in on direct flights f

  A vigil was held in north London last night for a much loved flower seller who was stabbed to death close to his store on Saturday. Described as the flower mound of Islington, Tony Eastlake was a well known face in his local community, having sold flowers in the same area for 40 years. ast night, dozens gathered to pay their respects to who they call the loveliest man to ever sell them flowers. Tony Eastlakes started selling flowers more than 40 years ago at his stall in Islington, now is covered in messages from friends and family after he was fatally stabbed on Saturday afternoon.  Some of the the vigil attendance testifies: ''He was just a fabulous local fixture. I buy my Christmas wreath from over here, a really nice, warm, friendly guy.'' ''Walk by him virtually every day and just very, very sad because it was a nice place to get some flowers and very sad to lose somebody like that so tragically and so unnecessarily.'' Mr Eslake was found dead on