'I wasn't drunk, it was a brain tumour'

A man who said he appeared drunk but was actually suffering from a brain tumour is helping to raise awareness of the disease.

John Starns, from Sutton Valence, Kent, was initially told he had vertigo but when there was no improvement with medication, an MRI scan three months later revealed a brain tumour.

The 63-year-old freelance photographer described his diagnosis as a "scary process".

But he said he will "never forget the emotional release when the nurse told me my tumour was benign".

It began in February 2022 when Mr Starns "suddenly felt unwell" commuting to London.