All news by author: John Bett

Paul O'Grady, who passed away last year at the age of 67, chillingly predicted his own death, but reflected that he wasn't frightened about nearing the end

Melissa Sloan is 'addicted' to tattoos and currently has over 800 inkings, but she's left people gobsmacked by sharing an image of herself with fewer face tattoos

Manchester Evening News reporter Dianne Bourne dined on Iceland's frozen Slimming World meals for a whole week to test the range - and she was left reeling at the results

Two tired parents have confessed misreading a baby food poster guide and have been feeding their son ice cubes. The story went viral online, with many seeing the funny side of it

Rachel Elnaugh, who was one of the five investors in the first two seasons of the hit BBC show, intends to turn the land into an eco-farm and retreat for followers of her group who allegedly believe in a 'food apocalypse' and the 'great reset'

Michael Carroll won big on the lottery and once ­bragged that he had slept with 4,000 women, but eventually the cash ran out and he had to go back to his old job as a bin man

Teenage crushes are something most of us would like to forget so one woman was stunned when she found a love letter her younger self had written in a charity shop haul

The man's hack shows how we've all been using car parks in the completely wrong way and reveals there's a better way to park your car and make sure it never gets scratched

Joseph Lee recognised the incredibly rare orange Canadian lobsters at the wholesale fishmongers and knew he had to step in and save them both from being cooked

Arthur Boyt, 83, who was famous for collecting and cooking roadkill including badgers, pheasants and rats that he found, has sadly died following a battle with cancer

Scientists have been studying the potential effects of an asteroid colliding with the Earth. This International Asteroid Day, we take a look at what would happen

Nansledan in Cornwall sits on Duchy of Cornwall land and was the passion project of King Charles back when he was the Prince of Wales. Its residents are subject to the strict rules of the 'covenant'

Stephen Gillen, 52, who operated in London's East End criminal underworld for three decades, said he was groomed into a life of crime and over the years, was in and out of prison - doing his first stretch when he was just 14

Glastonbury Festival has seen some iconic moments over the years, but sadly it has seen its fair share of tragedy too. Following the passing of two men at this year's festival, we take a look back at some of the event's darkest moments...

Bids for West Ham star Declan Rice have reached £105m and it is believed he could soon move to a new team. Here, we take a look at his transformation over the years

Ex-Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has married Lucie Rose in a low-key ceremony seven years after his cancer-survivor wife claimed they had an affair

Olivia Johnson, 29, met Kyle, 31, when he tattooed the quote 'take it easy' on her arm, so when it came to their wedding day, the couple knew they wanted to get matching ink

Dale Harvey, 37, and his wife-to-be Holly Booth, 31, set out in March last year on their pub challenge and have since visited 1,549 spots across the country, having an alcoholic drink in every one.

Marcia had blurred vision so she went to get her eyesight tested, but she was in for a shock as the optician spotted something unusual and Marcia was diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumour

A mum-to-be has shared a series of rules for anyone who wants to visit her newborn, but while some are in praise of the rules others say they are too strict and will 'upset people'

Weighing 24 stone, Jamie Anderson, 34, was hospitalised due to an abscess - and when he got out, he decided to reclaim his health and soon lost eight stone

Luke MacDonald, 33, suffers from cluster headaches that always occur at exactly the same time - and feel like a hot poker being driven into the back of his eyeball

Shahzada Dawood, a UK-based businessman and one of the richest men in the world, was on a trip to see the wreckage of the Titanic when their vessel went missing

Steve has been a lorry driver for 30 years and he never wore moisturiser or SPF, and now you can visibly see the difference on the right side of his face where he would sit near the window

Police missed several chances to catch killer cop Wayne Couzens, and in one instance, a police sergeant closed the case into an allegation of nudity against Couzens without even speaking to him