All news by author: John Bett

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Tattooed mum who 'can't get job' due to ink covers up and looks unrecognisable
Melissa Sloan is a tattoo 'addict' and she often finds herself in the midst of controversy as she has been banned from pubs and restaurants due to her extensive inkings
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AI used to recreate The Simpsons as real-life drama and it's very weird
YouTuber The Pharoah Nerd has shared a video of The Simpsons as 'an 80's sitcom' and it shows iconic characters including Homer, Marge, and Chief Wiggum as real people
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American leaves Brits in stitches after sampling Greggs for the first time
David Turek, 26, has documented himself eating the classic British food including Greggs sausage rolls and fish and chips for the first time,and his reaction to some snacks is priceless
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Man's mother and brother died in each other's arms in Turkey earthquake
Kerem Aydin received the terrible news that his mother and brother had both died in the earthquake, and they were found hugging in the rubble-strewn remains of their home in Antakya
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Elon Musk claims it's 'highly likely' humans will go to Mars in the next decade
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has revealed when he thinks humans could reach Mars sooner than we thought, after his aerospace firm apparently took one step closer to realising his Martian dream
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'Semi-transparent triangle' seen over city is '100 per cent a real alien craft'
An expert has reviewed video footage of an alleged UFO sighting and he is certain this is proof of alien life, ruling out the possibility that it could be a military craft
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Loch Ness Monster theory as Nessie is spotted abroad and woman 'solves' mystery
The Loch Ness monster has reportedly been spotted in foreign waters just off the coast of North Carolina, leaving monster hunters to fear that Nessie has moved away from the Scottish Highlands
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Paul McKenna's technique for ditching Creme Eggs as he teams up with Cadbury
Cadbury's have launched a competition where customers can win £10,000 if they find a rare Creme Egg - but only if they don't eat it first. To give people a chance, they've teamed up with Paul McKenna who's shared his tips for beating cravings
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'Stubborn' exes go on holiday 7 months after break-up as it was already paid for
TikTok influencer Mimi flew off to Bali with her ex-boyfriend Wairua even though they weren't on amicable terms, because they'd already paid for the expensive tickets
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Student uses artificial intelligence bot to write essay and gets worrying grade
Pieter Snepvangers graduated from uni last year but before he finished he decided to test the AI software to see if in theory it could be used for coursework, and it turns out it can
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Woman spots perfect Shakespeare image in her ceiling light which can't be unseen
Rebecca Manville, 41, was shocked after spotting a head and shoulders of William Shakespeare in a ceiling light in her home - and many of her friends could see it too.
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'Party-loving' woman discovers she has cancer after mistaking it for hangover
Izzy Fletcher suffered a terrible headache and felt like her head was going to 'explode' after drinking a single glass of wine, so she went for tests and soon found out she had blood cancer
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Mum forgot she had a child and thought she was 17 again after hitting her head
Nesh Pillay, 32, from Toronto, Canada, had been dating Johannes Jakope, 30, for just over a year when she lost her memory at random after having a nap while watching a movie with her boyfriend one day in October 2022
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Woman who 'died' at care home wakes up when she arrives at funeral home
An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a nursing home and was moved to a funeral home, but soon she started breathing again leaving workers in shock - and now an investigation has been launched
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'I tried a TikTok decorating hack so you don't have to - it was a waste of time'
Homeowner Steph wanted to decorate her house and was inspired by a TikTok tiling trick, but when she tried it for herself it turned out to be much more difficult than she expected and now she's warning people against it
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Jilted bride 'glad' she went on with ceremony alone after fiancé left her
Kayley Stead, 27, discovered she wasn't going to marry her partner of almost four years when he failed to arrive for their nuptials - but she decided to carry on with the party anyway
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'Dumpster diver' finds £100,000 worth of designer gear in a single dustbin
A 'dumpster diver' known only as Martyn has made it his mission to expose how much goes to landfill, and recently he found over £100,000 worth of items in a single session
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Tattoo 'addict' shares what she looked like before 'spiritual' inkings on face
Lisa Strange, 33, considers herself a 'tattoo addict' and has no pans to stop getting inked even though she has around 100 individual designs - and now she's shared what she looked like before
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Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson's bond - unwavering ally & 'rock star' remark
Boris Johnson is set to speak with Nadine Dorries about the Partygate scandal that ended his term as Prime Minister in a chat tonight on TalkTV
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'I'm scared to use kitchen as cars crash into it - a 4x4 ended up in the lounge'
Laura Lines lives on a road called the Crooked Mile and in the years she's lived there cars have repeatedly crashed into her home, and recently one ended up in the middle of her kitchen
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Woman horrified after police called telling her DNA was linked to brutal murder
Jacquleine Vadurro was shocked after doing an online DNA test as soon she got a call from homicide detectives who told her she was linked to a cold case where a woman was shot in the chest
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Groundhog Day fans work out how long Phil was stuck - and he's still there now
Groundhog Day has turned 30, but one fan theory claims Bill Murray's character Phil is still stuck in a time loop in Punxsutawney reliving the same day again, and again
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Horrifying monster fish with 'external teeth and armour plating' found
Allen Sklar, who found the three-foot-long large fish on a beach in Virginia, was baffled by the creature, which appeared to have armour plating, external teeth, and a multicoloured exterior
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Flat with bed just inches away from the oven goes on market for £1,250-a-month
The flat is definitely cosy and is laid out just so, because if it wasn't you wouldn't be able to fit everything in - with the bed just inches from the tiny kitchen and next to no walking space
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Stargazers spot baffling aerial phenomenon that looks like oil on water
The strange sighting was made over Scotland and the Highlands at the weekend, including Moray, Montrose, Aviemore, Aberlour, Turriff and Carrbridge - but no one knew what it was