The Latest Breaking News from Betty

Six-year-old girl was sent home from school with tummy ache before rare condition found

She ended up in intensive care

Wales Online · Feb 13, 2023

Munro-bagging dog scales 546 Scottish peaks in less than two years

Owner Shona said it was “humbling” to witness the trust Betty put in her as they scrambled up the rocky slopes.

Daily Record · Feb 13, 2023

Sitcom star Michael Crawford says he nearly died in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em sand stunt

Comedy actor Michael Crawford - who played Frank Spencer in the classic BBC sitcom and appeared on stage in Phantom of the Opera - tells how he was close to suffocation after being buried for TV scene

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023

Estranged twins reunite to find they lived identical life - with wives and sons names the same

Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, also known as 'the Jim twins', both had wives called Linda and Betty and named their sons James Allan.

Daily Record · Jan 14, 2023

Filmmaker shares 'crazy' experience of meeting America's most inbred family

The Whittakers, who are known as America's most inbred family, live in squalor in an isolated shack in the backcountry of West Virginia

Irish Mirror · Jan 13, 2023

Prince William joked he should have had Hollywood actress 'stopped' after palace stunt

The Prince and Princess of Wales had a video call with the stars of Disney's Cruella and heard stories about a dangerous stunt by Buckingham Palace and how the production shut down parts of London

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023

Filmmaker meets 'most inbred family in America' and shares 'crazy' experience

Mark Laita reveals his first meeting with the Whittakers, cut off from civilisation, was 'out of control' and the 'craziest thing' he has ever seen.

Daily Record · Jan 12, 2023

America's 'most inbred family' talk in grunts and squeals at ramshackle home

Mark Laita had to be escorted by a police officer on his trip to meet the Whittakers. His initial approach ended with him being threatened by the family's protective neighbours.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 12, 2023

Filmmaker shares what happened when he met the most inbred family in America

A documentary filmmaker has said that America's most inbred family called the Whittakers, who have no education and live in squalor in West Virginia, were 'like a scene out of Deliverance'

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023

Tragic East Lothian taxi driver dies despite hero passenger's attempt to save him

Alex Watson was born and raised in Musselburgh and is survived by wife Betty, their two children and grandchildren. His family has been left devastated at his sudden passing.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 10, 2023