Your speedy update on all the day’s big stories: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Real-life Barbie reveals she lives on fresh air
Valeria Lukyanova, the woman who used cosmetic surgery to turn herself into a real-life human barbie, has made headlines again because of her incredibly dangerous new diet. Lukyanova claims to be a breatharian: someone who advocates living without any food or water. The Ukranian model plans to simply live on air and light and says that over the past few weeks she ‘hasn’t been hungry at all’ and hopes that ‘it’s the final stage before [she] can subsist on air and light alone.’
Pete Evans leaves the MKR drama behind
Pete Evans, the popular My Kitchen Rules TV host is reportedly quitting the show after five seasons on Channel Seven. The chef says he's leaving to pursue international opportunities. Woman's Day have said that Evans 'lost his passion for it a long time ago' and has not renewed his contract with Seven. It's rumoured that guest judge on the show, Colin Fassnidge, will be replacing Evans.
Plane passenger blasts female pilot: 'No place for a woman!'
American pilot, Carey Smith Steacy couldn't believe what she was reading when she was handed a message on a serviette from a passenger at the end of her flight. Passenger 'David' from seat 12E wrote to Steacy
Twitter rant costs high school boy $105,000
Australia's first Twitter case has gone to trial, with 20-year-old Andrew Farley being ordered to pay a teacher $105,000 for posting defamatory remarks on the social media site about her. The former Orange High School student made 'false allegations' on social media in 2012 about Christine Mickle, a 58-year-old music teacher. Though Mr
