Your speedy update on all the day’s big stories: Tuesday, February 25 2014.
Kindergarteners found ‘having sex’
A primary-school teacher in New Jersey has come under fire after she discovered two of her five-year-old students naked in a bathroom and involved in sexual behaviour. Ms Kelly Mascio found the pair in the bathroom attached to their classroom, completely undressed. The children have apparently admitted to ‘having sex.’ Kelly Mascio, who has so far worked as a teacher for 15 years, faces losing her job and has been suspended with pay for now. The Board of Education have voted to bring charges against her.
Qantas will axe 5000 jobs in the next month
Qantas has confirmed their plan to abolish a significant number of jobs throughout March as part of a move for urgent savings. The airline will end 1000 of the 5000 jobs within the year, as part of their plan to cut $2 billion from their national budget over the next three years.
Though the exact number of jobs to go could shift over the next few weeks, a Qantas source says the 5000 figure seems a likely outcome. Qantas have also confirmed that they'll be selling their terminal at Melbourne Airport in order to show the Abbott Government it's capable of making the hard moves they require to gain federal assistance.
Amish woman becomes a lingerie model
Amish raised woman, Kate Stoltz became well-known after her stint on US TV series 'Breaking Amish', where she left her conservative Pennsylvania community for New York.
Inspired by her time on the show and after living a simple life of plain dress with little technology, 23-year-old Kate has moved to New York for good, given up her previous lifestyle and started working as a lingerie model for Major Model Management.
She has posed for Maxim and most recently for The New York Post. Of her lifestyle change the model has said 'A year ago, I never would have done a lingerie shoot. I don't know if I've become more comfortable with myself or with the idea.' Despite formally leaving the Amish community, Kate still visits her family twice a year.
Robin Thicke and wife Paula to divorce
'Blurred Lines' singer Robin Thicke and his actress wife Paula Patton have confirmed their plans to divorce after eight years of marriage. The celebrity couple released a statement explaining their split, saying 'We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time.' 36-year-old Thicke has recently been seen with numerous young women, sparking rumours that his relationship with 38-year-old Patton was on the rocks. The pair were married in 2005 and have a three-year-old boy together.
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