Your speedy update on all the day’s big stories: Thursday, March 6, 2014
Mercedes Corby: ‘From the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry’
Schapelle Corby’s sister, Mercedes, has come forward and apologised to the Indonesian public for the Australian TV interview that put her sister’s freedom at risk. She’s told News Corp: ‘From the bottom of my heart I am very sorry to the people of Indonesia if my interview on Australian TV caused unease. I apologise if my words were disrespectful to Indonesia. I did not intend any disrespect. Our family are happy and grateful that Schapelle is free on parole. We thank the Indonesian Government.’ Meanwhile Schapelle’s fate hangs in the balance, as Indonesian authorities held a six-hour meeting to decide if her parole will be revoked and she’ll be sent back to prison.
More parents than ever are giving their children booze
More and more teenagers are binge drinking over the weekend and it's taking its toll on their school work and developing brains, according to new statistics. One in three teens aged between 12 and 17 are illegally drinking alcohol, with school principals asking parents to take responsibility for their kids' drinking habits. Research gathered from 218 schools has found that in most situations parents were buying alcohol for their under age children. Rob Nairn, president of the Australian Secondary Principals' Association says that the research doesn't highlight a 'school issue' but a social one and that parents need to stop condoning underage drinking if we're to make headway on the matter.
Outrage over man tattooing dog
An American tattoo artist has found himself in the middle of a social media storm after he tattooed his dog while it was still sedated. The pet had just had its spleen removed when his owner inked it and shared the photo on instagram, captioned 'one of the many reasons my dog is cooler than yours! She had her spleen removed yesterday and the vet let me tattoo her while she was under.' The owner of the shop, Chris Torres, has denied that the dog was tattooed under his care.
Headmistress calls police over bad school photos
Primary school children have been left 'crying their eyes out' after a Headmistress of village school Ysgol Goronwy
Angelina Jolie 'very moved' by surgery support
Angelina Jolie, 38, has revealed that she was 'very, very moved by all the support and kindness' shown to her in messages she received following her double mastectomy last year. The actress and mother of six opened up about her surgery in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying that it 'makes her feel closer with other people who deal with the same things.' Jolie also spoke about her daughter Vivienne appearing alongside her in new movie Maleficent, saying that it had to be Viv because 'the other three and four-year-olds wouldn't come near me [dressed as the villain].' The five-year-old plays Sleeping Beauty, Princess Aurora.