1Rioting in London started in Tottenham and has spread through other suburbs and to Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. Masked youths have set fire to stores and there is widespread looting.

2New Zealander Laura Harris who's living in Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction got off the train to see police and armoured vehicles pushing back around 150-rioters. Rioters are co-ordinating their attacks through mobile phones. There have been calls for the army to be called in but this the Deputy Mayor says this is not necessary at present. The rioting is said to be in protest to public sector service cuts and the response poor suburbs have to these, but rioters are also being calls opportunists and thugs.

3Tonight the New Zealand sharemarket has clawed back some of its earlier losses, after falling by four per cent at one stage this afternoon. Other Asia Pacific markets also dived since opening but have now regained some of the losses. This is in response to Standard and Poor's downgrading the US rating.

4MPs will hold a parliamentary inquiry into the price of milk, after the National Party caucus confirmed its support this morning. This is after the Commerce Commission declined to investigate.

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6Ron Don, a man famous for his long service as a rugby administrator, and infamous for championing the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand, has died at the age of 86.

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8Fires are still burning across London, where rioting has spread to a swathe of suburbs, and also beyond to other big British cities. More than 300-people have been arrested. Bristol and Liverpool, mainly in the suburb of Toxteth, have also been hit.

9In the US the investor panic sent the stockmarket down and Standard and Poor is being criticised for the rating downgrade which started this as critics, including the president, say it is unwarranted.

10One hundred steel clips used to hold the railway tracks in place have been stolen from a rail line in the Auckland suburb of Takanini

11Road safety specialists say new figures obtained by Radio New Zealand News show truck drivers are putting the lives at risk. Tens of thousands of trucks have been ordered off the road for safety reasons In the last few years.

12Manu Korihi News, including; The iwi-led Independent Constitutional Working Group says a Treaty of Waitangi Commission is badly needed; Auckland and Waikato tangata whenua representatives say the agencies charged with looking after the Hauraki Gulf need to step up and start improving the waterway; Te Kohanga Reo Trust Board says it has been granted an urgent hearing by the Waitangi Tribunal; A painting of the Ngati Raukawa chief Ihakara Tukumaru is expected to fetch up to 160-thousand-dollars at an auction in Auckland tonight.

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14Among the carnage wrought by arsonists have been huge fires at a furniture outlet in south London, and another at an electronics warehouse in the northern suburb of Enfield. Violence and looting are also widespread and are not happening in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham.

15As worldwide financial markets continue to tumble, the National-led Government and Labour Opposition are sniping about which has the best policies to save the New Zealand economy from the fall-out.

16Business News, including; Spending on more than just the bare necessities pushed up the value of electronic card purchases in July.

17The fate of Christchurch's quake-hit AMI Stadium still hangs in the balance, though it's now certain the Crusaders won't play there next season. The Town Hall and the Convention Centre are also still being assesses and the latter will almost certainly be demolished.

18Too much plastic and toxic waste, a decline in wading birds and low fish stocks are just some of the problems plaguing Auckland's Hauraki Gulf according to the latest review

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20Stock market falls around the world are sending a tough message to the US President, Barack Obama, that he needs to find solutions to the economic and financial problems which caused the Standard and Poor's downgrade

21An ultimatum's been issued to schools rebelling against the national standards to fall into line, or else and have been given 10-days to change their targets. Schools now have to assess whether they can continue their stance.

22The National Party says it wants tougher rules for benefit fraudsters, and will campaign on this issue in the election. The opposition say this will hit the most vulnerable in society.

23People wanting to shift from Christchurch to outlying towns in Canterbury face higher costs following a jump in the value of houses outside the city.

24The Department of Conservation says the death of five young kea near Arthur's Pass is suspicious. Five birds were found piled on a table at Klondyke Corner.

25Manu Korihi News, including; Auckland and Waikato tangata whenua representatives say the agencies charged with looking after the Hauraki Gulf need to step up and start improving the waterway; The iwi-led Independent Constitutional Working Group says a Treaty of Waitangi Commission is badly needed; Maori reggae bands are welcoming the addition of a new category at this year's Waiata Music Awards

26The Fisheries Minister says swift action would be taken against owners of a South Korean fishing trawler, if claims the crew were mistreated are found to be true. The crew have told researcher of beatings, sexual abuse and working excessive 40-hour shifts.