1The government is pressing ahead with controversial legislation allowing juries to reach a verdict even if they have not reached a unanimous decision.

2Six people have been injured in a car bomb blast in west London, believed to be set by Irish militant terrorists.

3Business News.

4Eight New Plymouth intermediate school pupils have been suspended after being caught in the middle of a cannabis deal during their morning break.

5A human rights commission ruling giving families the right to apply to care for their own family members is seen as having wide-ranging implications for care-givers.

6News and Sport.

7The knowledge wave conference has just ended in Auckland with a final drive for consensus on what can be done to initiate change.

8Masked gunmen have beheaded four Christian villagers and kidnapped another twenty seven people in the Philippines.

9New Zealand nuclear test veterans have moved a step closer to being able to pursue legal action against the British government.

10As the electricity crisis worsens there has been a call for backup hydro storage systems to be used in such emergencies.

11The United Nations secretary general is throwing his weight behind calls for changes to the agenda for the UN conference against racism.