1British Police have fought pitched battles with rampaging youths in Birmingham. Three people have been found dead and the city Post Office burned to the ground.

2Britain has reaffirmed its opposition to economic sanctions against South Africa. Pressure against the South African Government over its apartheid system has intensified, with the announcement of economic sanctions by the United States.

3Thailand's Prime Minister Prem Tinsulananda has appealed for unity after the country's second coup attempt in four years.

4The New Zealand Post Office has recorded its highest profit ever over the last financial year.

5The 1985 wage round began in Wellington today. The Hotel and Hospital Workers' Union used the occasion as an opportunity to protest about low wages for rest home workers.

6The Printers' Union has narrowly voted to remain within the Federation of Labour (FOL);

7The arrival of three Boeing 767s, a new type of aircraft, at Wellington Airport today means Air New Zealand will now be able to service the Trans Tasman route from Wellington. However, it has been revealed the plan has had its first technical malfunction at Christchurch Airport this evening.

8Maori academic Atareta Poananga refuses to apologise for remarks she made, referring to Pakeha New Zealanders as "colonial riff-raff" and "flotsam and jetsam". Interview with Poananga about her remarks.

9Four recent cases have reignited discussion over whether there are different laws for the rich in New Zealand. Critics say the sentences handed down in each case reflected the social status of the person on trial, rather than an even-handed dispensation of justice.

10New Zealand Weight Watchers Slimmer of the Year was announced this evening at a gala celebration.