1Violence erupted near Pretoria today at the funeral of two Black South Africans killed in the recent unrest in Mamelodi. Police detained several journalists who were covering the funeral.

2British Home Secretary Douglas Hurd has criticised both Catholic and Protestant elements within Northern Ireland for their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

3Canadian investigators have recovered all 256 of the bodies from the crashed DC-8 in Newfoundland.

4The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there has been a big worldwide increase in cases of the disease acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

5The retiring Dean of the Otago Medical School says New Zealand's public hospital service is on the verge of breakdown. He and others are calling for an urgent national inquiry into the health system and are advocating a radical rethink on the role of private hospitals in healthcare.

6The Tramways Union advocate in the present five-city bus dispute says current strike action by bus drivers will not continue into the New Year.

7Lower Hutt man, Jim Leach says he is determined to get a deported Samoan woman back to New Zealand so she can be with her family for Christmas. He wants to start a petition to change the law that states that Pacific immigrants may bring no more than four children into New Zealand.

8A British pianist, who only began playing the piano four years ago, is about to make his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - and he is only eight years old.

9Figure skaters Torvill and Dean have been working on a new routine, which they hope will be as popular as their Bolero routine.