1The All Black selectors have completely and surprisingly revamped the squad for the second test against the Wallabies, re-selecting many of the older Cavaliers players, and leaving ten of the new, young All Blacks out in the cold.

2The Queen Mother has been discharged from hospital and given a clean bill of health by doctors. Her illness yesterday was apparently caused by a type of throat spasm.

3A huge Soviet satellite crashed into the southern Indian Ocean today after failing to reach its intended orbit.

4A Japanese newspaper has obtained a complete Soviet account of what went wrong with the Chernobyl nuclear plant in April. The report states the accident was caused by a series of mistakes made by plant operators during an experiment.

5Security forces in Chile have discovered a huge cache of weapons hidden in an abandoned mine - their fifth arms discovery in the last nine days. The believe the arms were smuggled into Chile by the Soviet Union on Cuban fishing boats with the intention of getting them to left-wing guerrilla groups.

6The White House has denounced a vote in the United States Senate for tough sanctions against South Africa, Saying it is undermining President Ronald Reagan's efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution to the situation in South Africa. There has been mixed reaction to the vote in South Africa.

7British mountaineer Julie Tullis has died, three days after reaching the summit of K2.

8The Philippines Government is auctioning off furniture this weekend from the Manhattan townhouse of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos. The New York event is attracting large crowds, but some pieces are an 'acquired taste'.

9The cargo ship Tasi, which battled into Tasman Bay last week with a 50 degree list, has today sailed on to Nelson.