1Eye Care People tend to take their eyes and their sight for granted, until they do not work as they should. A British expert has claimed that many people end up wearing glasses in middle age, when simple eye therapy or exercise, might prevent the need for spectacles. Discussion and viewer talkback with an eye specialist, who believes such therapy may have some merits, but is not completely convinced by it.

2Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, the man sacked by the Reagan Administration over the channelling of funds from Iranian arms sales to Nicaraguan Contra rebels, has broken his silence but is saying nothing of consequence. However, a newspaper has claimed that North shredded confidential documents which may have indicated whether anyone higher up in the Administration was involved.

3British MPs have been told they can discuss the MI5 spy book case in an emergency debate in the House of Commons next week.

4A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

5British MPs have been told they can discuss the MI5 spy book case in an emergency debate in the House of Commons next week.

6Europe's most significant dinosaur find of the twentieth century is to go on display at the Natural History Museum in London next week. The dinosaur is a Baryonyx, a large carnivore.

7Eye Care People tend to take their eyes and their sight for granted, until they do not work as they should. A British expert has claimed that many people end up wearing glasses in middle age, when simple eye therapy or exercise, might prevent the need for spectacles. Discussion and viewer talkback with an eye specialist, who believes such therapy may have some merits, but is not completely convinced by it.

8A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

9Eye Care People tend to take their eyes and their sight for granted, until they do not work as they should. A British expert has claimed that many people end up wearing glasses in middle age, when simple eye therapy or exercise, might prevent the need for spectacles. Discussion and viewer talkback with an eye specialist, who believes such therapy may have some merits, but is not completely convinced by it.

10A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

11A newspaper has claimed that Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, the man sacked by the Reagan Administration over the channelling of funds from Iranian arms sales to Nicaraguan Contra rebels, shredded confidential documents which may have indicated whether anyone higher up in the Administration was involved. There are still many unanswered questions regarding the deal. This item looks at the deal from the point of view ot the Contra rebels.

12United States President Ronald Reagan's decision to exceed limits of the Strategic Arms Limitation (SALT II) Treaty has been sharply criticised by the Soviet Union, some members of the United States Congress and the United States' North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies.

13The Soviet Union and India have called for a prompt convening of an international conference aimed at making the Indian Ocean a 'zone of peace'.

14A British coroner has returned an open verdict on the death of PC Philip Olds, a policeman who became an overnight hero as he tried to fight back from injuries after he was gunned down six years ago.

15Clint Eastwood's latest movie, Heartbreak Ridge is being criticised for containing excessive violence and bad language by the United States Marine Corps, who believe the film portrays them negatively.