1Thirty people have been killed by fire and smoke which swept through King's Cross underground tube station in London today. Around 100 people are injured. An inquiry has already been launched into the cause of the fire.

2The Congressional report into the Iran Contra Affair has been critical of United States President Ronald Reagan and his Administration.

3The British Army has publicly displayed a model of the bomb which killed eleven people at Enniskillen just over a week ago.

4Cabinet Minister Richard Prebble remains unrepentant, despite causing a political storm by a speech he made n Australia which advocated privatisation of State assets.

5Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke has arrived in New Zealand for a four-day State visit.

6Opposition MPs claim they are being blackmailed to prevent them asking questions about an alleged drink-driving incident involving Defence Minister Bob Tizard.

7One of the medical experts who, three years ago, raised questions about the cervical cancer treatment programme at National Women's Hospital, today gave evidence at the inquiry.

8Industrial relations are gloomy tonight. Air traffic controllers have withdrawn their good will tonight, putting pressure on the airways t system because of delays in pay talks. Talks between shop workers and their employers remain deadlocked, as are those between the drivers' union and the contracting sector.

9Obituary for Norman Jones, former National MP from Invercargill, who became known throughout New Zealand for his outspoken views on many issues, especially law and order.

10A two-day strike of public hospital domestic workers has ended early in the Auckland region, while public hospital employers say legal action is being prepared against the Wellington union, whose members remain on strike.

11Outspoken back bench Labour MP Jim Anderton today published his ideas about privatisation and they appear to be odds with Government thinking. Interview with Anderton.

12The drink driving allegations made against Cabinet Minister Bob Tizard highlight the scrutiny on MPs over their personal lives. Do MPs practice what they preach?

13Worldwatch The Congressional report into the Iran Contra Affair has been critical of United States President Ronald Reagan and his Administration. However, the White House seems to be pointedly ignoring the criticism. Recent opinion polls suggest the American have lost interest.

14Worldwatch Kim Philby, the British double-agent who defected to Moscow in 1963, has made a surprise appearance on Soviet television, commenting on current unrest in the Soviet republic of Latvia.

15Worldwatch United States and Soviet arms negotiators have ended three days of intense talks in Geneva without finalising an arms treaty text. However, officials are confident it will be ready in time for next month's Superpower summit. New Scientist Magazine has just published details of how the Soviet and United States nuclear missiles will be dismantled once the treaty goes into effect.

16Worldwatch New Soviet policies of glasnost and perestroika (openness and restructuring) are changing the way Russians look at themselves and society. It is also seeing a change in fashion within the Soviet Union.