1The price of new cars will be cut thanks to Government reductions on import and excise duties payable on locally assembled cars.

2The Government is likely to announce a cut in the price of petrol later tonight.

3The leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity trade union, Lech Wałęsa has warned of a "bloody revolution" if the Polish Government continues to ignore demands for reform.

4Israeli troops advanced into south Lebanon under heavy artillery cover today, in a seek and destroy mission, aimed at hunting out Palestinian guerrillas accused of staging raids inside Israel.

5A Paparua Prison inmate has died in his cell from a drug overdose. His death comes soon after a Government decision to crack down on drug use inside prisons.

6An anonymous caller to Masterton police today threatened the town's District Court judge, less than three hours after someone tried to burn down the courthouse.

7An Auckland man has been jailed for three years for causing the death of an innocent bystander during a high speed police chase.

8The hostage crisis in New Caledonia remains at a stalemate, with French authorities refusing to negotiate.

9Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis has taken another giant step towards becoming the Democratic Party candidate for the United States Presidential election, after landslide victories in both the Ohio and Indiana Primaries.

10The nuclear warships issue is the focus of a passionately-fought snap election in Denmark. New Zealand is being paraded as a model by the anti nuclear lobby.

11Opposition labour spokesman, Bill Birch has again called for an inquiry into allegations of intimidation and corruption involving the Northern Labourers' Union.

12The New Zealand dollar has reached its highest level in five years.

13South African surgeons have successfully separated Siamese (conjoined) twins joined at the head.

14The West Coast is undergoing a peculiar water shortage.

15A former Hungarian refugee, who is stateless and unwanted due to his long criminal record, is currently being sheltered in a Christchurch Salvation Army hostel.