1The cervical cancer row looks set to trigger a long, complex and expensive legal wrangle. Today a $1.5 million lawsuit was filed in the High Court by Clare Matheson, and more are expected to follow.

2Telecom has announced a telephone rental price increase. Domestic users will have to pay more than $70 extra a year for the use of a phone. However, Telecom says it will reduce the cost of toll calls.

3A tornado left a trail; of destruction through Henderson in West Auckland this afternoon.

4An end to eight years of bloody conflict between Iran and Iraq in the Persian Gulf is drawing nearer. The United Nations (UN) plans to announce a truce date tomorrow, and hold peace talks soon after.

5After years of droughts, Sudan is now appealing for international aid after major flooding which killed dozens of people and left millions homeless.

6British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has taken a first-hand look at the plight of Kampuchean (Cambodian) refugees on a visit to a relief camp just inside the Thai border.

7The Queensland Premier is calling for a review of air safety procedures following another fatal air crash in Australia.

8Ann Crawford's second heart/lung transplant looks likely to be delayed.

9The New Zealand Government has been informed it will need to foot the bill of New Zealand superannuitants who move to Australia and receive the pension there. Australia will stop superannuation payments to expatriate New Zealanders in April.

10The Royal family is preparing for the birth of the Duke and Duchess of York's first baby.

11The Christchurch City Council will now charge commercial photographers for the use of public reserves for wedding photography.

12Today is the 8/8/88. In Gore, today's date is being widely celebrated.

13A heatwave has taken hold across the United Kingdom today.