1Ten British coal miners are alive tonight thanks to the bravery of their pit manager, who crawled through a partially collapsed mine shaft and led them to freedom.

2Soviet authorities in Armenia are embarrassed by what they reported as a miracle rescue yesterday. The story of six men rescued from the rubble 35 days after the earthquake was not true.

3Former Finance Minister Roger Douglas says he has no sympathy for the sacked Shipping Corporation employees, saying their employment demands were making the Corporation unprofitable.

4Pockets of the Whangamarino Swamp in north Waikato continue to smolder as conservationists assess the loss of wildlife.

5South Australian doctors believe they may have made an important discovery in determining the cause of cot death.

6Dog owners are being warned to vaccinate their dogs against distemper and parvovirus, with outbreaks of both diseases being reported throughout New Zealand.

7Hundreds of thousands of British computer owners have fallen victim to a new Friday 13th virus, and moves are now underway to prevent the virus getting to New Zealand.

8The native Australian Gisborne Cockroach is beginning to spread throughout New Zealand, moving south and indoors.