1US troops have laid siege to Baghdad, stormed key structures in the city and claimed they may have killed the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in a bombing campaign on a restaurant where they believe he was meeting with his sons. The latest from the war in Iraq including plans for the administration of post-war Iraq.

2There were dramatic protests in Sydney harbour today as Greenpeace protestors boarded the HMAS Sydney as it left for the Gulf and the war in Iraq.

3The MP tipped to depose Bill English as leader of the National Party has pledged his support to leader Bill English.

4Other news.

5NZ Cricket will make face masks available to travellers heading to Sri Lanka with the Black Caps as they will pass through Singapore Airport.

6Plans to introduce a controversial register for sex offenders are coming closer.

7Parents and pupils from Oaonui in Taranaki have protested at Parliament in an attempt to save their local school from closure. The Education Minister has also confirmed that Glen Innes Intermediate school will be closed later this year.

8Other news.

9Most experts seem to think that the Commerce Commission will not approve an Air NZ/Qantas merger in its present form.

10Other news.