WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS' BOXING BOUT HAS BEEN DOUSED IN MORE DOUBT ` THIS TIME OVER DRUG TESTS. PETER JACKSON'S 'THE HOBBIT' FAILS TO CAPTURE ANY BAFTAS GLORY. AND THE ALL BLACK SEVENS FACE SOUTH AFRICA IN THE LAS VEGAS TOURNAMENT FINAL. MORE CLAIMS AND CONFUSION ARE EMERGING OVER THE BIZARRE BOXING BOUT BETWEEN SONNY BILL WILLIAMS AND FRANCOIS BOTHA IN BRISBANE LAST FRIDAY. IN THE LATEST TWIST, IT'S BEING REPORTED THE SOUTH AFRICAN TESTED POSITIVE FOR A BANNED SUBSTANCE. BOTHA, WHO HAS ALREADY CLAIMED THE FIGHT WAS CUT SHORT BY TWO ROUNDS, IS SAID TO HAVE FAILED A DRUGS TEST ON THE EVE OF THE FIGHT, BUT EVEN THAT CLAIM IS IN DOUBT. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL REPORTS. AT 44 YEARS OF AGE, FRANCOIS BOTHA LOOKED TO HAVE PLENTY LEFT IN THE TANK WHEN HE BATTERED SONNY BILL WILLIAMS IN THE CONTROVERSIAL 10TH AND FINAL ROUND; THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPORTEDLY TESTING POSITIVE FOR A BANNED STIMULANT, PHENTERMINE. AFTER THE THIRD ROUND... BEFORE NEWS OF THE DRUGS TEST BROKE, WILLIAMS TOLD ME HOW DEEP HE HAD TO DIG TO SURVIVE BOTHA'S BARRAGE. I'D GIVEN MY WHOLE HEART. AND IT WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I'VE EVER DONE, YOU KNOW. PHENTERMINE IS A DIET DRUG. IT'S ALSO UNDERSTOOD TO HELP IMPROVE REFLEXES. BUT NOW SEVERE DOUBT IS BEING CAST OVER THE TEST, WITH AUSTRALIA NATIONAL BOXING FEDERATION COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHN HOGG SAYING THERE'S NO COMPULSORY DRUG TESTING FOR BOXERS IN QUEENSLAND AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT IF THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS ANTI-DOPING AUTHORITY HAD CARRIED OUT SPOT TESTING. FRANCOIS BOTHA COULD NOT BE CONTACTED FOR COMMENT. ACCORDING TO WILLIAMS' MANAGER, THE WBA SAYS THE VICTORY IS OFFICIAL. THEY HAVE CALLED. THEY CONGRATULATED SONNY ON BEING THE WBA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION. NASSER MAINTAINS THE BOUT WAS ALWAYS A 10-ROUND AFFAIR, DESPITE IT BEING PROMOTED AS A 12-ROUNDER. IT WAS NEVER A 12-ROUND FIGHT; IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING. PEOPLE ASSUMED IT WAS A 12-ROUND FIGHT. ALL PEOPLE HAD TO DO WAS GO AND LOOK AT THE LAST TIME THE HEAVYWEIGHT WBA INTERNATIONAL BEST WAS FOUGHT FOR ` IT WAS FOUGHT FOR OVER 10 ROUNDS. WILLIAMS IS ADAMANT BOTHA KNEW BEFORE HE ENTERED THE RING THAT THE BOUT WAS 10 ROUNDS ONLY. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS, SYDNEY. A WOMAN (44) WHO'S ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN REMANDED IN CUSTODY. LUCILLE SCOLLAY APPEARED IN COURT IN CHRISTCHURCH THIS MORNING, AFTER SHE WAS ARRESTED AT THIS HOME IN ST ALBANS, WHERE GUY SCOLLAY (48) WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE EARLY HOURS OF YESTERDAY MORNING. MRS SCOLLAY WILL REAPPEAR IN COURT LATER THIS MONTH. MEANWHILE, IN JUST OVER AN HOUR, THE 19-YEAR-OLD WHO ALLEGEDLY STOLE A VEHICLE AT GUNPOINT AND THREATENED A MAN WITH A KNIFE IS DUE TO APPEAR IN THE TAUMARUNUI DISTRICT COURT. THE GUNMAN SPARKED AN ARMED OFFENDER CALLOUT, WHICH SAW PARTS OF THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND TOWN CLOSED OFF. POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE VARIOUS SCENES OF THE ALLEGED CRIME SPREE. AND IN AUCKLAND POLICE ARE REVIEWING SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE AFTER AN ARMED ROBBERY AT A MCDONALDS IN GREY LYNN THIS MORNING. A MASKED MAN CARRYING A LONG-BARRELLED FIREARM ENTERED THIS RESTAURANT IN GREAT NORTH RD AT 2AM AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE SAFE. THE ROBBER FLED WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS, LEAVING A TRAIL OF CASH AS HE RAN OFF. A STAFF MEMBER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THE ROBBER. AN AIR-AND-SEA SEARCH IS UNDERWAY IN NORTHLAND FOR TWO MEN MISSING AFTER A BOATING TRIP YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE FATHER AND SON LEFT FROM MANGONUI, NORTHLAND, IN A SMALL ALUMINIUM BOAT. FAMILY MEMBERS RAISED THE ALARM WHEN THEY DIDN'T RETURN. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY SAYS TAKING REFUGEES FROM AUSTRALIAN DETENTION CENTRES IS A GOOD THING FOR THE COUNTRY. FOLLOWING ANNUAL TALKS WITH AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD, NZ WILL NOW TAKE 150 REFUGEES A YEAR OFF AUSTRALIA'S HANDS, WHICH JOHN KEY SAYS IS A FAIR DEAL IN RETURN FOR THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY MONITORING THE SEA ROUTE. AUSTRALIA ON THE GROUND HAS HUGE RESOURCES TRYING TO STOP THESE BOATS ACTUALLY LEAVING PLACES LIKE INDONESIA. AND THEY DO A LOT OF WORK FOR US. WE WANT THEM TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AT NO CHARGE. THE ASYLUM SEEKERS WILL BE PART OF THE 750 REFUGEES NZ ALREADY TAKES A YEAR AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES. AN AMERICAN WHO BLEW THE WHISTLE ON ONE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FRAUD CASES SEVERAL YEARS AGO IS WARNING THAT NZERS ARE VULNERABLE TO SIMILAR SCHEMES. US BUSINESSMAN BERNIE MADOFF WAS SENTENCED TO 150 YEARS JAIL FOR A MASSIVE PONZI SCAM WHICH DEFRAUDED THOUSANDS OF INVESTORS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. HARRY MARKOPOLOS, THE MAN WHO UNCOVERED THE SCAM, IS IN AUCKLAND FOR A CONFERENCE. HE'S REPEATING THE WARNING TO NZERS: 'IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.' IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM HERE. INVESTORS ARE FALLING VICTIM TO SCHEMES WITH` OFFERING RETURNS THAT ARE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, TOO STEADY, WITHOUT LOSS, SEEMINGLY SAFE, AND THEN THEY LOSE ALL THEIR MONEY. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THE NZ SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE HAS DEALT WITH SIX ACTUAL OR ALLEGED PONZI SCHEMES. THE AMERICAN NORTH-EAST HAS STARTED DIGGING ITSELF OUT AFTER A BLIZZARD DUMPED A METRE OF SNOW AND BROUGHT HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS. THE STORM HAS KILLED AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER. BUT CLEAR BLUE SKIES HAVE APPEARED, AND AIR TRAFFIC HAS BEGUN TO RETURN TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, ANOTHER LARGE WINTER STORM IS BREWING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE 30CM OF SNOW FROM COLORADO TO MINNESOTA. AT LEAST 18 PEOPLE ARE FEARED DEAD AFTER A CROWD STAMPEDE AT A MASSIVE HINDU FESTIVAL IN INDIA. THE RAILING ON A FOOTBRIDGE COLLAPSED, TRIGGERING THE STAMPEDE. 30 MILLION PILGRIMS HAVE TAKEN A DIP IN THE WATER WHERE THE GANGES RIVER MEETS THE YAMUNA FOR THE KUMBH MELA FESTIVAL. THE EVENT, WHICH IS HELD EVERY 12 YEARS, IS BILLED AS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HUMAN GATHERING, WITH MORE THAN 100 MILLION BATHERS ACROSS 55 DAYS. THE HORSEMEAT FOOD SCARE IS SPREADING ACROSS EUROPE WITH SUPERMARKETS CLEARING THEIR SHELVES OF SOME PRODUCTS. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS REASSURING SHOPPERS THAT ALL PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS STILL ON SHELVES ARE SAFE, BUT TEST RESULTS WON'T BE KNOWN UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK. THE BBC'S ANDY MOORE REPORTS. HORSEMEAT AND BEEF ` THEY LOOK VERY SIMILAR AND TASTE VERY SIMILAR, BUT ONE IS GENERALLY MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE OTHER. PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN ACROSS THE UK AND EUROPE. THE ACCUSATION IS THAT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL GANGS ARE TRADING ON THAT DIFFERENCE IN PRICE TO MAKE A QUICK PROFIT. TODAY IN FRANCE, SIX SUPERMARKET CHAINS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE WITHDRAWAL OF MORE MEAT PRODUCTS MADE BY FINDUS AND THEIR SUPPLIER, COMIGEL. THEY INCLUDE SHEPHERD'S PIE, CANNELLONI AND MOUSSAKA. THIS SUPERMARKET SAID THEY COULDN'T BE SURE OF THE SOURCE OF THE MEAT. THIS, FOR THE MOMENT, IS A LABELLING PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF FRAUD. THIS IS A CASE OF PEOPLE BEING SOLD ONE THING AND GETTING ANOTHER. AT THE MOMENT, WE DON'T HAVE EVIDENCE THERE IS A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH. MORE TESTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT HERE IN THE UK. THE FOOD INDUSTRY IS STRUGGLING TO RETAIN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN ITS PROCESSED MEAT. HORSE NEIGHS THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF SOME OF THE CONTAMINATED MEAT IS SAID TO BE EASTERN EUROPE. IT'S BEING CLAIMED THAT MANY ANIMALS ARE GOING FOR SLAUGHTER IN ROMANIA BECAUSE THERE'S A NEW LAW BANNING HORSES AND CARTS ON THE ROAD. HORSEMEAT IS CHEAPER THAN, FOR EXAMPLE, BEEF. AND THE OTHER ISSUE IS IT'S FAR LESS REGULATED. AFTER BSE, THE WHOLE BEEF SYSTEM WAS VERY MUCH MORE TIGHTLY REGULATED IN TERMS OF IDENTITY AND TESTING AND LOCALITY, BUT WITH HORSES, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THE EUROPEAN TRADE IN MEAT USED TO BE BASED ON TRUST. NOW IT SEEMS MANY OF THE COMPANIES INVOLVED ARE SUING EACH OTHER. FIVE CREW MEMBERS HAVE DIED AFTER A LIFEBOAT THEY WERE IN FELL FROM A CRUISE SHIP IN THE CANARY ISLANDS. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE BOAT FELL MORE THAN 20M INTO THE SEA DURING A ROUTINE SAFETY DRILL. THREE INDONESIANS, A FILIPINO AND A GHANAIAN WERE KILLED. ABOUT 2000 PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE ON BOARD THE CRUISE SHIP WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THERE HAVE BEEN CALLS TO CONTROL LONDON'S FOX POPULATION AFTER A MONTH-OLD BABY WAS DRAGGED FROM ITS COT. ONE OF THE LITTLE BOY'S FINGERS WAS SEVERED, BUT HAS BEEN REATTACHED BY SURGEONS. THE BBC'S JON BRAIN REPORTS. THE TINY BABY, JUST 4 WEEKS OLD, WAS APPARENTLY DRAGGED FROM ITS COT BY THE FOX AT THIS HOUSE IN SOUTHEAST LONDON. HIS MOTHER, ALERTED BY HIS SCREAMS, SAYS SHE HAD TO KICK THE ANIMAL REPEATEDLY BEFORE IT LET HER CHILD GO. NEIGHBOURS SAY THEY'RE HORRIFIED BY WHAT HAPPENED. THEY CLAIM FOXES ARE BECOMING AN INCREASING MENACE ON THEIR STREET. IT'S REALLY TERRIBLE HOW YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE. YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR DOORS OPEN. BUT TO KNOW THAT SHE'S HAD THE BABY AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ` IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, UPSETTING. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST INCIDENT OF ITS KIND. IN 2010, TWIN SISTERS LOLA AND ISABELLA KOUPPARIS WERE ALSO MAULED BY A FOX AT THEIR HOME IN EAST LONDON. THEY TOO WERE ASLEEP IN THEIR COTS AT THE TIME. THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 30,000 FOXES IN URBAN AREAS ACROSS THE UK, AND THEY DO APPEAR TO HAVE BECOME BOLDER IN RECENT YEARS. IT ISN'T UNCOMMON FOR THEM TO VENTURE INTO HOMES IN THE SEARCH FOR FOOD. LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE COMING UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE TO CARRY OUT CULLS. THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE. EVEN IF YOU WERE TO GO INTO A PARTIAL CULL OF THE FOXES, MORE WOULD COME BACK ANYWAY. AND, OF COURSE, IF YOU PUT BAIT DOWN, THAT COULD END UP KILLING DOMESTIC PETS ` CATS AND DOGS AND SO ON, WHICH WOULD CAUSE EQUAL OUTRAGE. AND ANIMAL EXPERTS STRESS IT'S STILL HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR FOXES TO CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM TO PEOPLE. NASA'S CURIOSITY ROVER, WHICH IS ROAMING MARS, HAS FOR THE FIRST TIME DRILLED DOWN INTO MARTIAN ROCK TO COLLECT SAMPLES. CURIOSITY USED ITS ON-BOARD DRILL TO BORE 6CM INTO BEDROCK. IT WILL THEN STUDY THE ROCK POWDER IN ITS OWN LABORATORY. IT'S PART OF NASA'S PROJECT TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER AN AREA ON MARS EVER OFFERED AN ENVIRONMENT SAFE FOR LIFE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS FOR CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA. 80,000 PEOPLE GATHERED ALONG IPANEMA BEACH FOR THE ANNUAL STREET PARTY AND PARADE IN RIO DE JANEIRO. THE STREET PARTIES WERE FIRST STARTED 49 YEARS AGO BY BOHEMIANS AND INTELLECTUALS, BUT NOW TAKE IN ALL SOCIAL CLASSES. REVELLERS CONVERGE AT A MEETING POINT, THEN THE TIDE FLOODS THROUGH NEIGHBOURING STREETS. THE PARTY, WHICH STARTED ON SATURDAY, WILL COME TO A CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY. IT'S BEEN A DISAPPOINTING NIGHT FOR 'THE HOBBIT' AT THE BRITISH FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS. THE MIDDLE EARTH MOVIE WAS NOMINATED FOR THREE AWARDS, BUT FAILED TO WIN A SINGLE ONE. 'LES MISERABLES' LED THE WINNERS, SECURING FOUR TROPHIES INCLUDING BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS. IT WAS ALSO A GOOD NIGHT FOR BEN AFFLECK. HIS FILM 'ARGO' WON BEST DIRECTOR AS WELL AS THE COVETED BEST FILM AWARD. THE BAFTA GOES TO... (LAUGHS) ARGO! APPLAUSE BEST ACTOR WENT TO DANIEL DAY-LEWIS FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN, WHILE EMMANUELLE RIVA (85) TOOK OUT BEST ACTRESS FOR HER ROLE IN 'AMOUR'. AND IT'S ALSO MUSIC'S BIG NIGHT. # SAID THAT YOU COULD LET IT GO AND I WOULDN'T CATCH YOU # HUNG UP ON SOMEBODY THAT YOU USED TO KNOW... # KIWI SINGER KIMBRA IS UP FOR AWARDS IN TWO CATEGORIES AT THIS YEAR'S GRAMMYS IN LOS ANGELES. SHE'S IN THE RUNNING FOR BEST POP DUO FOR THIS PERFORMANCE WITH GOTYE. THE HIT IS ALSO UP FOR RECORD OF THE YEAR. THE GRAMMY AWARDS START AT 2PM OUR TIME. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE SHAREMARKET AND BUSINESS NEWS. THEN IN SPORT ` MANCHESTER UNITED MOVE WELL CLEAR IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE RACE. AND THE ALL BLACKS SEVENS GET PAST FIJI IN A THRILLER TO MAKE THE LAS VEGAS FINAL. BUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? A WITH ME NOW IS ROSS CUTHBERT FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. REPORTING SEASON FINISHES IN THE US. HOW WERE THE NUMBERS? About 73% of the companies that reported exceeded profit growth expectations. Profit growth expectations we're exceeded, which indicates good focus on cost control and operational efficiencies. NZ HALF-YEAR RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. FIRST BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IS TOMORROW. WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING? Michael Hill will be reporting this week. Huge move for the market over the past year, so people will be looking to see if current earnings justify share prices. You'll probably see revenue numbers fairly flat, but the real focus will be on expectations for the 2014 financial year, because that's we'll see improving economic data. SUMMERSET UP ANOTHER 3% TODAY. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A REAL SUCCESS STORY. It up about 91% since 2011, so they are going well. That's meant in the last year they've announced two new villages in Auckland. THANK YOU, ROSS CUTHBERT FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. TO MIDDAY SPORT ` EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE NZ SEVENS SIDE, AFTER THEY WERE THRASHED BY SOUTH AFRICA IN THE FINAL OF THE LAS VEGAS SEVENS THIS MORNING. SOUTH AFRICA, PLAYING THEIR FIRST CUP FINAL OF THE SEASON, RAN RAMPANT IN THE FIRST HALF. FOUR CONVERTED TRIES GAVE THEM A 28-0 ADVANTAGE. OH, BRILLIANT PASS. BRANCO DU PREEZ'S GOING TO GO INSIDE UNDER THE POST. THIS IS THE THIRD TRY. BUT THEY WANNA WIN. AND THAT IS ANOTHER HAMMER BLOW FOR SOUTH AFRICA. THE KIWIS EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO MUSTER A RESPONSE, BUT IT WAS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. AND THERE'S KAKA SHOWING US WHAT HE CAN DO. OUT OF HIS SICKBED HE COMES ON TO THE FIELD AND GOES THROUGH THE GAP. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DIGNITY COMING INTO THE SCORE FOR NZ. FINAL SCORE 40-21. REGARDLESS OF THE BLOWOUT, NZ'S STILL INCREASED ITS OVERALL LEAD IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE OF OTHER RESULTS AT LAS VEGAS. THE NEXT TOURNAMENT IS IN HONG KONG IN SIX WEEKS' TIME. ENGLAND ARE NOW FAVOURITES TO WIN THE SIX NATIONS RUGBY TITLE AFTER BEATING IRELAND IN DUBLIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS. IT WAS AN INTENSE BUT TRY-LESS ENCOUNTER, AS THE WET WEATHER PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE 12-6 SCORELINE. THE BBC'S ANDY SWISS REPORTS. THE STORM CLOUDS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY A MAELSTROM OF NOISE. IT HAD BEEN BILLED AS A POTENTIAL TITLE DECIDER. IT CERTAINLY SOUNDED LIKE IT. ENGLAND PROMPTLY STRUCK FIRST ` A PENALTY FROM OWEN FARRELL. IN FOUL CONDITIONS, THOUGH, WHAT FOLLOWED WAS RARELY PRETTY AND SOMETIMES UGLY. CIAN HEALEY'S FOOTWORK SPARKED AN EARLY MELEE. AMID THE SCRAPPINESS THERE WERE OCCASIONAL GLIMPSES OF STYLE ` IRELAND WITH A RARE ATTACK. BUT WITH THE BALL RESEMBLING A BAR OF SOAP, THEY COULDN'T CAPITALISE. AND IT WAS LEFT TO FARRELL TO BOOT ENGLAND INTO A 6-0 HALFTIME LEAD. WHISTLE BLOWS BUT AFTER THE BREAK IRELAND KICKED BACK ` TWO RONAN O'GARA PENALTIES. 6-6 ` A GRANDSTAND FINALE BECKONED. BUT IT WAS TO BE ENGLAND'S DAY. STILL A TRY ELUDED THEM. MANU TUILAGI CAME AGONISINGLY CLOSE. BUT IF THEY THOUGHT VICTORY HAD SLIPPED THROUGH THEIR FINGERS, FARRELL'S TRUSTY BOOT PROVED OTHERWISE. TWO MORE PENALTIES SEALED VICTORY. IT WAS HARDLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT IN TOUGH CONDITIONS, ENGLAND HAD PRODUCED THE TOUGHEST OF PERFORMANCES. FOOTBALL ` MANCHESTER UNITED ARE ON COURSE FOR A 13TH PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE AFTER A 2-0 VICTORY OVER EVERTON. THEY'RE NOW 12 POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE. THE BBC'S DREW SAVAGE REPORTS. ANYONE EXPECTING A WEAKENED MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM WAS IN FOR A SURPRISE. ROBIN VAN PERSIE WAS PICKED ALONGSIDE ROONEY, EVEN WITH MOURINHO'S REAL MADRID TO PLAY NEXT WEEK. AND IT PAID OFF WHEN A MAN IN HIS FIRST SEASON AT UNITED SET UP THE MAN IN HIS 23RD. RYAN GIGGS HAS NOW SCORED A LEAGUE GOAL IN EVERY SINGLE SEASON HE'S SPENT AT OLD TRAFFORD. NEVER HAS EXPERIENCE BEEN MORE VALUABLE. EVERTON BATTLED ON, BUT JUST BEFORE HALFTIME THEIR OFFSIDE TRAP FAILED. AND VAN PERSIE DIDN'T. THEY SAY YOU CAN'T BUY SUCCESS, BUT HAS SIR ALEX FERGUSON EVER SPENT A BETTER �22.5M? EVEN WITH A TWO-GOAL LEAD, UNITED STILL WANTED A THIRD. EVERTON'S COMEBACK AT OLD TRAFFORD LAST YEAR ARGUABLY COST THEM THE TITLE. JONNY EVANS WILL STILL BE WONDERING HOW HE DIDN'T' SCORE. NIKICA JELAVIC DID HIS BEST TO GET EVERTON BACK IN IT, BUT THERE WAS NO SLIP-UP FROM DAVID DE GEA. AND NO SLIP-UP FROM UNITED. FROM HERE THE TITLE SHOULD BE THEIRS TO LOSE. AND ASTON VILLA HAVE STEPPED OUT OF THE RELEGATION ZONE AFTER A CRUCIAL 2-1 WIN OVER WEST HAM. IT TOOK 72 MINUTES BEFORE THE DEADLOCK WAS BROKEN. CHARLES N'ZOGBIA WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY MARK NOBLE IN THE BOX, GIVING CHRISTIAN BENTEKE THE CHANCE TO SLOT HOME FROM THE PENALTY SPOT. MOMENTS LATER, THE SCORE WAS DOUBLED. N'ZOGBIA! 2-0. CROWD ROARS TWO GOALS IN FIVE MINUTES FOR ASTON VILLA AT THE HOLT END. WEST HAM PULLED A GOAL BACK THROUGH A VILLA OWN GOAL, BUT VILLA HELD ON FOR THE VITAL WIN. AUSTRALIA HAS COMPLETED A 5-0 SERIES WHITEWASH AGAINST THE WEST INDIES AT THE MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND. MAN OF THE MATCH ADAM VOGES HELPED AUSTRALIA RECOVER FROM A POOR START WITH AN UNBEATEN 112 RUNS. OH, HE'S GONE LONG. HE'S GONE HIGH. HE'S GONE ALL THE WAY, HAS HE? IT'S A PHOTO FINISH FOR SIX. YES, IT'S A BIG 'UN. THE HUNDRED PARTNERSHIP COMES UP, AND THE CROWD ARE LOVING IT. WEST INDIES OPENER JOHNSON CHARLES ALSO SCORED A TON. BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH AS THE WINDIES WERE BOWLED OUT FOR 257, 17 RUNS SHORT OF VICTORY. A NEW DEAL FOR RUGBY REFEREES IN THIS COUNTRY WHICH WILL SEE THEM HARD TO MISS ON THE FIELD. INSULATION MANUFACTURER PINKS BATTS IS SPONSORING OUR TOP WHISTLE-BLOWERS, WHOSE JERSEYS WILL CARRY THE SLOGAN 'ANOTHER GOOD CALL'. OH, I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET ANY MORE FLAK THAN WE'VE EVER GOT IN THE PAST, SO BE NICE TO BE TALKING ABOUT PINK. PINK'S NOT NEW TO RUGBY, WITH LEADING EUROPEAN RUGBY CLUB STADE FRANCAIS PLAYING IN THAT COLOUR FOR YEARS, BUT DON'T EXPECT REFS TO FOLLOW THEIR LEAD AND DO A NUDE PHOTO SHOOT AS WELL. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THE VIEW FROM WESTERN EUROPE'S TALLEST BUILDING, THE SHARD, HAS BEEN REVEALED. GUESTS TRAVELLED 72 STORIES UP TO STEP ON TO THE PARTIALLY OPEN VIEWING PLATFORM 244M ABOVE LONDON. THE VIEW FROM THE SHARD IS THE ONLY PLACE IT'S POSSIBLE TO SEE ALL OF LONDON AT ONCE, PROVIDING A 360 DEGREE. SPECIAL DIGITAL TELESCOPES WILL ALSO LET TOURISTS SEE LONDON AT NIGHT. MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. TO THE TOP STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE ` CONTROVERSY AND CONFUSION OVER DOPING ALLEGATIONS AND THE LENGTH OF THE FIGHT HAVE CLOUDED FORMER ALL BLACK SONNY BILL WILLIAMS' HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING WIN. A 44-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND AT THEIR HOME IN CHRISTCHURCH ON SUNDAY HAS BEEN REMANDED IN CUSTODY. AND AUCKLAND POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN ARMED ROBBERY AT A MCDONALDS RESTAURANT IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS MORNING WHICH SAW THE OFFENDER LEAVE A TRAIL OF STOLEN CASH BEHIND HIM. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JESSICA BOELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013