1Two people were killed in England today when a huge explosion wrecked the Brighton hotel where British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and several Cabinet Ministers were staying. At least twenty-four people were injured in the explosion, although the Prime Minister was unhurt.

2Three people were killed and eighteen more injured in a collision between a passenger train and a freight train in north-west London.

3Prime Minister David Lange believes that the Soviet Union will resume arms talks with the United States after the American Presidential elections in November.

4Forestry Minister Koro Wetere has reversed his earlier decision to allow some planting work in part of the Tongariro State Forest following a snap debate in Parliament today.

5The National Party's Agriculture spokesman Ian McLean his formally disassociated himself from leader Sir Robert Muldoon's suggestion that Federated Farmers should elect a new President.

6Five men charged in association with the armed robbery of the Mangere Bridge Post Office last week will be held in custody until they reappear in court next week.

7Complaints of improper behaviour by the Police will, in future, be investigated by an independent body rather than by the Police themselves.

8The first space walk by an American woman was completed without a hitch today.

9Around twenty thousand people have marched through Port Moresby demanding a state of emergency be declared in the city following a spate of recent violence and gang rapes in Papua New Guinea.

10A Maori deputation will leave for Melbourne tomorrow to try to defuse tension between Maori and Australian shearing gangs.

11The small Northland town of Ararua have decided they will not change their clocks onto daylight savings time.

12Minister of Tourism Mike Moore has launched the new national airline The Helicopter Line today.

13The bravery of New Zealand seaman David Douglas has been acknowledged in Christchurch today with the awarding to him of the Charles Upham Award for Bravery.

14New Zealand's first Maori restaurant will open in Christchurch tomorrow, offering a number of New Zealand delicacies.

15A major American study has shown that pregnant women who drink alcohol tend to give birth to smaller babies than women who abstain during their pregnancy. The findings are causing widespread debate on whether drinking during pregnancy also affects a baby's mental development.

16A trend in toys is moving towards increased noise, increased movement and even increased smell. A report from the annual Toy Fair in Hong Kong.

17More than $30 million worth of boats and boating equipment is on display in Auckland this weekend at the biggest ever New Zealand Boat Show.

18New Zealand's first Maori restaurant will open in Christchurch tomorrow, offering a number of New Zealand delicacies.

19The winner of the AHI Qantas study grant has been awarded to South Island architect John Blair.