1A New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) pilot escaped unhurt when his Skyhawk crashed on landing during joint military exercises at Townsville Air Force Base.

2An Australian Naval Board of Inquiry began meeting in Sydney today to investigate the running aground of the $10 million patrol boat HMAS Wollongong on Gabo Island.

3The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is disturbed at the high number of "grossly intoxicated" drivers they have caught driving on the roads this Queen's Birthday weekend. The road toll currently stands at 12.

4Tragedy has struck the family of Eden MP Richard Northey for the second time in seven months. His stepson Jonathan Thompson was killed in a car accident at Meremere yesterday. Northey's nine year old son was killed last November when he was hit by a van in Auckland.

5South Auckland detectives have arrested three people following the alleged kidnapping of a man in Otahuhu today.

6A state of emergency has been declared in Ohio and Pennsylvania following the weekend's tornadoes. The death toll currently stands at 93 with some people still unaccounted for.

7The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Andreas Papandreou, has been re-elected in Greece, defeating the conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis.

8British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is to announce curbs on British fans at football games, including a ban on alcohol at stadiums and on supporters' trains. Meanwhile, English and Italian soccer players have joined in a Mass for the victims of the Brussels tragedy while in Mexico for a friendly competition.