1Civil Liberties Following yesterday's revelation that a number of Auckland police officers are now armed as a matter of course has raised questions about civil rights and civil liberties in New Zealand, as well as the nature of crime and crime fighting.

2France's Socialist President Francois Mitterrand has announced he will select a new Prime Minister from the ranks of the right wing Opposition, which narrowly won the French election. Ten passengers have been injured in a bomb inside a train just outside Paris. It is not known who was responsible for the attack, or whether it was linked to the election.

3Swedish police have charged a man with being an accomplice in the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme.

4Prince Andrew's girlfriend Sarah Ferguson has refused to say whether or not the couple are engaged.

5British Airways is likely to be privatised by the end of 1986.

6A brief listing of the New Zealand headlines.

7Civil Liberties A discussion about civil rights and civil liberties in New Zealand, triggered by yesterday's revelation that a number of Auckland police officers are now armed as a matter of course. Dr Bill Hodge, spokesman for the Auckland Council of Civil Liberties, answers viewers' questions and addresses their concerns.

8A brief listing of the New Zealand and international headlines.

9Civil Liberties A discussion about civil rights and civil liberties in New Zealand, triggered by yesterday's revelation that a number of Auckland police officers are now armed as a matter of course. Dr Bill Hodge, spokesman for the Auckland Council of Civil Liberties, answers viewers' questions and addresses their concerns.

10A brief listing of the New Zealand headlines.

11Swedish police have charged a man with being an accomplice in the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme.

12France's Socialist President Francois Mitterrand has announced he will select a new Prime Minister from the ranks of the right wing Opposition, which narrowly won the French election. However, there is speculation that he will overlook Gaulist leader Jacques Chirac (whom he is known to detest) in favour of a more moderate ring wing leader. However, any right wing / Socialist combination is bound to cause problems for France.

13New information has come to light about how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) rates equipment crucial to the safety of a shuttle mission.

14Investigators trying to audit the personal fortune of deposed Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos have had their job made easier by a court in New York, which has cleared the way for United States Customs to hand over 1500 sensitive financial documents, taken from Marcos when he fled to Hawaii. These will now be analysed by the new Aquino Government. While some of the Marcos excesses are well known, scandalous new information is constantly coming to light.

15Before his death, composer Giuseppe Verdi made provision to help those who helped his music come alive on the opera stage. Now his legacy lives on in Casa Verdi in Milan.