1The Opposition National Party claimed in Parliament today that the G-Tech, the American company hired to supply $10 million worth of Lotto computers, was embroiled in a fraud, bribery and corruption scandal in the United States.

2The Government has dismissed the Federation of Labour's (FOL) four political demands released yesterday as a "propaganda exercise". However, the Government is also facing pressure from within its own party to change economic direction and protect jobs in local industries.

3The Todd family has ended more than sixty years involvement in the motor industry by selling Todd Motors, New Zealand's last big car assembly plant, to the Japanese company MItsubishi Corporation.

4A trawler has reported being dragged backwards in the Irish Sea for sixteen kilometres after accidentally netting a submarine.

5Soviet television has shown the first detailed documentary about the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster that occured ten months ago. The Soviet Government claims it has spent billions of dollars tidying up the site and relocating more than 100,000 refugees.

6A South American businessman is claiming that Adolf Hitler died four months ago in Argentina, and that his wife Eva Braun is still alive and living in Argentina.

7Headline News 1. Changes to Australian defence policy expected to be announced this week 2. The Opposition claims that the Labour Department's latest figures show that unemployment is spreading from the smaller towns to the cities. 3. Four Hastings schoolgirls remain in intensive care at Hastings Hospital following Tuesday's fatal bus crash.

8The Opposition National Party claimed in Parliament today that the G-Tech, the American company hired to supply $10 million worth of Lotto computers, was embroiled in a fraud, bribery and corruption scandal in the United States. National forced a snap election in Parliament today, claiming the Government is trying to rush the controversial gambling game into legislation in a pre-election stunt. There are also signs that the planned conscience vote may end up with MPs voting along party lines. Interview with the Minister of Internal Affairs, Dr Peter Tapsell.

9The animated feature film Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale is about the only New Zealand film currently on the film circuit. Much of the blame for the decline in the New Zealand film industry has been placed on the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for their rigorous questioning of potential investors in an effort to find tax evaders. Now, many within the industry say there is no evidence of any significant tax evasion.

10A profile of West Indies cricket captain, Viv Richards.

11Worldwatch A trawler has reported being dragged backwards in the Irish Sea for sixteen kilometres after accidentally netting a submarine. It seems likely the submarine was American, although the United States will not confirm this.

12Worldwatch Soviet television has shown the first detailed documentary about the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster that occured ten months ago. The Soviet Government claims it has spent billions of dollars tidying up the site and relocating more than 100,000 refugees.

13Worldwatch Today saw the heaviest fighting in West Beirut in three years between various Muslim militia who ignored a ceasefire ordered by Syria.

14Worldwatch Tension is heightening in the Israeli-held Muslim sector of Jerusalem.

15Worldwatch Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Robert Gates has faced a second day of questioning about his role in the Iran arms affair during the Congressional Inquiry.

16Worldwatch Thanks to recent major advances in the medical field, it seems feasible that in the near future, doctors will be able to transplant brain cells from foetuses, an operation previously thought to be impossible. This offers hope to the victims of Alzheimer's Disease. Doctors in Mexico are already replacing some brain cells with similar cells in victims of Parkinson's Disease.

17Worldwatch At the heart of the redevelopment at St Stephen Walbrook there is a major statement about the theology of the Church in the city. That is the large altar by British artist Henry Moore, currently the subject of a court case thanks to religious objections being raised.

18Worldwatch At an old quarry on the banks of the Hawkesbury River near Sydney, twelve Australian sculptors are creating Australia's first Sculpture Park.