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5:55 PM.A Russian billionaire and former KGB spy, Alexander Lebedev is buying the London Evening Standard for the nominal sum of a pound. Audio

5:52 PM.A Taranaki recycling company has admitted its guilt over an accident in which a worker's legs were cut off in a bailer. Audio

5:48 PM.Joining us is Corrections Northern Assistant Regional Manager Jeanette Burns. Audio

5:44 PM.A former skin head's plans for a Europeans-only mini state in Canterbury has raised the hackles of local MPs and councillors. Audio

5:41 PM.A major priority for the new US administration is Iraq. Audio

5:38 PM.Barack Obama is tomorrow expected to sign an executive order to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay within a year. Audio

5:36 PM.The Prime Minister is urging the Remuneration Authority to freeze MPs' salaries this year. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

5:28 PM.Israel's Foreign minister has called on Europe to help end the smuggling of weapons by Palestinian militants into Gaza. Audio

5:24 PM.Ex-pat mining workers hit hard by global job cuts are finding the going tough as they return to New Zealand, searching for work. Audio

5:21 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:15 PM.Barack Obama had an action-packed first day in the White House, making moves on the economy, foreign policy, and Guantanamo Bay. Audio

5:11 PM.The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre today announced it will plead guilty to two charges. Audio

5:07 PM.The police in Napier say an inmate who escaped from the Auckland prison at Paremoremo, and has links to Hawke's Bay, is dangerous. Audio

5:57 PM.Dave Luddy is at the Australian Open Audio

5:56 PM.The top US military commander for Southwest Asia General David Petraeus is having talks in Islamabad with senior officials. Audio

5:54 PM.Russian gas has begun flowing back into Europe via Ukraine after a halt in supplies of nearly two weeks. Audio

5:52 PM.While the people of Zimbabwe struggle with disease and massive inflation the political situation is once again deadlocked. Audio

5:48 PM.The Labour Party has accused the Government of canceling a healthcare conference to score cheap political points. Audio

5:46 PM.The Wool Industry says it is suffering an increase in defaults on payments from overseas buyers hit by the slowing economy. Audio

5:41 PM.Reports from Kenya and Europe. Audio

5:36 PM.New Zealand politicians have welcomed the inauguration of Barack Obama as the president of the United States. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.A power outage brought widespread disruption to Wellington this morning, turning off traffic lights. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio