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To the UK now and our correspondent in London Barney Burnham. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

About sixty people turned out to a rally in parliament this afternoon protesting against the partial sale of state assets among other things. Audio

Business confidence has grown with more people hopeful the year ahead will perform better. Audio

Any tendencies towards republicanism were put aside by politicians this afternoon, when MPs congratulated Queen Elizabeth on her diamond jubilee. Audio

The race for the Republican presidential nomination is moving west. Audio

The comedian, Jon Gadsby, has avoided going to jail for his fourth drink driving charge. Audio

Annual pay increases are running ahead of inflation for the first time in more than year. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Transport Minister says he foresaw last Thursday's ferry disaster given the state of the country's vessels and the complacent attitude towards safety. Audio

Rescuers in the Philippines are digging through rubble with shovels and their bare hands for dozens of people missing after a powerful earthquake. Audio

The editor of a regional newspaper has apologised to a Taranaki language lecturer, for reporting that he compared the colonisation of New Zealand to the extermination of six million Jews; The future… Read more Audio

The Government has ruled out intervening in the Kapiti Coast District Council, despite the demands of hundreds of protestors. Audio