diff --git a/lib/news.php b/lib/news.php
index 965e97b..f98fb69 100644
--- a/lib/news.php
+++ b/lib/news.php
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@
 							echo newsEntry ($news[$i]);
 						}
 					} else {
-						newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<P>No current news!');
+						newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<P>No current news!');
 					}
 				} else {
-					newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<P>No news in database!');
+					newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<P>No news in database!');
 				}
 				mysql_close ($conn);
 			} else {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 			}
 			return 0;
 		} else {
-			newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<P>No SQL server available!');
+			newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<P>No SQL server available!');
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -225,17 +225,17 @@
 							echo newsEntry ($news[$i]);
 						}
 					} else {
-						newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<P>No news for this month!');
+						newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<P>No news for this month!');
 					}
 				} else {
-					newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<P>No news in database!');
+					newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<P>No news in database!');
 				}
 				mysql_close ($conn);
 			} else {
-				newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<STRONG>SQL error!</STRONG> Please contact the <A href="mailto:deek@quakeforge.net">Webmaster</A>.');
+				newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<STRONG>SQL error!</STRONG> Please contact the <A href="mailto:deek@quakeforge.net">Webmaster</A>.');
 			}
 		} else {
-			newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<P>No SQL server available');
+			newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<P>No SQL server available');
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -257,17 +257,17 @@
 							echo newsEntry ($news[$i]);
 						}
 					} else {
-						newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', "No news found matching '$string'");
+						newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', "No news found matching '$string'");
 					}
 				} else {
-					newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', "No news found matching '$string'");
+					newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', "No news found matching '$string'");
 				}
 				mysql_close ($conn);
 			} else { 
-				newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<STRONG>SQL error!</STRONG> Please contact the <A href="mailto:deek@quakeforge.net">Webmaster</A>.');
+				newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<STRONG>SQL error!</STRONG> Please contact the <A href="mailto:deek@quakeforge.net">Webmaster</A>.');
 			}
 		} else {
-			newsItem ('now', 'Web Server', '<P>No SQL server available');
+			newsItem (date ('d M Y'), 'Web Server', '<P>No SQL server available');
 		}
 	}