Index: src/news_gui.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/news_gui.cpp	2008-05-29 17:13:28.000000000 +0200
+++ src/news_gui.cpp	2008-05-30 20:49:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 /** Current news item (last item shown regularly). */
 static NewsItem *_current_news = NULL;
 
+static unsigned _news_duration;     ///< Remaining time for showing current news message
+
 
 typedef void DrawNewsCallbackProc(struct Window *w, const NewsItem *ni);
 void DrawNewsNewVehicleAvail(Window *w, const NewsItem *ni);
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@
 	{
 		switch (widget) {
 			case 1:
-				this->ni->duration = 0;
+				_news_duration = 0;
 				delete this;
 				_forced_news = NULL;
 				break;
@@ -361,7 +363,7 @@
 static void ShowNewspaper(NewsItem *ni)
 {
 	ni->flags &= ~NF_FORCE_BIG;
-	ni->duration = 555;
+	_news_duration = 555;
 
 	SoundFx sound = _news_type_data[_news_subtype_data[ni->subtype].type].sound;
 	if (sound != 0) SndPlayFx(sound);
@@ -438,10 +440,10 @@
 	if (IsNewsTickerShown()) return false;
 
 	/* Newspaper message, decrement duration counter */
-	if (ni->duration != 0) ni->duration--;
+	if (_news_duration != 0) _news_duration--;
 
 	/* neither newsticker nor newspaper are running */
-	return (ni->duration == 0 || FindWindowById(WC_NEWS_WINDOW, 0) == NULL);
+	return (_news_duration == 0 || FindWindowById(WC_NEWS_WINDOW, 0) == NULL);
 }
 
 /** Move to the next news item */
@@ -613,7 +615,7 @@
 	_forced_news = ni;
 
 	if (_forced_news != NULL) {
-		ni->duration = 555;
+		_news_duration = 555;
 		ni->flags |= NF_FORCE_BIG;
 		DeleteWindowById(WC_NEWS_WINDOW, 0);
 		ShowNewspaper(ni);
Index: src/news_type.h
===================================================================
--- src/news_type.h	2008-05-28 23:36:16.000000000 +0200
+++ src/news_type.h	2008-05-30 20:40:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
 	NewsItem *prev;        ///< Previous news item
 	NewsItem *next;        ///< Next news item
 	StringID string_id;    ///< Message text
-	uint16 duration;       ///< Remaining time for showing this news message
 	Date date;             ///< Date of the news
 	NewsSubtype subtype;   ///< News subtype @see NewsSubtype
 	NewsFlag flags;        ///< NewsFlags bits @see NewsFlag