Try adding thread.prefixid to the two queries in the news.php page. And then just add this under there:
PHP Code:
if ($latestthread['prefixid'])
{
$thread['prefix_plain_html'] = htmlspecialchars_uni($vbphrase["prefix_$thread[prefixid]_title_plain"]);
$thread['prefix_rich'] = $vbphrase["prefix_$thread[prefixid]_title_rich"];
}
else
{
$thread['prefix_plain_html'] = '';
$thread['prefix_rich'] = '';
}
Put it under the lines about the iconpath but above the template eval statement.