[TomasDR]

rmxs your answer is in the first bug I found.

First bug: I had to add " . TABLE_PREFIX . " to your two select statements.

$newsthreads = $db->query_read("
   SELECT threadid, title, dateline
   FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread
   WHERE forumid = $newsforum
   $queryaddition
   ORDER BY dateline DESC
");

$readnews = $db->query_read("
   SELECT threadid
   FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "+++++ad
   WHERE userid = " . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . " AND threadid IN (" . implode(',', $newsids) . ")
");

As for another bug, for the life of me I cannot figure out how you are displaying the news on the forumhome without adding a variable to the either the Header template or even the Navbar template.

I tried the variables $newsitems & $unreadnews without success, the $newsitems variable works but it isn't defined in a nice colored box like in your screenshot. It just puts the latest news right above the navbar but again not formatted to a template.