Latest Threads not showing

[blue6995]

I have recently added a new skin to my forum called Deviated. This skin as a sidebar on the righ-hand side, which is meant to show, amongst other things, the latest threads.

The problem I have it that the latest threads aren't being shown. In the header template is the following code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="external.php?type=js"></script>
<script language="" type="text/javascript">
<!--
for (x = 0; x < 5; x++)
{
document.writeln("<strong>&raquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"showthread.php?t="+threads[x].threadid+"\">"+threads[x].title+"</a></strong><br /> (Posted By: "+threads[x].poster+")<br /><br />");
}
//-->
</script>

Is there something wrong here or could it be a setting in the ACP that is stopping the threads displaying? I have tried preventing all mods and plug ins being loaded but that doesn't seem to cure it

Thanks