diff --git a/src/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css b/src/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css
index 053a3501e..584ca974e 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css
+++ b/src/zabapgit_css_common.w3mi.data.css
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ input:focus, textarea:focus {
 .pad4px           { padding: 4px; }
 .w100             { width: 100%; }
 .w40              { width: 40%; }
+.float-right      { float: right; }
+.pad-right        { padding-right: 6px; }
 
 /* STRUCTURE DIVS, HEADER & FOOTER */
 div#header {
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ div.repo {
   margin-top:       3px;
   background-color: #f2f2f2;
   padding: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 1em;
+  position: relative;
 }
 .repo_name span.name {
   font-weight: bold;
@@ -744,47 +747,47 @@ div.tutorial h2 {
 .nav-container ul ul li.separator:hover { background-color: inherit; }
 
 /* News Announcement */
-.news { 
+
+div.news { 
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 99;
-  top: 50%;
+  top: 36px;
   left: 50%;
   width: 40em;
-  margin-top: -12em;
   margin-left: -20em;
-  border: 1px solid #ccc;
   background-color: white;
+  box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #dcdcdc;
+}
+
+div.news div.headbar {
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  font-size: small;
+  padding: 4px 6px;
+}
+
+div.news div.title {
+  color: #f8f8f8;
+  background-color: #888;
+}
+
+div.news div.title a { color: #c6d6ec; }
+div.news div.important { color: #e8961b; }
+
+div.news div.newslist {
   padding: 0.5em;
+  color: #444;
 }
 
-.news .title {
-  color: #888888;
-  font-weight: bold;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  padding-top: 4px;
-  padding-bottom: 4px;
-}
-
-.news .attention {
-  background-color: #ff9800; 
-  color: white;
-  padding: 10px;
-}
-
-.news li {
-  margin: 4px;
+div.news li {
   padding-left: 10px;
-  font-size: 15px;
   list-style-type: none;
 }
 
-.news p.versionHeader { 
-  font-size: 16px;
-  color: #888888;
-  font-weight: bold;
-  text-align: left;
-  padding-top: 8px;
-  padding-bottom: 8px;
-  border-bottom: 1px #ddd solid;
-  margin: 4px;
+div.news h1:first-child { margin: auto; }
+div.news h1 { 
+  font-size: inherit;
+  padding: 6px 4px;
+  margin: 4px auto auto;
+  text-decoration: underline;
+  font-weight: normal;
 }
diff --git a/src/zabapgit_html_chunks.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_html_chunks.prog.abap
index 5db3a7f55..7b6238512 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_html_chunks.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_html_chunks.prog.abap
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ CLASS lcl_gui_chunk_lib IMPLEMENTATION.
     ro_html->add( '<td class="repo_attr right">' ).
 
     IF io_news IS BOUND AND io_news->has_news( ) = abap_true.
-      ro_html->add_a( iv_act   = 'displayNews()'
-                      iv_typ   = gc_action_type-onclick
-                      iv_txt   = lcl_html=>icon( iv_name  = 'history/dark' ) ).
+      ro_html->add_a( iv_act = 'displayNews()'
+                      iv_typ = gc_action_type-onclick
+                      iv_txt = lcl_html=>icon( iv_name = 'pulse/blue'
+                                               iv_hint = 'Display changelog' ) ).
     ENDIF.
 
     IF abap_true = lcl_app=>user( )->is_favorite_repo( io_repo->get_key( ) ).
@@ -231,44 +232,39 @@ CLASS lcl_gui_chunk_lib IMPLEMENTATION.
   METHOD render_news.
 
     DATA lt_log TYPE lcl_news=>tt_log.
+    FIELD-SYMBOLS: <line> LIKE LINE OF lt_log.
 
     CREATE OBJECT ro_html.
 
-    IF io_news IS NOT BOUND.
-      RETURN.
-    ELSEIF io_news->has_news( ) = abap_true.
-      lt_log = io_news->get_log( ).
-    ELSE.
+    IF io_news IS NOT BOUND OR io_news->has_news( ) = abap_false.
       RETURN.
     ENDIF.
 
-    FIELD-SYMBOLS: <line> LIKE LINE OF lt_log.
+    lt_log = io_news->get_log( ).
 
-    ro_html->add( '<div id="news" class="news">' ).
+    ro_html->add( '<div id="news" class="news" style="display:none">' ).
 
-    ro_html->add( '<table class="w100"><tr>' ).
-    ro_html->add( '<td class="title">' ).
-    ro_html->add( 'Announcement of the latest changes' ).
-    ro_html->add( '</td>' ).
-    ro_html->add( '<td class="right">' ).
-    ro_html->add( '<a onclick="displayNews()">close</a>' ).
-    ro_html->add( '</td>' ).
-    ro_html->add( '</tr></table>' ).
+    ro_html->add( '<div class="headbar title">Announcement of the latest changes'
+               && '<div class="float-right"><a onclick="displayNews()">close</a></div>'
+               && '</div>' ).
 
     IF io_news->has_important_news( ) = abap_true.
-      ro_html->add( '<div class="attention">'
-        && 'Some changes mentioned in this announcement might be critical !'
+      ro_html->add( '<div class="headbar important">'
+        && lcl_html=>icon( iv_name = 'alert' iv_class = 'pad-right' )
+        && 'Please note changes marked with <b>"!"</b>'
         && '</div>' ).
     ENDIF.
 
     " Generate news
+    ro_html->add( |<div class="newslist">| ).
     LOOP AT lt_log ASSIGNING <line>.
       IF <line>-header = 'X'.
-        ro_html->add( |<p class="versionHeader"> { <line>-text } </p>| ).
+        ro_html->add( |<h1>{ <line>-text }</h1>| ).
       ELSE.
-        ro_html->add( |<li> { <line>-text } </li>| ).
+        ro_html->add( |<li>{ <line>-text }</li>| ).
       ENDIF.
     ENDLOOP.
+    ro_html->add( '</div>' ).
 
     ro_html->add( '</div>' ).
 
diff --git a/src/zabapgit_news.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_news.prog.abap
index bed394801..c872439fd 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_news.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_news.prog.abap
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ CLASS lcl_news DEFINITION FRIENDS ltcl_news.
       tt_log TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_log WITH DEFAULT KEY.
 
     CONSTANTS:
-      c_log_filename TYPE string VALUE '/',
-      c_log_path     TYPE string VALUE 'changelog.txt'.
+      c_log_path     TYPE string VALUE '/',
+      c_log_filename TYPE string VALUE 'changelog.txt'.
 
     CLASS-METHODS create
       IMPORTING io_repo             TYPE REF TO lcl_repo
-      RETURNING VALUE(ro_instance)  TYPE REF TO lcl_news.
+      RETURNING VALUE(ro_instance)  TYPE REF TO lcl_news
+      RAISING lcx_exception.
 
     METHODS:
       constructor
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ ENDCLASS.               "lcl_news
 CLASS lcl_news IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   METHOD constructor.
-    DATA:
-          lt_lines  TYPE string_table,
+
+    DATA: lt_lines  TYPE string_table,
           lv_string TYPE string.
 
     lv_string = lcl_convert=>xstring_to_string_utf8( iv_rawdata ).
@@ -83,8 +84,7 @@ CLASS lcl_news IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   METHOD create.
 
-    DATA:
-          lt_remote      TYPE ty_files_tt,
+    DATA: lt_remote      TYPE ty_files_tt,
           lo_repo_online TYPE REF TO lcl_repo_online.
 
     FIELD-SYMBOLS <file> LIKE LINE OF lt_remote.
@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ CLASS lcl_news IMPLEMENTATION.
       IF lo_repo_online->get_url( ) CS '/abapGit.git'.
         lt_remote = io_repo->get_files_remote( ).
 
-        READ TABLE lt_remote ASSIGNING <file> WITH KEY path = c_log_filename
-                                                   filename = c_log_path.
+        READ TABLE lt_remote ASSIGNING <file>
+          WITH KEY path = c_log_path filename = c_log_filename.
+
         IF sy-subrc = 0.
-        CREATE OBJECT ro_instance EXPORTING
-          iv_rawdata = <file>-data
-          iv_version = gc_abap_version.
+          CREATE OBJECT ro_instance EXPORTING
+            iv_rawdata = <file>-data
+            iv_version = gc_abap_version.
+*            iv_version = 'v1.30.0'. " for debug
         ENDIF.
       ENDIF.
     ENDIF.
@@ -360,13 +362,13 @@ CLASS ltcl_news IMPLEMENTATION.
     " Generate test data
     APPEND '======' TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '------' TO lt_lines.
-    APPEND '      ' TO lt_lines.
+    APPEND `      ` TO lt_lines.
     APPEND 'abapGit changelog' TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '2017-02-13 v1.28.0' TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '------------------' TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '+ Staging page redesigned' TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '! Support for core data services' TO lt_lines.
-    APPEND '      ' TO lt_lines.
+    APPEND `      ` TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '2017-01-25 v1.27.0' TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '------------------' TO lt_lines.
     APPEND '+ Two factor authentication with github.com' TO lt_lines.