diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HomeHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HomeHelper.java
index d3353a2b59..9cf9bc9096 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HomeHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/HomeHelper.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ public class HomeHelper extends HelperBase {
         buf.append("<div class=\"appgroup\">");
         for (App app : apps) {
             buf.append("<div class=\"app\">" +
+                       "<div class=\"appimg\">" +
                        "<a href=\"").append(app.url).append("\">" +
                        "<img class=\"");
             // toopie is 54x68, not 16x16, needs special alignment and sizing
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ public class HomeHelper extends HelperBase {
                 buf.append("app2p");
             else
                 buf.append("app");
-            buf.append("\" alt=\"\" title=\"").append(app.desc).append("\" src=\"").append(app.icon).append("\"></a><br>\n" +
+            buf.append("\" alt=\"\" title=\"").append(app.desc).append("\" src=\"").append(app.icon).append("\"></a>\n" +
+                       "</div>" +
                        "<table class=\"app\"><tr class=\"app\"><td class=\"app\">" +
                        "<div class=\"applabel\">" +
                        "<a href=\"").append(app.url).append("\" title=\"").append(app.desc).append("\">").append(app.name).append("</a>" +
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp
index c5c0116f85..dbb243b4d2 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/home.jsp
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
         System.setProperty("router.consoleNonce", consoleNonce);
     }
 %>
+<jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.NewsHelper" id="newshelper" scope="request" />
+<jsp:setProperty name="newshelper" property="contextId" value="<%=(String)session.getAttribute(\"i2p.contextId\")%>" />
+ <jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.ConfigUpdateHelper" id="updatehelper" scope="request" />
+ <jsp:setProperty name="updatehelper" property="contextId" value="<%=(String)session.getAttribute(\"i2p.contextId\")%>" />
+
 <div class="routersummaryouter" id="appsummary">
  <div class="routersummary">
   <div style="height: 36px;">
@@ -29,13 +34,21 @@
 <!-- for non-script -->
 <%@include file="xhr1.jsi" %>
   </div>
+<%
+   if (!newshelper.shouldShowNews()) {
+%>
+<hr>
+<jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="newsStatus" />
+<%
+   }  // !shouldShowNews()
+%>
  </div>
 </div>
 
 <jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.HomeHelper" id="homehelper" scope="request" />
 <jsp:setProperty name="homehelper" property="contextId" value="<%=(String)session.getAttribute(\"i2p.contextId\")%>" />
 <% if (homehelper.shouldShowWelcome()) { %>
-<div class="welcome" title="Click a flag to select a language. Click 'configure language' below to change it later.">
+<div class="welcome" title="<%=intl._("Click a flag to select a language. Click 'configure language' below to change it later.")%>">
   <div class="langbox" id="langbox">
     <a href="/home?lang=en&amp;consoleNonce=<%=consoleNonce%>"><img height="11" width="16" style="padding: 0 2px;" src="/flags.jsp?c=us" title="English" alt="English"></a> 
     <a href="/home?lang=ar&amp;consoleNonce=<%=consoleNonce%>"><img height="11" width="16" style="padding: 0 2px;" src="/flags.jsp?c=lang_ar" title="عربية" alt="عربية"></a>
@@ -60,24 +73,20 @@
 </div>
 <% }  // shouldShowWelcome %>
 
-<div class="news" id="news">
- <jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.NewsHelper" id="newshelper" scope="request" />
- <jsp:setProperty name="newshelper" property="contextId" value="<%=(String)session.getAttribute(\"i2p.contextId\")%>" />
 <%
    if (newshelper.shouldShowNews()) {
        java.io.File fpath = new java.io.File(net.i2p.I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().getRouterDir(), "docs/news.xml");
 %>
+<div class="news" id="news">
  <jsp:setProperty name="newshelper" property="page" value="<%=fpath.getAbsolutePath()%>" />
  <jsp:setProperty name="newshelper" property="maxLines" value="300" />
  <jsp:getProperty name="newshelper" property="content" />
  <hr>
+ <jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="newsStatus" /><br>
+</div>
 <%
    }  // shouldShowNews()
 %>
- <jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.ConfigUpdateHelper" id="updatehelper" scope="request" />
- <jsp:setProperty name="updatehelper" property="contextId" value="<%=(String)session.getAttribute(\"i2p.contextId\")%>" />
- <jsp:getProperty name="updatehelper" property="newsStatus" /><br>
-</div>
 
 <div class="home" id="home">
   <div class="search">
@@ -98,7 +107,7 @@
     <jsp:getProperty name="homehelper" property="favorites" /><br>
   </div>
   <div class="ag2">
-    <h4 class="app"><%=intl._("Local Services")%></h4>
+    <h4 class="app2"><%=intl._("Local Services")%></h4>
     <jsp:getProperty name="homehelper" property="services" /><br>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/installer/resources/themes/console/light/console.css b/installer/resources/themes/console/light/console.css
index 6883bf533c..07768208b9 100644
--- a/installer/resources/themes/console/light/console.css
+++ b/installer/resources/themes/console/light/console.css
@@ -610,11 +610,20 @@ h2.app {
 }
 
 h4.app {
-     clear: left;
      margin: 0 4px 2px 0;
      padding: 10px 0 8px 0;
 }
 
+h4.app2 {
+     clear: left;
+     margin: 0 4px 2px 0;
+     padding: 16px 0 8px 0;
+}
+
+div.ag2 {
+     margin: 0 0 0 207px;
+}
+
 div.app {
      float: left;
      padding: 2px;
@@ -623,7 +632,6 @@ div.app {
 }
 
 div.appgroup {
-     clear: left;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 16px 8px;
      width: auto;