diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 
 const NewsItem *_statusbar_news_item = NULL;
 
-static uint MIN_NEWS_AMOUNT = 30;           ///< preferred minimum amount of news messages
-static uint _total_news = 0;                ///< current number of news items
-static NewsItem *_oldest_news = NULL;       ///< head of news items queue
-static NewsItem *_latest_news = NULL;       ///< tail of news items queue
+static uint MIN_NEWS_AMOUNT = 30;      ///< preferred minimum amount of news messages
+static uint _total_news = 0;           ///< current number of news items
+NewsItem *_oldest_news = NULL;         ///< head of news items queue
+static NewsItem *_latest_news = NULL;  ///< tail of news items queue
 
 /**
  * Forced news item.