diff --git a/js/funcs.js b/js/funcs.js
index a3c2aae..fc56b0b 100644
--- a/js/funcs.js
+++ b/js/funcs.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ $(document).ready( function () {
     },
   });
   
+ 
+  
   if( $('.addedLink').length > 0) {
      setTimeout(function (){
         window.close();
@@ -28,7 +30,14 @@ $(document).ready( function () {
   
    $('.cat-delete').confirm({
     text: "Are you sure you want to delete this category?",
-    title: "Confrimation required",
+    title: "Confirmation required",
+    confirmButton: "Yes",
+    cancelButton: "No",
+  });
+  
+   $(".confirm-delete").confirm({
+    "text": "Delete news item?",
+    "title": "Delete confirmation",
     confirmButton: "Yes",
     cancelButton: "No",
   });
diff --git a/route_handlers.go b/route_handlers.go
index e89d1e6..7d75371 100644
--- a/route_handlers.go
+++ b/route_handlers.go
@@ -236,6 +236,24 @@ func addedHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user *user.User, sessi
     ShowTemplate("added", w, map[string]interface{}{"user": user, "flashes": flashes})
 }
 
+func deleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user *user.User, session *sessions.Session) {
+	id, idErr := strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("id"))
+	
+	if idErr != nil {
+		session.AddFlash("Invalid news to delete", flash_err)	
+	} else {
+	    err := categories.Delete(db, id)
+	    if err != nil {
+	        session.AddFlash("Error commiting to Database", flash_err)
+	    } else {
+	    	session.AddFlash("Deleted category", flash_info)
+	    }	
+    }
+	
+    session.Save(r, w)
+    http.Redirect(w, r, "/categories", http.StatusFound)
+}
+
 
 func categoriesFormHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, user *user.User, session *sessions.Session) {
     flashes := GetFlashes(session)
@@ -363,6 +381,7 @@ func init_route_handlers() {
 	r.HandleFunc("/export", userHandler(templateFormHandler))
 	r.HandleFunc("/export-commit", userHandler(exportHandler))
 	r.HandleFunc("/added", userHandler(addedHandler))
+	r.handleFunc("/delete", userHandler(deleteHandler))
 	
 	r.HandleFunc("/categories", getPostHandler(userHandler(categoriesFormHandler), userHandler(categoriesPostHandler)))
 	r.HandleFunc("/categories/change-parent", userHandler(categoryChangeParentHandler))
diff --git a/templates/pages/news.html b/templates/pages/news.html
index a765f29..4e96e8e 100644
--- a/templates/pages/news.html
+++ b/templates/pages/news.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
          <div class="row">
             <div class="col-xs-2">&nbsp;</div>
             <div class="col-xs-8">{{truncate .post.Notes 500}}</div>
-            <div class="col-xs-2"><a class="delete" href="/delete/{{.post.Id}}">Delete</a></div>
+            <div class="col-xs-2"><a class="confirm-delete" href="/delete?id={{.post.Id}}">Delete</a></div>
         </div>
     </div>
 {{end}}