function load_newslist(start, item_link, item_type, show_all) {
	 
	if (show_all == null){
	   show_all = "no";
	 }
	 
	 if (item_link == null){
	   item_link = "";
	 }
	 
	 if (item_type == null){
	   item_type = "news";
	 }
	
	$.ajax({
	   type: "GET",
	   url: "http://www.wildharvestuk.com/cont_news_list.php",
	   data: "start="+start+"&ajax_loaded=1&ne_link="+item_link+"&ne_type="+item_type+"&show_all="+show_all,
	   cache: true,  
	   success: function(data){
			$("#news_list_container").html(data);
	   },
	    error: function () {
	    $('#news_list_container').empty(); // remove the loading image 
	    $('#news_list_container').html('<div style="padding:50px 0 50px 0;" class="align-center red">The list could not be loaded. Please refresh the page and try again</div>');
	  } 
	});
	
	$("#news_list_container").show();
}