diff --git a/lib/ajax.php b/lib/ajax.php
index 7e7a1823..e701b955 100644
--- a/lib/ajax.php
+++ b/lib/ajax.php
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ if ($action == "newsfeed") {
 
 			$title = (string)$item->title;
 			$link = (string)$item->link;
-			$date = date("D, j. F Y, G:i", strtotime($item->pubDate));
+			$date = date("Y-m-d G:i", strtotime($item->pubDate));
 			$content = preg_replace("/[\r\n]+/", "", strip_tags($item->description));
 
-			echo "<div class=\"newsitem\"><a href=\"" . $link . "\" target=\"_blank\"><b>" . $title . "</b><br /><small>" . $date . "</small><br />" . $content . "</a></div>";
+			echo "<div class=\"newsitem\"><small>" . $date . "</small><br /><a href=\"" . $link . "\" target=\"_blank\"><b>" . $title . "</b><br />" . $content . "</a></div>";
 		}
 	} else {
 		echo "";
diff --git a/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css b/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css
index 510f2f8b..a2f13fc3 100644
--- a/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/templates/Sparkle/assets/css/main.css
@@ -953,8 +953,8 @@ label.nobr {
 .newsitem {
 	border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f2f3;
 	padding: 6px 5px 8px 5px;
-	height: 56px;
-	line-height: 20px;
+	height: 52px;
+	line-height: 18px;
 	margin: 0 5px;
 	overflow: hidden; 
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ label.nobr {
 }
 .newsitem a {
 	color: #333;
+	line-height: 12px;
 }
 .newsitem a:hover {
 	text-decoration: none;
@@ -973,6 +974,6 @@ label.nobr {
 	margin-right: 15px;
 }
 .newsitem small {
-	font-size: 10px;
+	font-size: 8px;
 	color: gray;
 }