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1. 1. How a dustbin held the key to new life

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 19 September 2006 A FORMER street kid from one of Africaés worst slums has turned his life around to become a Manchester University student... four years after finding a prospectus in a Kenyan dustbin.

2. 2. Primary pupils told to stub it out

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 July 2006 CHILDREN as young as four are being targeted by an anti-smoking campaign in east Manchester. The move comes after a shock report found that one in three teenage smokers in Tameside picked up the habit before they left primary school.

3. 3. Super casinos 'make fewer gamblers'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 02 May 2006 SUPER casinos would lead to fewer problem gamblers, according to a Greater Manchester expert on gambling.

4. 4. NHS boss in 'cash for access' storm

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 April 2006 AN NHS manager tried to charge medical sales reps for access to doctors. The administrator, from Central Manchester Primary Care Trust, has been forced to withdraw a letter which caused a "cash for meetings" rift between health bosses and international drugs companies.

5. 5. Riddle of college drop-outs

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 September 2005 THOUSANDS of students are dropping out of Greater Manchester universities, despite giving them excellent ratings in a satisfaction survey.

6. 6. Ex-Blues' ace nears goal

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 September 2005 EX-MANCHESTER City star and former world footballer of the year George Weah has emerged as frontrunner in presidential elections in his native Liberia.

7. 7. Touch of class at the school that lunches

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 April 2005 CHILDREN are being given school lessons in table manners because they are no longer taught how to hold their knives and forks at home.

8. 8. Clash over 40p school dinners

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 01 April 2005 A CATERING chief has defended spending only 40p on a dinner for each primary schoolchild.

9. 9. Girls of 15 still taking sex risks

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 24 March 2005 MORE than a quarter of 15-year-old girls in the north west have had sex and more than three quarters of those did not use any protection, a survey reveaks today.

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