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1. 1. Minister defends Blears over closure campaign

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 I don't know why the EU doesn't just give up over media regulation.

2. 2. A new line on quitting cigs

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 THE latest anti-smoking campaign from the government was launched today. Advertisements show smokers being dragged by fish hook and line to their usual smoking den.

3. 3. Will Blairite Blears be Brown's right-hand woman?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 HAZEL Blears' protest against planned hospital cuts in her constituency comes as she is widely tipped to stand for the Labour Party deputy leadership.

4. 4. Blears accused of hypocrisy over NHS changes

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 29 December 2006 CABINET minister Hazel Blears is facing accusations of hypocrisy after joining protests against the closure of the maternity unit of a hospital in her constituency.

5. 5. 100-year-old moves to remote Scottish island

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 December 2006 A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER has moved 680 miles to start a new life on a remote Scottish island - at the age of 100. Rose Albutt quit her nursing home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, to move to the windswept Shetland isle of Yell.

6. 6. Blears rejects hypocrisy claim after NHS protest

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 28 December 2006 CABINET minister Hazel Blears today rejected accusations of hypocrisy over her participation in a campaign to save the maternity unit in a hospital in her constituency.

7. 7. NY revellers 'more likely to dabble in drugs'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 December 2006 MORE than two fifths of young people think revellers are more likely to use illegal drugs during New Year's Eve parties, a survey said.

8. 8. Stabbing: Support police get body armour

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 December 2006 POLICE Community Support Officers in Greater Manchester are to get body armour. The move follows an attack on PCSO Gary Etchells in Stalybridge earlier this month, although force bosses say the decision to issue protective vests was made before the incident.

9. 9. Trials for anti-obesity pill

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 December 2006 AN anti-obesity pill which can help slimmers lose 12% of their body weight in a year is being trialled, it emerged. It tricks the mind into believing the stomach is full, suppressing the appetite and helping people who have already lost weight to keep it off.

10. 10. Gym for mates as well as health

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 December 2006 AN energetic workout at the gym is motivated by a desire to make new friends as well as keeping fit, a study has revealed. A basic need for human contact is the reason why many people join health clubs, with the prospect of romance blossoming over the bench presses an added attraction.

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