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1. 1. City pupils to go continental

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 31 May 2004 THOSE extra minutes under the duvet can be precious - but teachers and pupils at Burnage High School are ready to re-set their alarm clocks to go off even earlier.

2. 2. Writer Jack Rosenthal dies, 72

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 30 May 2004 TRIBUTES have flooded after award-winning television writer Jack Rosenthal died aged 72. The Manchester-born writer and husband of actress Maureen Lipman passed away at 11.20am on Saturday at the North London Hospice after a long battle with cancer.

3. 3. Staged: All the landing drama

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 29 May 2004 The sixtieth anniversary of D-Day is to be marked with a special piece of theatre inspired by the stories of people who lived through the Normandy Landings.

4. 4. Obese three-year-old died from heart failure

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 A THREE-year-old died from heart failure brought on through obesity, it emerged today. Ministers and food industry chiefs were facing mounting pressure after a damning report condemned them for failing to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic.

5. 5. Increase in complaints about noise

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 LOUD music, barking dogs and pubs and clubs that stay open late are the most common causes of complaint about neighbourhood noise, according to a survey out today.

6. 6. First prize is the last

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 TEENAGER Sarah Barnes had 100 reasons to celebrate her last day at school - she was named the winner of Manchester's Be There Bonus. As final winner of the controversial scheme, 16-year-old Sarah was awarded '100 shopping vouchers for herself and '15 for each of her classmates.

7. 7. Summit seeks answers on world of terror

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 AN INTERNATIONAL conference on terrorism is being held in Greater Manchester this week. Organisers say the views and opinions of experts from across the world could provide valuable lessons to the intelligence and security services here and abroad.

8. 8. Twin's peak achievement

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 BROTHERS Steven and Shaun Sloan are preparing to go their separate ways - five years after they won a battle to go to the same school. When they were 11, the twins were told they couldn't both go to Werneth School, Stockport, because it didn't have ramps and facilities for Steven who has cerebral palsy.

9. 9. Public sector jobs rise

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 May 2004 MORE than 160,000 public sector jobs were created in the past year, mainly in education and the NHS, official figures showed today.

10. 10. Poll shows support for 11-plus

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 May 2004 MANY parents support an 11-plus style academic entrance exam for schools, a survey showed today. One in two are comfortable with the concept of selection by ability at age 11 or 12, with 36% opposed, the Mori poll for education charity the Sutton Trust showed.

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