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1. 1. Dream day for World Cup 'scam' victims

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 June 2006 TWO groups of schoolchildren who missed out on seeing a World Cup football match because of an alleged ticket scam are heading to Germany today to watch England's quarter-final match.

2. 2. Police knife amnesty is 'not enough'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 June 2006 POLICE in England and Wales have recorded almost 100 serious or fatal knife attacks since the start of the Government's National Knife Amnesty, a Press Association survey has revealed.

3. 3. Booze shock of primary pupils

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 June 2006 SCHOOLCHILDREN as young as 11 have admitted having at least one alcoholic drink in a week. Alarming figures came to light during a council-led survey into the lives of children and young people in the town.

4. 4. Schools facing single-sex ban

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 June 2006 EDUCATION chiefs in Manchester are considering scrapping single-sex education in state secondary schools. Parents are being asked whether they want to retain the five existing boys' and girls' schools - or change to an entirely co-educational system.

5. 5. US speaker debunks single-sex teaching 'myth'

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 28 June 2006 BOYS are no better at maths than girls, and research claiming the sexes learn differently is wrong, an American psychologist will tell teachers.

6. 6. Mohammed heads up India desk

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 June 2006 A SERVICE to help companies doing business or investing in India will be launched in Manchester tomorrow. Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is setting up an India business desk, headed by tax partner Mohammed Amin.

7. 7. Children 'not doing enough sport'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 June 2006 NINE out of 10 teachers fear that children are missing out on learning vital skills because they are not playing enough sport outside school, according to a survey.

8. 8. Schools 'more likely to expel black pupils'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 26 June 2006 BLACK children are more likely to be thrown out of school for bad behaviour than their white classmates.

9. 9. Schools may soon give out condoms

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 22 June 2006 CONDOMS could be handed out in some Greater Manchester secondary schools to cut the number of teenage pregnancies.

10. 10. Head quits to save school money

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 21 June 2006 A HEADTEACHER who successfully defeated an action for racism by a sacked teacher has now sacrificed her own job after her school was left with a é70,000 legal bill.

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