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1. 21. Juggling with Euro-funds

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 03 June 2004 A CIRCUS school is steadily walking a tightrope towards a '500,000 pot of European funding - but a plan to put more police on the beat has already plunged into the safety net.

2. 22. Celebrities call for more aid

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 June 2004 A HOST of celebrities threw their weight behind an urgent call to the Government today urging them to plough more money into overseas aid for the world's poorest countries.

3. 23. Mums' gun campaign gets royal approval

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 02 June 2004 THE work of a group of mums who have tried to help stem the tide of gang violence in Manchester has been recognised by the Queen. Patsy McKie and Sheila Eccleston help run Mothers Against Violence (MAV), an organisation which tries to offer young men an alternative to a life of guns and drugs.

4. 24. Sharing science with the Chinese

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 01 June 2004 A GROUP of Chinese-born academics, headed by a UMIST professor, is spearheading the university research network to capitalise on the growth of the world's fastest-developing economy.

5. 25. Blair counts cost of war

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 June 2004 A BACKLASH against the Iraq war was blamed today for disastrous local election results for the Labour Party as they were pushed into a humiliating third place.

6. 26. Working for peace brings Colin OBE

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 June 2004 PEACE campaigner Colin Parry, whose 12-year-old son Tim was killed by an IRA bomb, has been awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

7. 27. Sports colleges "give pupils higher self-esteem"

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 June 2004 CHILDREN at specialist sports colleges may develop significantly higher physical self-esteem compared to those at traditional state schools, a study claimed today.

8. 28. Mary does it the Micawber way

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 June 2004 MARY JONES could be in line for a corporate hug from the Bank of England - for she must be just the sort of role-model the Grand Old Lady would like the rest of us to follow.

9. 29. Sex game's a challenge to President

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 June 2004 A SEXUAL health expert is challenging a powerful "chastity" movement backed by President Bush as she sets out to conquer America with her contraception board game. University lecturer Barbara Hastings-Asatourian has already raised eyebrows in Britain with a game designed to teach children about safe sex.

10. 30. £1m a day cost of sick teachers

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 June 2004 THE '65m cost of providing classroom cover for sick teachers in north west schools is the equivalent of recruiting more than 2,700 extra staff, say Liberal Democrats.

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