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1. 21. Schools urged to teach computer games

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 October 2004 COMPUTER games should be taught in schools because they are good for children's development, researchers said today.

2. 22. Kiss and tell at the seaside

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 October 2004 TROUBLED Tories won't be fed a diet of pure politics in Bournemouth this week - they're promised some seaside fun as well. As part of a bid to inject a lighter note into the gathering Conservative spokesmen will be asked to recall their first kiss and their last CD.

3. 23. Teacher conquers over conkers

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 04 October 2004 A HEADMASTER has bought his pupils safety goggles in a bid to stop a council banning games of conkers. The defiant teacher vowed to find a way to keep up the traditional playground pastime after concerns were raised about safety.

4. 24. Minimum wage up - and homeworkers benefit

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 01 October 2004 UP to two million workers will receive a pay rise today when the minimum wage increases by 35p an hour. The minimum rate will rise to '4.85 per hour for adults.

5. 25. Olympic star Amir shows silver touch

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 02 October 2004 OLYMPIC Games boxing star Amir Khan is more used to receiving trophies than giving them away. But yesterday Britain's hottest prospect handed out silverware to five fellow teenagers who study and train at the Middleton campus of Hopwood Hall College.

6. 26. Exam results fiasco

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 16 October 2004 HUNDREDS of pupils across Greater Manchester are having exams remarked after it was discovered that some were wrong. Every English Literature GCSE paper at Manchester Grammar is being re-marked after 44 were re-graded when teachers complained.

7. 27. Payout blow for sun break tragedy mum

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 11 October 2004 A WOMAN who had to cancel her holiday at the last minute because her elderly father was dying was told she would not get a penny in compensation from her insurance company.

8. 28. Community sentence probe call

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 11 October 2004 THE organisation responsible for dealing with child criminals must research why more than half of youths fail to complete its flagship community sentence, MPs said today.

9. 29. A sporting chance

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 18 October 2004 REACHING out to the children of ethnic minority backgrounds is not an easy job. It's a task made far easier when you have someone on board who has been there and experienced the kind of situations these youngsters are experiencing.

10. 30. £10m to get kids walking

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 15 October 2004 SCHOOLS in Greater Manchester are to get cash help to develop novel ways to getting children to school - without clogging up roads with the school run.

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