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1. Basic writing skills have gone down
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007FEWER seven-year-olds mastered the basic writing skills they need this year, while standards have stalled in maths, science and reading.
2. Return of exiled rival ups stakes in Pakistan's power struggle
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007Exiled opposition leader Nawaz Sharif upped the stakes in Pakistan's turbulent power struggle by vowing to return home in two weeks to challenge the president, Pervez Musharraf, despite threats of arrest.
3. Instant messenger
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007It's like walking into a rap video directed by Quentin Tarantino. There are giant Chinese lanterns swaying from the ceiling, and the bars at the side of this Manhattan club are designed to look like Japanese cottages.
4. ADVICE from the Citizens Advice Bureau
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007I am on various tablets permanently to treat a chronic health condition but I have been told I don’t qualify for free prescriptions. I’m finding it hard to afford my medication since prescription charges went up again recently and I’m tempted to cut out some of the pills I’ve been told to take to cut down the cost.
5. Muslim campaigning group condemns Sweden cartoon crisis
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007The Ramadhan Foundation has attacked a Swedish Newspaper - Nerikes Allehanda - for their depiction of Prophet Muhammad as a dog.
6. ADVICE from the Citizens Advice Bureau
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007We’re thinking of buying a timeshare, but we’ve heard lots of horror stories about them. Would we be making a big mistake?
7. Police killers stab convicted Manchester murderer
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007Two notorious police killers have been charged with stabbing a convicted murderer from Manchester who was a fellow inmate in prison.
8. Asian gay community speaks out
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007Sphere: dreamz, a project challenging the cultural and geographical divide between Manchester’s gay village and the city’s South Asian community, opens at Manchester's Cornerhouse next month.
9. More taxis fail safety checks
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007Seven more taxi drivers face prosecution after Oldham Council's latest crackdown on licensed vehicle roadworthiness.
10. Two men arrested in drugs raid
Asian News, Friday 31 August 2007Police in Rochdale have arrested two people and seized a quantity of class A drugs.