1.   TRAINEE beauty therapists face an uncertain future because of a decision to cut funding to their college.

2.   Banks saddled with hard-to-recover loans to construction companies are cutting funding as they try to improve their own balance sheets.

3.   -- A measure that cuts funding for U.N. peacekeeping efforts.

4.   Advocates look to him to hold the line against attempts by the Republican-controlled Congress to cut funding for programs that benefit the poor and homeless.

5.   Katz had complaints of his own, including a mailer that noted the state Legislature last year cut funding for prenatal care.

6.   McCain took another poke at Gore, after a student questioned him about whether he would cut federal funding for research and development programs at universities.

7.   Opponents called the bill divisive, and called supporters who voted to cut funding for English as a second language programs hypocritical.

8.   After the talks, European Commission President Romano Prodi said the EU may review its decision to cut funding to Russia.

9.   The Senate inquiry on Monday called on the government to reverse its decision to cut funding to Radio Australia and ATV.

10.   Treasury chief Gordon Brown was expected to unveil new measures Thursday to cut funding to terrorists.