Top Headlines   More... Knighted headteacher resigns in wake of £1m bonuses allegation Ed Balls sacks school's governing body after senior teachers allegedly paid themselves £1m in bonuses A headteacher who was knighted for services to education has resigned following claims that he and his senior colleagues mismanaged more than a million pounds of his school's funds. Sir Alan Davies, who received his knighthood in 2000, has stepped down from Copland Community School in Wembley ... Guardian Unlimited   Found 1 minute ago  Translate • More info Aberconwy Locksmiths Prompt local reliable, No call out fee. 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Guardian Unlimited   Found 3 minutes ago  Translate • More info We Live in Public: Interview NMK has interviewed Terry Stevens, from Dogwoof, about the film. NMK: What is the main message of the documentary? New Media Knowledge   Found 3 hours ago  Translate • More info   More Technology Ashley Cole: 'We need to pull clear of United before we lose Didier'  Independent Special treatment  BBC News Man held after tonnes of illegal e-waste are exported to Africa  Independent Roundup 6 November 2009  Daily Peloton DVDs’ days are numbered as viewers run for the stream  Times Online   More... Lifestyle/Travel   More... Britain's only Steiner university course closes The only dedicated university course for training Steiner school teachers struggled to recruit students after government cuts tripled fees The only dedicated university course for Steiner school teachers is to close after struggling to recruit new students since the government cut funding for people to do second degrees. Plymouth University announced it would not be recruiting any more students ... Guardian Unlimited   Found 8 minutes ago  Translate • More info (AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-07 03:02 Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat By Kevin Krolicki Interactive Investor   Found 2 hours ago  Translate • More info   More Lifestyle/Travel Stephen Foley: Don't despair as US jobless rate hits 10 per cent  Independent Berkshire Hathaway's net income triples  Tiscali V8: Bright takes pole for Island race one  autosport.com Market Report: Rare bright note for RBS and its investors  Independent Tears as Toyota follows Honda out of pit lane for last time  Financial Times   More... United Kingdom   More... Electricity blackouts in Ecuador Ecuador's main cities suffer blackouts as rationing is introduced following water shortages at a hydro-electric plant. BBC News   Found 20 minutes ago  Translate • More info Electricity blackouts in Ecuador Ecuador's main cities suffer blackouts as rationing is introduced to cope with water shortages at the main hydro-electric plant. BBC News   Found 24 minutes ago  Translate • More info   More United Kingdom 'Firework' death probe continues  BBC News Queen due at remembrance festival  BBC News Call to elect local police chiefs  BBC News Doubts cast over expenses reforms  BBC News Hidden anguish  BBC News   More...