Greg Wallace has been forced to stand down as head of the five primary schools in Hackney, east London, while allegations are investigated over the awarding of a computer contract to a firm run by a man with whom he has a close personal relationship

Schools’ governing body, which includes one of Gove’s advisers, also has power removed

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Chief Inspector of Schools says shortage of low skilled jobs could lead young people towards extremist organisations

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A council worker from London has been jailed for two years after admitting having 300 computer discs of terrorist material in his car and home.

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Gabicci first found favour with the ‘casual’ scene of the 1970s. Now it’s celebrating being back in fashion, says Paul McKenzie

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As more vulnerable people are forced to choose whether to eat or heat, protesters take to the streets.

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Men of the British Battalion of the XV International Brigade in Spain in the Civil War, 1937

Briton who fought against Franco's fascists dies, aged 94

International Brigades member was the last British-based survivor of Spanish Civil War

Unpackaged, which sells mostly organic and fair-trade produce into reusable containers supplied by the customer, has just opened in Hackney, London

Innovative shop Unpackaged is at the forefront of a consumer revolution

It sells everything you could ever need for a great meal. There's only one catch – it won't give you anything to take it all home in.

One To Watch: Olivia Arthur, Photographer, 32

The newest recruit to Magnum Photos read maths at Oxford University before taking up photo-journalism at the London College of Printing.

My Brother the Devil: love among street gangs

The director Sally El Hosaini recently won the London Film Festival Best British Newcomer prize for  her debut feature My Brother the Devil.

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