Teacher blew school funds on life of luxury

A headteacher spent school funds on meals at some of London’s best restaurants and a four star trip to New York, a court heard. Melanie Rose, 46, allegedly used the account at the Ben Jonson Primary School in Mile End, east London, as her piggy bank for criminal expenses claims for more than three years. She bought a £2,388 Apple laptop as a Christmas present for her partner and spent £1,077 on a room at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan,…