If he is to compete at augusta. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Any parent who takes their child out of school in england during term time could be fined, or even face prosecution. Thats the ruling of the Supreme Court after a father lost his case that he could take his daughter out of school as long as she attended regularly. Jon platt whos from the Isle Of Wight had refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter for an unauthorised holiday. The high court had originally ruled in his favour but the Supreme Court has now overturned thatjudgment saying parents need to act within school rules. Heres our education editor, branwen jeffreys. The dad who took on the system and today lost. Jon platt refuse to pay a fine for today lost. Jon platt refuse to pay afine fora today lost. Jon platt refuse to pay a fine for a term time holidays. Highest court in the land has ruled against him. I say this, the legal battle is not over. There is no right of appeal on this place. Be a generation or more before this Court Revisits this decision, if ever it does. Later, jon platt told me he has no regrets for his daughter has attendance of more than 90 . You are not plead guilty when it goes back to the magistrates, and could face a fine of up to £1000. Not every day missed at school as a negative impact. If it did we would not have schools taking children to a museum 01 schools taking children to a museum or library. What do you say where people argue it is areas where people argue it is areas where people miss a lot of school and results are poor . If that is the case, prosecute them. Where does this leave englands schools . It means they get to decide rules on attendance, something Head Teachers have welcomed. We have always stood oui have welcomed. We have always stood our line at school. We said to pa rents, our line at school. We said to parents, when you chose to send a child to this school, you signed an agreement. It is notjust us saying it will stop it is with the full force of the law behind us. It is the start of the easter break and many are annoyed at the higher holiday prices. Sympathy for the view of Thejudge Holiday prices. Sympathy for the view of the judge that if too many children miss school, it is disruptive. If everyone took their children out of school because of cheaper holidays, then school would not be the same. That increase out of term time is ridiculous. Not be the same. That increase out of term time is ridiculouslj not be the same. That increase out of term time is ridiculous. I think they should be taken out of school because they always did in our day and it neverdid because they always did in our day and it never did as any harm. A week or two they did not miss much. In this seaside town, this woman says it is hard for parents who have seasonal work. We are busiest in the half term and summer holidays. It is ha rd to half term and summer holidays. It is hard to get time off work and easier when we are not in season. In england, parents now face a choice. Pay the premium prices orface england, parents now face a choice. Pay the premium prices or face the fines. It could not be more different from wales, where parents can ask for ten days extra away from school. The holidays are beginning that schools will expect children back the first day of term. Branwen, this ruling has clarified the situation for parents, except that the rules about when you can and cannot take your child out of school vary from council to council. So, there is a little bit of a Postcode Lottery for parents at the moment in the sense that it depends how winning your Local Council is to issue a fine if the head teacher has refused permission for you to take your child on a term time holiday. We saw suffered issuing 6000 fines in one year but Richmond Upon Thames in leafy south london issued none at all. Tonight, councils have called for a bit of clarity from the government about how they choose for this rule to be interpreted. A note of caution from Head Teachers. We are delighted that courts have recognised the disruption caused by term time holidays but they also say issuing fines to parents can be little bit of a blunt and divisive instrument. Thank you. Syrias Foreign Minister has denied the government carried out a Chemical Attack on the rebel held town of idlib. More than 70 people, including many children, are reported to have died in the air strike on tuesday. Turkey says the results of postmortem examinations carried out on the victims confirm Chemical Weapons were used and has blamed President Assads forces. 0ur Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Robbins reports. The International Investigation is under way. Some victims of tuesdays poisoning are now being treated in tech jos buttler. Poisoning are now being treated in techjos buttler. Samples taken from them, as well as postmortem examinations of three people who died in turkey have left the government there long time opponents of President Assad in no doubt. U nfortu nately, of President Assad in no doubt. Unfortunately, it is very clear to us unfortunately, it is very clear to us that the assad regime has no hesitation in using Chemical Weapons. They attacked with Chemical Weapons. They attacked with Chemical Weapons. They attacked with Chemical Weapons. The war in syria is in its seventh year. The first forensic medical results from this latest outrage cannot, on their own, prove who is to blame. Crucially, if there isa who is to blame. Crucially, if there is a postmortems in turkey were a p pa re ntly is a postmortems in turkey were apparently attended by International Experts from both the world Health 0rganisation experts from both the World Health Organisation and the 0pc w, the Un Organisation for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons. In the tests, three bodies were examined and they we re three bodies were examined and they were found to be victims of a chemical agent. The Health Authority says it was the nerve agent, sarin. It is partly for that reason that it is said President Assad is responsible. This man has been collecting samples we hope can be submitted to an International Investigation. Such samples seem unlikely to be regarded as reliable. The Syrian Government today flatly rely any responsibility. Translation our rely any responsibility. Translation 0ur army has never used Chemical Weapons and will not use any Chemical Weapons, not only for oui any Chemical Weapons, not only for our civilians, our people, but also the terrorists. Not for the first time america and its allies do not believe a word of this. The crucial thing is what the United States will do in response. There is no doubt in oui do in response. There is no doubt in our mind that the Syrian Regime is responsible for this horrific attack. We think it is time that the russians think carefully about their continued support of the assad regime. The Secretary Of State would be in moscow pressing the case. Russia has already rounded on its critics, made sure it is sticking with President Assad and blamed Opposition Forces for the Chemical Attack. Deadlock, and the war, continue. As james said, Donald Trumps response to the suspected syrian Chemical Attack will be key. Earlier his administration said that military action against syria is not off the table. Meanwhile donald trump is preparing to meet later today the leader of the worlds other economic superpower president xijinping of china. The agenda for the talks will focus on two areas. Trade will feature heavily as the us and china have perhaps the worlds most important Trade Relationship but discussions could be fractious as trump. The other hot topic of conversation will be north Koreas Nuclear programme with President Trump demanding beijing does more to rein in its reclusive neighbour. For both these reasons mr trump says he believes the summit in florida will be very difficult. Lets speak to our North America editorjon sopel whos in florida with the president. What are both men hoping to get from this summit . Make no mistake. This is the most consequential meeting President Trump has held since taking office. You could describe them both as populous and both projecting a tough quy populous and both projecting a tough guy image. Both are nationalists. Both men will want to come away with something at the end of their meetings together. It is also worth saying that the trade issue is very difficult indeed. There may be some kind of agreement with china promises to invest in the us economy. Donald trumps infrastructure plan, you know what, we wont go ahead with our threat of ta riffs we wont go ahead with our threat of tariffs or declaring you a currency manipulator, both of which could have serious consequences for world trade. If donald trump gets a commitment of increased inward investment in the us from china it could be seen as something of a victory. North korea is very difficult. Donald trump believes that only in beijing can people exercise wheel leveraged over the north korean rulers. They will look to see china taking a tougher stance on north korea. Maybe there is a Quid Pro Quote where the us has less to say about chinese expansionism in the South China Sea in return for china taking it tougher stance over north korea. This place is meant to be somewhere to go for relaxation but there will not be much we lack the over the next 2a hours. Donald tusk, the president of the european council, has visited Downing Street for brexit talks with theresa may. Officials say they agreed to seek to lower tensions over britains exit from the eu, especially with issues such as gibraltar. Their meeting was described as good and friendly and lasted a couple of hours. The head of bp has had his salary slashed by a0 as part of changes at the oil company to reduce executive pay. Bob dudleys pay packet has been cut to £95 million a year, following a shareholder revolt. He was given a big pay rise in 2015, despite job cuts and a huge annual loss. Explosives have been found in a raid on a flat in st petersburg, similar to those used in the Terror Attack in the citys metro earlier this week. Three people were also arrested and there are now fears of a plot to bomb more locations in the russian city. 1a people died in mondays attack including the main suspect. Labour says if it wins the next election itll provide Free School Meals for every Primary School pupil in england and it will pay for them by charging vat on Private School fees. Jeremy corbyn says it will improve the health and performance of young children, but critics say labours sums dont add up, as our correspondent danny savage reports. School meals. A political hot potato which labour is reheating. The labour leader was at a holiday club in Lancashire Talking about Free School Meals for state educated primary age children in england, paid for by adding vat to Private School fees. What could be more important than making sure our children are properly fed . What could be more important than making sure our children grow up having a balanced diet and reliable lunch every day they are in school . It is the families of these private School Pupils who will be paying for the initiative, a prospect which does not impress Head Teachers in the sector. I think its unworkable. I dont think it would happen. The thing is, it wouldnt just be taxing the rich, these are the very people who are struggling to send their children to private education. Paying twice through their taxes and making the choice of wanting excellence. It costs £9,000 a year to send a child to this school. If labour gets their way, attacks of 20 will be added to the bill, pushing up fees by £1800. A tax. These two ladies have put four children through independent boarding schools. They are dismayed at labours plans. And say the rise will prize families out of the independent system. It will make a huge difference for most people who are just about affording to send their children to Private School. I honestly think thats the majority of people who do without holidays, they do without new cars. I think it will be a deal breaker for the majority of parents today. My own daughter is now sending her child to the same prep school she went to. I know full well that the majority of her friends will not be able to continue if they have to pay another 20 . There are those who support a tax on school fees. I had children in Private School, i also had them in mainstream. When we could afford it, yes, i wouldnt have minded paying for the people who could not. Labour has pointed to research it claims shows providing Free School Meals at primary level raises childrens braids. Grades. The Actual Research clarified their position today. Our research showed there was a positive academic benefit to having universal Free School Meals in deprived areas. It says nothing about whether it would have the same impact if you rolled it out nationally. Labour says the tax could raise £1. 5 billion a year. Danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. Our top story this evening the Supreme Court has ruled you can be fined or prosecuted for taking your child out of School Without permission. And still to come. It makes more in terms of sales than music and films combined. Tonight, it celebrates the best of the best. We are live at the red carpet at the gaming baftas. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news, less than three weeks since the big fall at cheltenham, lizzie kelly leads tea for two to the big race on day one at aintree, landing the Betway Bowl Chase ahead of favourite cue card. A Senior Police officer has told the bbc that possession of drugs even cocaine and heroin should not be punished with imprisonment. 15 of the Prison Population have been convicted of Drug Offences and the man in charge of tackling drug abuse for avon and Somerset Police says the current law is outdated and unworkable. As an alternative to prosecution, the force has set up the drugs education programme, a three hour course for drug users. After a year, of the 400 people attending the session, not one has been caught reoffending. Fiona lamdin has been given exclusive access to see how the course works. Yeah, theyve been served there. Weve got more users arriving. Police out on the streets of bristol, looking for dealers. Are not being arrested. If police in bristol now catch people carrying even class a drugs, there is another option other than the criminaljustice system. We can go with this, a drugs educational programme. The drugs education programme, or dep, a compulsory three hours in the classroom. Weve been given unique access. Theres testimony from a survivor. I found myself homeless and living on the streets. Graphic images of heroin users designed to shock. This is septicaemia setting in. And a discussion on the effects of drugs. What happened . I hallucinated, a lot. And the consequences of taking them. I was found with cocaine, in a nightclub. Most on the course dont want to be identified. But they all tell us being here is better than being arrested. Ill not use again, because of the shock that ive had, and the whole process and everything. Would you go as far as to say its a life changer . Yeah, definitely. I would have lost myjob, if id got a criminal record. This isnt a soft touch. This new approach has come from this man, paul bunt. He says the current legislation isnt working. Is this notjust legalising drugs through the back door . Absolutely not. Its dealing it appropriately for the 21st century. I think theres a general feeling out there now that people who use substances, and dont use violence or commit crime in any other way, why should we be filling our prisons with people like that . Back on the streets, the emphasis is on getting drug users onto the course or into treatment. People like this man, addicted to heroin and crack cocaine. Trying to find wraps. White male, white female. And this man, blatantly breaking the law. Hes graffiting. Hell face court for criminal damage, but he too will be offered a course for his drug use. Critics may call this a soft touch. But Police Forces across the uk are watching with interest, and it could soon be rolled out nationwide. Fiona lamdin, bbc news, bristol. The Ukip Welsh Assembly member Mark Reckless has left the party and says he will now vote with the conservatives. It means they now overtake plaid cymru as the second Largest Party in the assembly. Its a further blow for ukip after its only mp Douglas Carswell another defector from the tories announced he was leaving. Heres our Political Correspondent ben wright. Mark reckless september 2014. A tory mp defects to ukip and is hurled into the Spotlight The Second Conservative mp to do so. The move, by Mark Reckless, Symbolised A Party on the up. Today, he hasjumped ship again. Now a member of the Welsh Assembly, mr reckless leaves ukip looking like a party on the slide. Well, i think now article 50 has been triggered, the conservative government is taking us out of the european union. Thats something i campaigned for my adult life. I would like to support them in doing that. His decision to quit ukip comes days after the partys only mp at westminster, Douglas Carswell, decided he would sit as an independent. So, with the Eu Referendum over, is that ukip done for . If Mark Reckless believes thats all ukip was good for, then, frankly, im glad hes moved on. We dont need people in the party that only believe we were a one trick pony. Feeling confident . Well see. But the partys new leader, paul nuttall, failed to win a recent by election in stoke, despite throwing everything at it, and for months after the Referendum Rows within the party were played out in public. 0n the Richter Scale of political defections, the latest by Mark Reckless is a minor tremor. But it raises again the question of what the partys for, now britain is leaving the european union. Mark reckless will now sit with the conservatives in the Welsh Assembly and his former Party Colleagues there say he should resign his seat. Well, i think ukip voters will be disgusted at what they will undoubtedly see as a personal betrayal. But i think, more generally, its a betrayal of the electorates trust. The two Tory Defectors to ukip have abandoned the party, declaring job done after the brexit vote. Next months local elections will be a test of whether voters agree. A brief look at some of the days other other news stories. A mother has been arrested in nottinghamshire on suspicion of abducting her own children. Samantha baldwin and her two boys had been missing since last monday, and were found by police in the town of 0llerton today. The boys are now in the care of authorities. Political parties in Northern Ireland have been given ten days to resolve Power Sharing Talks in an ultimatum from the uk government. Secretary of state James Brokenshire issued the deadline in a bid to avoid imposing direct rule from london. An inquest has opened into the death of a British Airways pilot. The family of 43 year old Richard Westgate say he had complained for years of severe headaches and Vision Problems and they believe he may have been poisoned by toxic fumes leaking onto planes. Duncan kennedy is at the Coroners Court in salisbury. Whats been said there today . Well, fiona, Richard Westgate was a pilot of many years standing. A British Airways pilot who loved flying. As you said, his family believe he was a victim of cabin fume poisoning. Although all of those Airline Industries like British Airways, like boeing, Say Cabin Air is absolutely safe, his family said that they believe this is an issue that could affect millions and millions of passengers. This is a British Airways plane, one of the type of aircraft Richard Westgate flew for many years and one of the safest in the skies. When the 43 year old pilot died in 2012, it came after he complained of Long Term Health problems that he said were due to breathing cabin air. His mother and brother, who came to the inquest today, also believe he was the victim of toxic cabin air, having read that over many years while flying, which they say affected his nervous system. This 2015 fight from florida to new york shows a visible example of what the industry calls a cabin fume event. Richard westgate was not involved with this flight. The pictures appear to show what can happen when oil vapour from the engine is sucked into the aircraft itself. Umc it is black. Tristan says he also suffered their toxicity asa says he also suffered their toxicity as a pilot and showed me the pipe that links the engine to the cabin. He says nearly all commercial aircraft could be affected by this problem and the industry must accept what is happening. You assume everything is safe. You board a train, you assume it is safe. The Airline Industry is an incredibly safe industry. It is. But the realities on this particular issue, this is the Achilles Heel of. This doesnt just affect british this is the Achilles Heel of. This doesntjust affect British Airways. Both British Airways and the Civil Aviation authority deny there is a problem with cabin air. British airways said it would not operate an aircraft if there was contamination. It says there has been substantial research into cabin air and none of it shows there is a risk to Long Term Health. The coroner said today he would not be looking at cabin fumes, he would be looking at cabin fumes, he would be focusing solely on the inquest. Although the industry says cabin air is absolutely safe, campaigners say it is time for the Aviation Industry to ta ke it is time for the Aviation Industry to take this matter seriously. Tonights the night to celebrate the best of gaming with the British Academy gaming awards. 50 games are being recognised within an industry which makes more money than film and music combined. Just take a look at these numbers sales worth over £4 billion here in the uk. More than 12,000 people, directly employed by more than 2,000 companies. And, according to the industry, 18 million of us are games players. Lets go live now to the Awards Ceremony and the bbc newsbeats steffan powell, whos there. We are here in sunny east london, On The Red Carpet at the gaming baftas. It is the most prestigious Awards Ceremony in the uk game industry. We have had some of the top developers, games makers and performers here. They are desperately waiting to find out if they will walk away with a golden trophy. Please dont run anyone over. Sorry from hunting lost treasure. Going on adventures with a giant feathered cat. To battling robots in the future. Gaming can take players on an untold number of adventures and, tonight, the best of the bunch are being recognised for their achievements. And theyre not all what youd expect. We dont have, like, a big studio anywhere. Were literally working out my spare room at the minute. We just have two laptops. Now we have two desks. We had one desk during the game. It wasnt shared, i had my laptop on my lap throughout the entire development, sitting on phils sofa. Thats how we did it. So weve moved from the front room, my sitting room, to the spare room upstairs. Weve literally moved up in the world. They quit theirjobs and uses their savings to make the game. At one stage, they were down to their last £13. Now, theyve been nominated for four baftas. For those that prove worthy, paradise awaits. In order to win, though, theyll have to get the better of some of the bestselling and most successful games of last year. The game we just saw their uncharted 4, that is up for eight awards. In the past, they have thrown up some surprises. Who knows, another lesser known independent game might be victorious again tonight. It has been looking summary, lets have a look at the weather. It will be warmer as we head into the weekend for many of us. A lovely spring day in peterborough, taken by one of the wedge of the leg weather watchers. That hasnt been the case everywhere. In belfast, a glimpse of sunshine, but it has clouded over more and more. As sunshine, but it has clouded over more and more. As we sunshine, but it has clouded over more and more. As we end the day, south wales, Eastern England and eastern scotland. Western scotland, perhaps north wales, Northern Ireland, hanging onto a lot of cloud this evening and overnight. A few bits of cloud going southwards. Where we have the clearest skies, it will turn quite cold, particularly in the countryside, perhaps down to two three degrees. It will warm up quickly in the sunshine. Probably the best of the sunshine tomorrow, across eastern scotland, perhaps north east england for a while, central and southern parts of wales and the south west of england, a little bit more cloud perhaps developing through the midlands, Eastern England, and more clout for Northern Ireland and western scotland. In the sunshine, another pleasa ntly warm scotland. In the sunshine, another pleasantly warm day, with temperatures getting up to the mid teens quite easily. It starts to warm up mid teens quite easily. It starts to warm up over mid teens quite easily. It starts to warm up over the weekend. We even push some sunshine more widely across the uk, moving into scotland and Northern Ireland. Those temperatures are continuing to rise, perhaps 18 or 19 degrees. The reason for the change is the High Pressure shifting position. It is currently right over us. On sunday at moves to the continent. We allow the Weather Front to arrive in the northwest. 0therwise, front to arrive in the northwest. Otherwise, we are drawing in dry and warm airfrom the near otherwise, we are drawing in dry and warm air from the near continent and that will lift the temperatures in the sunshine. The sunshine will not be everywhere, it has to be said. Across a good part of scotland, western areas, Northern Ireland and coming into Western Parts of england and wales we will see some cloud. Really warmerfor and wales we will see some cloud. Really warmer for central and england. Briefly thats all from the bbc news at six. So its goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines a father who took his child on holiday during term time has lost his legal battle. Britains highest court upheld a fine issued tojon platt by his Local Council saying unauthorised absences had a disruptive effect on pupils. The issue is no longer, if ever it was, about term time holidays, it is about the state taking the right of parents away when it comes to making decisions about their children. The Syrian Government has rejected claims that its forces were responsible for a Chemical Attack in the Northwest Province of idlib which killed more than 80 people. Donald trump is due to hold his first face to face talks