in the last few hours the israeli military has announced what it s calling a daily tactical pause in part of southern gaza, but not the city of rafah. it says the halt and hostilities will be an daytime hours. humanitarian in the last few hours the israeli military has announced what it s calling a daily tactical pause in part of southern gaza, but not the city of rafah. that is where the focus of the military operation is. it says the halt in operations will be during daylight hours to facilitate the delivery of aid. aid organisations have repeatedly warned of a humanitarian crisis in gaza. israel has released the names of the eight soldiers killed by a hamas rocket in rafah on saturday, the deadliest incident israel has said it happened during an operational operation. has said israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has the water continue. it says the halt and hostilities will be an daytime hours. first thing this morning, we got a statement from the idf saying that the
After that much better than expected jobs report in the us last week. The chinese economy may be slowing, but tourism is booming well get the inside track on chinas rise as a holiday hotspot. Another form of tourism doing well is adventure tourism, up 65 a year. With retirees fuelling the growth, swapping the cruise ship for the canoe. Is it your idea of holiday hell. We want to hear from you. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Decision day is getting ever closer for the dutch and tonight they get what for many could be a decisive last and tonight they get what, for many, could be a decisive last look at the candidates before wednesday elections. The leading candidates will hold their final tv debate later. The dutch vote is the first of three big elections across europe this year Casting Uncertainty over the continent. Soon after come the votes in france and germany. Financial markets are watching them all closely. Not least for what their results might mean for the future of the euro.
Ta ke i can connect with my children and take them to my friends Birthday Parties and go on the old claygate every now and then and actually be present in my childrens lives. Playdate. From today, bigger businesses will have to reveal how much they pay their male and female staff and if theres a gap between their wages. Im looking at the rules and what they hope to achieve. In sport, eden hazard scores twice to keep chelsea at the top of the Premier League. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A chilly start. For many of us, a fine day with sunshine and variable amounts of cloud. Through the next the days, by sunday, it will be warmer than it has been. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The Supreme Court will rule today on whether parents can take their children on holiday in term time, without Breaking The Law. Its considering the case ofjohn platt, who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter to florida for a week in 2015. The decision could have far
Pupils in england. And celebrating the best of gaming. Well be live at the British Academy Gaming Awards. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that britains highest court has ruled against a father who took his daughter on holiday to florida during school term time. Jon platt from the Isle Of Wight had won earlier legal battles and refused to pay a fine but the Department For Education took the case to the Supreme Court. The Prime Minister has welcomed the decision, saying it recognised the importance of children attending school. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it was disruptive to a childs education to remove them from school during term time. Our legal correspondent, clive coleman, reports. Arriving at the highest court in the land, a father, john platt, about to find out if taking his daughter on holiday in term time meant hed broken the law. In 2015, jon platt took his daughter on a weeks holiday. He was fined £120 by his Local Council on the Isle Of Wight forfailing to ensur