That do provide Free School Meals is that do provide Free School Meals is that there is higher levels of attainment, better levels of concentration and Better Health for the children. On the eve of the masters, the world Number One Dustinjohnson has fallen down the stairs and injured his back. And coming up in the sport . The referees Governing Body has apologised after keith stroud misread the rules in last nights match between newcastle and burton. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A father has lost a landmark case at the Supreme Court in a dispute about taking his child out of School Without permission. Jon platt, from the Isle Of Wight, refused to pay a fine after he took his daughter to florida, and successfully argued in the high court that the law requires only that children attend school regularly, which his daughter does. But today, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it is disruptive to a childs education to remove them from school during term time. The
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
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Neil gorsuch chair is donald trump Australia Beck for the Supreme Court and he is now as good as confirmed but not before there was plenty of drama and what is being called the Nuclear Option. Republicans needed 60 votes to pass the nomination. They could not get them. So they changed the rules. To needing just 51. Asimple changed the rules. To needing just 51. A simple majority. 52 republicans in the senate so once the rules are changed its a done deal and we expect the vote later in the week. This is the reaction of a senior democrat. The Nuclear Option means the end of a long history of consensus on Supreme Court nominations. It weakens the standing of the senate as a whole. As a check on the president s ability to shape the judiciary. On the president s ability to shape thejudiciary. In a postnatal world if the senate and the presidency are in the hands of the same party there is no incentive to even speak to the senate minority. That is a recipe for more conflict and bad blood bet