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 reaching consequences for parents across england, as our Legal Affairs correspondent, Clive Coleman, reports. In 2015, john took this daughter out of school for a holiday. He was fine £150 by the council on the Isle Of Wight, but refused to pay as his daughter was regularly attending school. I received a penalty. A Staggering Number of people received these fines last year. My assessment is that any unauthorised absence was a criminal offence according to the Isle Of Wight council. Some families sought term time holidays at cheaper prices. So rules came in in 2013 allowing local councils to find a pa rent to allowing local councils to find a parent to give pounds a child, £120 if not paid in 120 days. But that did not stop a rise in absences. More than 800,000 pupils last year in england missed 1 or more sessions of school for holidays. That is up from 100,000 in the previous year. Term time holidays account for a quarter of sessions. Unauthorised absences damage life chances of children, according to authorities. This head teacher agrees. The chaos caused by a child missing for an extended period of time, for 5 days, 2 weeks, can be huge. It will ripple on for months afterwards. Think about it. Is coming to school did not make a difference, we would not send them to school. The Court Case Talks about what amounts to regular attendance at school. A win forjohn would give parents more confidence to take their children on holiday during term time knowing they would not be Breaking The Law. Bbc news. And just after 8 oclock well be speaking to the former Chief Inspector of schools in england, Sir Michael Wilshaw about this in more detail. Thats at 8 10. The white house has sent out a warning to russia over its support of the Syrian Regime, following the Chemical Attacks which killed at least 72 people earlier this week. Us Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, said it was time russia re assessed its support of president assad. Donald trump also condemned the attacks as an affront to humanity, but did not mention russia, syrias ally. Alexandra mackenzie reports. The town where no 1 will forget the horror of what happened. These men survived, but they lost mothers, fathers, and children. In washington, the words of a president. These heinous actions by the Bashar Al Assad regime cannot be tolerated. Donald trump made no mention of russia, who, at the United Nations security council, blamed Syrian Rebels for the chemical attack, which prompted this response. How many more children have to die before russia cares . And further direct pressure on moscow from a Senior Member of the trump administration. Well, there is no doubt in our mind that the Syrian Regime is responsible for this attack. We think it is time the russians rethought their continued support of Bashar Al Assad and his regime. This comes amid final preparations for Donald Trumps first meeting with chinas president xijinping in florida later today, an encounter that could be choppy. We cannot continue to allow china to rape oui we cannot continue to allow china to rape our country. They have taken oui rape our country. They have taken our money, they have taken ourjobs. China is a currency manipulator. For the leaders of the worlds 2 largest economic leaders, north korea and their Future Trade Relationship will be at the top of the agenda. Donald Trumps Campaign rhetoric will be put to the test. Bbc news. The labour party has pledged to provide every Primary School pupil in england with a Free School Meal, in an effort to improve results and health. Jeremy corbyn will announce plans to fund the policy by charging vat on Private School Fees later this morning. And there was fresh conflict last night, as mps criticised mr corbyn for failing to expel Ken Livingstone over controversial remarks. 0ur political correspondent, ellie price, joins us from westminster now. Good morning to you. Explain this 1 to us. How would this work . A big pledge, and expensive. Jeremy corbyn says he wants to offer every pupil in Primary School a Free School Meal. They think that 90 of pupils would take them up on that offer, costing them £100 million, it is said to be to pay for it they would put vat on Private School Fees. That, they say, would raise about £1. 5 million. Those are the sums. 0bviously £1. 5 million. Those are the sums. Obviously it does not come without critics. The independent counsel for schooling says it does not add up as they forget a number of private School Children do not pay full fees. If this is sounding familiar thatis fees. If this is sounding familiar that is because it was in the lead their manifesto in the last election. The other subject for the labour party right now which is still looming large is the problem of Ken Livingstone. And Jeremy Corbyn finds himself in an awkward situation to say the least. That is right that it something labour wants to move on with with this Announcement Schools today. It is the ongoing saga about Ken Livingstone and his comments linking zionism with adolf hitler. 100 labour mps yesterday signed a motion that not expelling him amounted to a betrayal of the values of the party. Of course, that decision was made the day before to suspend him rather than expel him. YesterdayJeremy Corbyn said he would refer Ken Livingstone back to labours governing party. That would suggest he has to go to another Discipline Panel which would have the power to expel him. Jeremy corbyn is trying to ta ke expel him. Jeremy corbyn is trying to take action. Ken livingstone is unrepentant and has not apologised. This saga keeps going on and on the bite thank you very much. And on. A new tax free savings account, which aims to encourage young people to save for retirement, launches today, but major banks and Building Societies will not be offering it. The lifetime isa was announced by former chancellor George Osbornes in last years budget. Adults under a0 can use the account to save for a home or for later in life, with savers receiving top ups from the government. But the big four providers and high street Building Societies have ruled out offering the product at this stage. Theres a call for the Drug Ketamine to be used more widely by the nhs to treat depression. Psychiatrists in oxford say theyve had some success with a human trial using the class b substance, which is also used as a horse sedative. Theyre now calling for a National Database to be established so that doctors who prescribe it can monitor its results as our health correspondent, jane dreaper, reports. Life is good for helen. This is the best that she has felt in 7 years. Depression and anorexia took their toll, but taking part in these Nhf Drug Trial has stopped feeling like she is drowning in her own thoughts. Nhs. I she is drowning in her own thoughts. Nhs. I can take my children to their friends Birthday Parties and go on the odd playdate every now and then. I can actually be present in my childrens lives, which is the most important thing to me. She is among the first patients to have this expo metalled treatment. All the patients in this trial had severe depression and other treatments had failed. 42 of the 101 patient felt much better after having katter men. Patients. Patient felt much better after having katter men. Patientsm is better to use it in a controlled environment, obviously. What we would like to do is the more centres starting to use ketamine because we feel we will get more experience of exactly how we can help the bulk who really nothing has helped them. Doctors believe thousands more people could benefit from this treatment, but warn that it should only be taken under medical supervision. Jane dreaper, bbc news. Ukip could face another setback with Welsh Assembly member, Mark Reckless poised to leave the party. It is understood that the former tory mp will work with the conservative group in the assembly while sitting as an independent. The news comes just weeks after ukips only mp, Douglas Carswell left the party. From today, companies that employ more than 250 staff will be legally required to publish the average salaries they pay Men And Women. About half of the uk workforce will be affected by the new rules. The education secretary, justine greening, whos also the Ministerfor Women and equalities says the measures are being brought in to tackle the gender pay gap. There are many Great Companies in our country doing a fantasticjob of bringing through our female talent. We wa nt bringing through our female talent. We want to see more companies doing that, but we think transparencies on reporting on that pay gap is part of figuring out how that happens. The soft drink manufacturer, pepsi has dropped a commercial after a backlash on social media, that suggested it trivialised Rights Protests. The advert features model kendalljenner and shows her joining a group of protesters and handing a Police Officer a can of pepsi, prompting him to smile, while marchers cheer and hug. Activists say it undermines Rights Protests and public unrest in america. The weather soon. Kat is here. And chelsea, after a slip up at the weekend, are back on form. They lost to Crystal Palace. Tonight, last night, that. At they lost to Crystal Palace. Tonight, last night, that. A Point Liverpool were 2 1 up. Tonight, last night, that. A Point Liverpool were 21 up. No, chelsea are still 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League this morning after beating Manchester City 2 1 last night. Eden hazard scored twice for the blues to maintain their lead at the top with eight games remaining. Second placed tottenham were 2 0 down at swansea with two minutes left. They then scored three goals through delle ali, son heung min, and Christain Erikksen in a remarkable recovery. The world number one golfer dustinjohnson is battling to be fit for the masters, which gets underway later today. The american injured his back when he fell down the stairs at his rental home yesterday but is still hoping to play. 0lympic Showjumping champion nick skelton has announced his retirement from the sport. The 59 year old helped Great Britain to a Team Gold Medal at london 2012 before achieving his number one ambition of olympic individual gold at the rio games last summer on big star. For a lot of people, that was the most memorable medal. 59 years old. Trying for years to get it. |j most memorable medal. 59 years old. Trying for years to get it. I had a bit of a wobble myself. Very emotional. He was in tears on the top of the podium. Sadly he will be retiring. Stay with us for a moment as we look through the papers. The front pages. The guardian. Revolts over Ken Livingstone in labour. The ongoing problem of Ken Livingstone. The labour party headache. What to do aboutjeremy the labour party headache. What to do about Jeremy Corbyns the labour party headache. What to do aboutJeremy Corbyns situation with Ken Livingstone . He was banned. 100 mp5 with Ken Livingstone . He was banned. 100 mps condemning that decision not to expel him. The Prince Of Wales and the duchess of cornwall. They are on a nine day trip to europe. A parliamentary story. Experts judge a huge rise in probate fees might be unlawful. The daily mail. The foreign aid budget is soaring by 1. 2 billion, that is last year. That is because eu rules added various elements to the figures. The picture is of anton leaving hospital with his boy and his girl. He has to insert. Congratulations to him. The daily express. Twins. House prices may soar by 10 to 5 . Are you aware of that . Ben. It is Supply Demand that is still the issue. 25 isa demand that is still the issue. 25 is a lot. 0ptimistic. I was iwas in i was in devon yesterday. We were looking at how much we contribute to the economy. Productivity is overtaking 2007 levels, now. The 2007 date is important because after that came the financial crisis where productivity fell off a cliff and since then, we have really been struggling to get back to where we were. Of course, rise in productivity means we get rising pay and that, in theory, should be a rise in Living Standards so that is backup. I want to pick up on a story that makes all the papers, including some of the front pages. Use from the likes of v gig economy. Uber and the likes of v gig economy. Uber and the like. How they approach staff, it is in the times and the telegraph. I want to pick up on the one that is in. Do you want me to find it for you . Delivery serves up language skills. Rules. They dont get payslips, they dont get the sack, they face termination. They are not staff. Language is so important. I have some nice Picture Stories in the sports papers. Family friends can head out with the players on the warmup around for the masters. How is that for some Multitasking Parenting . That is webb simpson and his wife who is carrying their baby daughter in a sling while playing golf as they knock around the past three in augusta. Par 3. We will be talking about this later. Radley lowrie has been given the honorary 40 first place on the National Race card. 40 horses on the field and he is down as number 41. Bradley. Field and he is down as number 41. Bradley. What field and he is down as number 41. Bradley. What they have done on the race card, traditionally, the bloodline of the horse, he has carl and jamar, his parents. Gemma. Jermain defoe is done as his trainer. hero. A lovely story. The time is six and 17. The main stories this morning should parents in england be able to take their children on term time holidays without Breaking The Law . The Supreme Court is due to decide in just a few hours. The Us Government has sent out a warning to russia over its support of the Syrian Regime. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. Morning. It is a chilly start of the day for some of us. Temperatures fell to freezing overnight orjust below. Rumour is there is A Touch Of Frost around but today, mainly dry with some sunshine and in actual fa ct, with some sunshine and in actual