to have the vaccine yet, tell us the reasons why. contact details are on screen. the mum of missing teenager richard okorogheye tells us she s really worried about him he left his home in london eight days ago and hasn t been seen since. and the suez canal reopens to traffic after that mega ship blocked the trade route for nearly a week. good morning. borisjohnson hasjoined more than 20 world leaders, including president macron of france and the german chancellor, angela merkel, in calling for a new international treaty to help deal with future pandemics. a letter, signed by 2a world leaders, argues that a treaty similar to that reached in the wake of world war two is needed to build cross border cooperation. the leaders say countries must now be prepared to work together. this is what they write: the covid 19 pandemic has been a stark and painful reminder that nobody is safe until everyone is safe. it comes as a report from the world health organization suggests covid 19
visas. there is an obvious problem. and the labour party conference, the deputy leader angela rayner is criticised for calling the prime minister scum. detectives investigating the murder of sabina nessa have arrested a 38 year old man on suspicion of murder in what scotland yard says is a significant development. germans go to the polls as the country decides it wants to lead in the post angela merkel era. detectives investigating the murder of sabina nessa have arrested a 38 year old man on suspicion of murder in what scotland yard says is a significant development. and the labour party conference, the deputy germans go to the polls as the country decides it wants to lead in the post angela merkel era. the petrol retailers association say between 50 and 90% of their forecourts have run out of petrol. the government u turn is designed to ease fuel delivery problems and stop empty shelves in supermarkets. 5000 a fuel tanker and food market lorry drivers will be eligible to wo
ta ke i can connect with my children and take them to my friend s birthday parties and go on the old claygate every now and then and actually be present in my children s lives. playdate. from today, bigger businesses will have to reveal how much they pay their male and female staff and if there s a gap between their wages. i m 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. it s considering the case ofjohn platt, who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter to florida for a week in 2015. the decisi
we re live until 11 o clock this morning. we re also talking about free school meals this morning. the labour leader says if they win the election, they will tax private school fees and pay for all children in state primary schools to have free meals. let us know what you think of the idea. would it help you? or do you think there are better ways to spend the money? are you one of the parents paying school fees who would have to fund the policy? do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the supreme court will rule today on whether parents can take their children on holiday in term time, without breaking the law. it s 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 mean big changes for parents across england, as our legal affairs correspondent c
to help homeless people living on the streets. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a father who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter out of school for an unauthorised holiday has lost his case at the supreme court. jon platt, who s from the isle of wight, had argued that all the law required of him was to ensure that his child attended school regularly. the high court had originally ruled that the holiday did not constitute regular absenteeism but this morning the supreme court has overturned thatjudgement. this is how lady hale announced the ruling. unauthorised absences have a disruptive effect. not only on the education of the individual child, but also on the work of other pupils and of their teachers. if one pupil can be taken out whenever it suits the parent, then so can others. different pupils might be taken out at different times, multiplying the disruptive effect. any educational system expects people to keep the rules. not to do so is unfair to t