graham taylor with a pre—season memorial match against aston villa. the former england manager died injanuary at the age of 72. the graham taylor trophy will become an annual fixture between watford and any one of taylor's former sides. kyle edmund will play the first match of britain's davis cup quarterfinal tomorrow against france's lucas pouille. edmund helped britain to the last eight by winning his second singles in the tie against canada in february. he takes on pouille who reached the quarterfinals of wimbledon last year. da n eva ns who is british number one for the tie in the absence of andy murray will face jeremy chardy in the reverse singles. there's coverage of the tie in rouen across the bbc. we area we are a tough team and will come pete very hard and it is possible. jeremy chardy plays well on clay. it is his favourite surface. because of the withdrawals, it's led to it being perhaps a little bit closer than people thought. one of the best 200 metre runners in the world has switched his allegiance

to great britain. it's not usain bolt but the other guy in this picture. his training partner miguel francis. he's 22 years old and was born in the british overseas territory of montserrat, which doesn't have its own olympic committee. until now he's been competing for antigua and barbuda. francis ran a personal best of 19.88 seconds last summer, which was the seventh fastest time in the world in 2016. that's all from sportsday. the latest from the masters is that there is a five way co—lead time. justin rose involved in that. more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. time for the headlines. the supreme

court rules against a father who took his child on holiday during term time without permission. syria denies it is responsible for a chemical attack which killed children. the labour party would put vat on school fees and use the money to pay for free school meals for all primary school children. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's get more now on the news that britain's 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, but the department for education took the case to the supreme court. with me is ed dorrell from the tes — the times educational supplement. good evening to you. let's deal with that on first and then we might talk

about labour's plans. what you make of what the supreme court has decided? we believe this is an important line in the sand. the highest court in the land saying education is profoundly important than taking a child out of school for anything, even for all week, than taking a child out of school foranything, even forall week, is a really big mistake and to have that right to a broad and balanced education, is really a very bad thing to deny that. should it be in pa rt thing to deny that. should it be in part the parent's decision? the thing that makes this case really interesting is that it balances two writes, the rights of a parent to

decide what their child should do. and the right of a child to have full and balanced education. it has come down on the side of the child and their right to have that education. now, to take a child out of school time risks a prosecution underfine. there of school time risks a prosecution under fine. there is of school time risks a prosecution underfine. there is a subjected issue for the headteacher. if somebody comes and says they have elderly parents abroad and they are at risk of dying, this is the last chance for the kids to see it. their teacher can say, ok, go ahead. in the case of mr platt, to go to disney world, florida, there is less moral imperative for that, hence the fine. what about labour's plans for free school meals for primary school

children is. they want to extend it intojunior school. up children is. they want to extend it into junior school. up to 11. they say they are going to remove... put vat on independent school fees which will raise in the region of £1 billion and use that money to play for isner pay for universal free school meals for junior schools. that is expanding it into the more affluent. labour say there is evidence to say that achievement levels will improve to a small extent. is there evidence to back that up? it's mixed. we've had universal free school meals at infa nt universal free school meals at infant school for three years now i think. it's been trialled up to junior school in certain borrowers in east london. the evidence is pretty thin. i thinkjeremy corbyn and angela rayner are making a moral

case for universal benefits rather than the educational benefits. what about the impact on private schools for this vat rise on fees? it's a big chunk. 20% increase in school feesis big chunk. 20% increase in school fees is going to affect anyone. critics of this policy say that one of the dangers is if you increase cool fees by 20% a lot of kids will leave independent schools and rejoin the state sector, in fact, that means free school meals will cost more because there are more kids in the system and you will have do build more schools and employ more teachers. when there are real tensions in the funding already. there's a lot of criticism around this policy from within education. it will be interesting to see how this pans out. questions have been raised about why a paedophile who admitted his crimes to police has never been prosecuted. an historical abuse inquiry heard last year that henry clarke abused boys when he worked in children's homes in northern ireland —

during the late 19605 and 19705. a bbc investigations team travelled to canada to question henry clarke — where they discovered he'd set up a children's home and worked at several churches after emigrating there. and as our correspondent chris buckler reports — the canadian authorities were never told of his background. it's no secret that some children were abused under the cloak of being cared for. earlier this year an enquiry into historical abuse in northern ireland published its final report, which detailed the failings of institutions and the crimes of individuals. but some escaped prosecution and the bbc has discovered that one former children's home worker was able to start a new life in a new country — and the canadian authorities were never informed of his admission that he'd sexually abused boys. i'm admitting, yes, i abused three boys back in my past, and for that there's no excuse.

but yes, there's feelings within me, but... and again, i'm not trying to make an excuse to say i'm not a paedophile, but it's a strong word from where i'm sitting. not only was henry clarke able to move to canada. in the early 19805 he setup a children's home in ontario. he only left that post having been questioned by police while on holiday back in belfast in 1985. the historical institutional abuse inquiry was told that after those interviews he admitted to detectives that he'd abused three boys at three different care homes where he worked in northern ireland. yet he was never prosecuted and it's believed that information wasn't passed on to anyone in canada. after making the admission to police, he left the children's home he'd setup in ontario and went on to become a pastor

at several churches in canada. he insists he was never involved in further abuse and that no allegations have been made against him in the country. i enjoyed caring for young people and... but you enjoyed it because you were getting access to children. that's not fair. i didn't do it for that reason. that's not the reason i did it at all. i did it because i enjoyed looking after them, i enjoyed the work. the opportunity arose and i took the opportunity, which again is what we're agreeing today is wrong, but i didn't take the jobs for that to happen. until now, henry clarke's past wasn't known in the relatively remote part of canada where he now lives. but thousands of miles away in northern ireland, one of his victims, whom he abused decades ago, has given up his right to anonymity to call for him to be prosecuted. of course you want him brought tojustice. why should he live his happy life and i've lived in hell,

or any of the other boys he abused. why does he sit there, "i turned to god" — no disrespect to god. "i've turned to god. so forgive me, i want you to forgive me." no chance. how can i forgive a monster like that there? in canada, questions will also be asked — about how henry clarke managed to continue to work in the church and with children, hiding away in small towns from the truth and the victims he left behind. chris buckler, bbc news. back to palm beach international airport in florida where president xi jinping's airport in florida where president xijinping's aeroplane airport in florida where president xi jinping's aeroplane has taxied to a halt and in the last few minutes that door has opened at the top of the steps. a line of dignitaries has assembled at the foot of the steps

and a red carpet has been unrolled, all of which suggests it won't be long before the chinese president makes an appearance. it won't be long before president donald trump flies in as well. he is en route from washington. vital summit due to ta ke from washington. vital summit due to take place between the two leaders. president trump and xi jinping will begin at president trump's florida residents. they will have a banquet later on this evening and further discussions during and after that and a working lunch, as it's described, tomorrow with all manner of highly significant items on the agenda, of course, trade is bound to highlight these talks because of the various points that president trump has raised since being elected and

of course during the campaign about the situation as he sees it with regard to trade relations between the united states and china. one of the united states and china. one of the selling point is that he made to the selling point is that he made to the electorate, selling points which eventually saw him win victory were as far as he was concerned the american workforce within the united states were not getting the jobs they otherwise would do work trade relations with china different from the ones they currently enjoy. just watching one or two exits. not the most significant ones. still others appearing with various bits of baggage, etc. it will be a moment before the president himself makes an appearance. trade very important. clearly, relations with regard to north korea very important in the light of events that we've seen emerging from pyongyang in the last few weeks. the missile testing that's gone on. the fear that they

may be keen to test further missiles with the continuing desire on their part, they say it, of course, to reach the united states in the future. in the meantime, those are the most significant arrivals. president xijinping the most significant arrivals. president xi jinping and with the most significant arrivals. president xijinping and with him his wife. a5 president xijinping and with him his wife. as they make their way down those aircraft steps to meet the various dignitaries who have been standing in a line to wait and greet him. i mentioned north korea also on the agenda, other key issues that may emerge during discussions that may emerge during discussions that go on between the two presidents, climate change and the environment. that might feature at some point. chinese ambitions in the

south china sea have again featured in president trump's thinking in recent times. the suggestion being that chinese ambitions in that part of the world have not only troubled the united states in recent times but have troubled some of china's near neighbours as well, japan, south korea, malaysia, the philippines have all made statements about their concerns in that area. that might well be raised. that issue of taiwan as well. much was made of president trump's decision to phone the taiwanese leader after he got into the white house and the difficulties that caused fleetingly between washington and beijing. the president pausing for the cameras on a sunny if slightly breezy day at palm beach airport. we will leave that scene. in a moment, plenty more in100

that scene. in a moment, plenty more in 100 days throughout the evening here on bbc news on events in florida. hello and welcome to 100 days. the leaders of the world's two biggest powers meet in florida. there's not much love lost but they have urgent issues to deal with. the president has long cast china as the villain for stealing american jobs. will donald trump and xijinping find middle ground? it could be a challenge given mr trump's aggressive anti—china rhetoric which rallied his supporters on the campaign trail. we can't continue to allow china to rape our country! amidst a cloud of controversy, the congressman heading an investigation into russian interference in the us election announces he's stepping aside. on this vote, the ayes are a8, the nays are 52. the decision of the chair does not stand as the judgment of the senate.