for some angry parents, jon platt is a bit of a hero.ines. you take a child on a five—day holiday and you live in somewhere like suffolk, norfolk or swindon, they are going to send you a truancy penalty notice and then you have got a decision to make. he decided to fight it all the way. at home on the isle of wight, he told me he has no regrets. after taking his daughter on holiday, she had 90% attendance. the legal row is about what going to school regularly means. if you look up the dictionary definition of regularly, because that's what this is all about, what it means to attend school regularly, the dictionary says, "often". they are trying to give that word an unnatural meaning, to mean 100%. what about teachers and head teachers who are having to teach children to get them through their exams, and who say with term—time holidays every single week there could be a child missing? there's always kids off school sick. and sometimes kids off with term—time holidays. the issue is being completely blown out of all proportion because, for

five judges will hear an appeal by isle of wight council, which fined a father, jon platt, for taking his fine in the high court and won. we will hear from him we will hearfrom him and other pa rents we will hearfrom him and other parents and teachers affected at around 10:30am. peter capaldi is stepping down from the role of the doctor in doctor who. he shocked fans by making the announcement during an interview withjo whiley on radio 2. the actor, who has been in the role since 2013, said he felt it was time to move on. he'll leave at the end of the year. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 10am. more comments, emotional watching about adoption breakdown. this e—mail, we have had our adoptive son for two years, it was very challenging for the beginning but now he has adapted to us fa ntastically, now he has adapted to us fantastically, our relationship feels so natural, sometimes we forget he is not our natural son. john watson is here again now with the morning's sport headlines. two non—league sides into the fifth round for the first time in the tournament's history.

jon platt won an initial legal victory last year — on the grounds she attended school regularly.gland have changed their policies, or dropped cases against parents. 0ur education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. auto for some angry parents, jon platt is a bit of a hero. dozens get in touch with him every day about term time holiday fines. you take a child on a five—day holiday and you live in somewhere like suffolk, norfolk or swindon, they are going to send you a truancy penalty notice and then you have got a decision to make. he decided to fight it all the way. at home on the isle of wight, he told me he has no regrets. after taking his daughter on holiday, she had 90% attendance. the legal row is about what going to school regularly means. if you look up the dictionary definition of regularly, because that's what this is all about, what it means to attend school regularly, the dictionary says, "often". they are taking that word to mean 100%.

jon platt, a dad from the isle of wight fighting his case in the highest court in the united kingdom,uation that if i lose today, that any unauthorised absence of any child in any school in england, that a criminal offence will have been committed. warm seas, soft sand, trying to book a family break without incurring the big increase in price that tour companies charge during the school holidays is a big challenge for most families. they shouldn't take weeks and weeks out of school but i don't think one family holiday per year is going to affect a child's education. it's a little bit too inflexible a system, i guess, because there can be lots of mitigating family circumstances. if it is during the school term and the rest of your class is coming into school and gaining their education, i don't think it is really fair that you get to take this time off. and the government agrees, saying even a few days away from school can have a big impact on exam results. but teaching unions think fining parents isn't the answer. it is important that children attend school, it is important heads are

our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. auto for some angry parents, jon platt is a bit of a hero. dozens get in touch with him every day about term time holiday fines. you take a child on a five—day holiday and you live in somewhere like suffolk, norfolk or swindon, they are going to send you a truancy penalty notice and then you have got a decision to make. he decided to fight it all the way. at home on the isle of wight, he told me he has no regrets. after taking his daughter on holiday, she had 90% attendance. the legal row is about what going to school regularly means. if you look up the dictionary definition of regularly, because that's what this is all about, what it means to attend school regularly, the dictionary says, "often". they are taking that word to mean 100%. what about teachers and head teachers who are having to teach children to get them through their exams, and are having to say that with term—time holidays every single week there could be a child missing? there's always kids off school sick. and sometimes kids off with term—time holidays. the issue is bl

five judges will hear an appeal by a council which fined a father, jon platt, for taking his daughterol's permission. mr platt challenged his fine in the high court and won. our education correspondent gillian hargreaves reports. john platt, a dad from the isle of wight fighting his case in the highest court in the united kingdom, over a £120 fine for taking his daughter on holiday to florida. it's a shocking situation that if i lose today that any unauthorised absence of any child in any school in england, that a criminal offence will have been committed. warm seas, soft sand, trying to book a family break without incurring the big increase in price that tour companies charge during the school holidays is a big challenge for most families. they shouldn't take weeks and weeks out of school but i don't think one family holiday per year is going to affect a child's education. it's a little bit too inflexible a system, i guess, because there can be lots of mitigating family circumstances. if it is during the school term and the rest of your class is coming into school and gaining their e

at a time of their choosing. 35 schools have told the bbc they have revised the guidance since jon platt'sg the lessons of the past. he made the comments at a fundraiser for the world jewish relief charity, in what's been seen as a thinly—veiled attack on donald trump's immigration ban. the charity also supports young agricultural entrepreneurs in rwanda where people tragically share with the jewish community a where people tragically share with thejewish community a first—hand knowledge of the evils of genocide. and in this way, world jewish relief shows us how vital it is to learn lessons from the horrors of the past. now, when i arrived here this evening, i had the great pleasure of speaking to a wonderful man who i first met through my patronage of the holocaust memorial day trust. he survived the horrors of a concentration camp. he is a man of extraordinary grace and strength, as you would expect from someone who captained the british weightlifting tea m captained the british weightlifting team at the olympics in 1956 and 1960. to meet him and others like him who haven't you at indesc

five judges will hear an appeal by isle of wight council, which fined a father, jon platt, for takingwork of wildlife traffickers selling baby chimpanzees as pets has been exposed by a year—long bbc news investigation. the research uncovered a notorious west african hub for wildlife trafficking, and led to the rescue of a one—year—old chimp. the animals are seized from the wild and sold as far away as the gulf states and china. louise is coming to terms with the news that peter capaldi is liaising, leaving the role of doctor who. —— leaving. he shocked fans by making the announcement during an interview withjo whiley on radio two. the actor, who has played the doctor since 2013, said he felt it was time to move on. he'll leave at the end of the year. i've always been somebody that did a lot of different things. i've never done one job for three years. this is the first time i've done this and i feel it is time for me to move different challenges. we're already getting suggestions. olivia colman is number one so far. first female. she would be brilliant. i'm in the coleman camp! by bri