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
vin diesel returns for the eighth installment in the fast and furious series. film criticjames king gives us his verdict on this and the rest of the week s cinema releases. our main story at 5: the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of nanggarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. but there s also been criticism former afghan president hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs , and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so calle
welcome to bbc news. the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of naanggarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. but there s also been criticism. former afghan president hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs , and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so called islamic state group. the us military insists afghan leaders gave full approval. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder to sh
hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m lizzie greenwood hughes, the headlines this evening. brighton move a step closer to the big time, now four points clear at the top of the championship with premier league promotion in sight. button‘s back the former world champion will race in monaco while fernando alonso takes part in the indy500. and katie archibald wins herfirst individual world title in the omnium, and britain s first of this year s championships. so, lots cming in, and it s been a busy day in the football league, with several promotion and relegation permutations. in the championship, huddersfield s 3 2 victory over preston meant no promotion party for leaders brighton just yet. they took another big step to the premier league, though, with a 2 0 win at wolves. the hosts began the better, before brighton took control and championship player of the year antony knockeart scored near the end of the first half. wolves dominated possession after the break and forced sa