DADS everywhere will be hoping for breakfast in bed, a lie-in or another little treat this Sunday.

But if one parent group gets its way they will enjoy a much greater Father's Day benefit - a day off work.

Fathers Direct wants every dad to get an extra day's annual leave during half term to mark the occasion.

It argues that time with your children is a far greater gift than a tie or a pair of socks.

All dads would agree.

But some might be tempted to suggest a further holiday, to be taken during the term time: Father's Day Off.