this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 103m. boots has said it is "truly sorry" for its response to calls to cut the cost of one of its morning—after pills. the number of homeless children being housed in temporary accommodation rose by more than a third in the last three years. former white house press secretary sean spicer has moved to minimise talk of divisions within the trump administration after announcing his resignation. ijust though it was in the best interests of our communications department, of our press organisation, not to have too many cooks in the kitchen. also in the next hour — the uk will bring in drone registration. owners of the small unmanned aircraft will have to register and take safety awareness courses an official portrait of prince george has been released to mark his fourth birthday. in golf, world number three jordan spieth takes the lead going into the third round of the open. and at 10.30am, the travel show is in hong kong, to see how the famous pink dolphins are being affected by the fast

pace of development. boots the chemist has apologised for its response to a row about the cost it charges for the morning—after—pill. the chain initially rejected calls to reduce the price, saying it didn't want to encourage the misuse of emergency contraception. but after criticism from a string of labour mps and with health campaigners talking of a "sexist surcharge", it now says it's looking at lower priced alternatives. andi mohr is in central london now.

good morning. this change of heart follows a successful ca m pa ig n by good morning. this change of heart follows a successful campaign by the british pregnancy advisory service. they asked which companies like this to reduce the prices, saying you could buy the drug for £5 on the continent, why should british companies covered £5 or six bromsgrove roderick tester and superdrug hold bromsgrove roderick tester and superd rug hold their —— tesco and superdrug hold their prices to around £13. but bsaid any reduction in the prize would incentivise inappropriate use. about 30 labour mps wrote to the company, saying the company had taken a moral position on a matter of women's personal choice. that appeared in papers‘ front page this morning and late last night, there was a statement from the company saying they were truly sorry for their poor

choice of words and said they would do their best for eight superdrug. at the moment, —— at the moment the drug —— the drug cost more because of side—effects. a labour mp tweeted, welcomed news but shame boots responded the morning after. with me is clare murphy, who is the director of external affairs at british pregnancy advisory service. thanks forjoining us. it seems the case that boots has shifted its position drastically. was this clu msy position drastically. was this clumsy language in pr terms or does it show something in underlying

attitudes to emergency contraception? i think boots spectacularly misjudged where public opinion was in this issue. that‘s why they responded why they did. we are very forthright in that position. i had correspondence with them and they were intransigent on it. but tesco and superdrug for this was an issue they wanted to be involved with, an issue of women‘s health and women‘s choice, and wa nted health and women‘s choice, and wanted to provide women with an affordable product and i think boots miscalculated and it is a shame that it took the threat of a boycott for them to get to this position. obviously, the prices have not been cut yet. that is the critical issue, i suppose. the price. the contrast between the price people are being charged and beat and the price in other retailers. boots says it is

because of the provision of this consultation before the drug is issued or can be bought. to be clear, do other retailers not have deep provided because they are not pharmacists? no, this is nonsense. tesco and superd rug pharmacists? no, this is nonsense. tesco and superdrug provide the drug after a consultation, the same consultation you would get in boots. i would also like to challenge the idea of women needing consultation because of serious side—effects. there are no serious side—effects. you get serious side—effects from medication sold on pharmacy shelves. rather than ones... what is the purpose of the consultation? that's an interesting question. it‘s interesting to note that in a lot of european countries, the pill including the us, where we think of this issue as more controversial, the pill is seldom strayed from the shelves, women don‘t have to undergo

a consultation. —— b pill is sold straight from the shell. this has been around for many years. these side effects for women as they are in possession of potentially unplanned pregnancy which poses a huge risk to the physical and mental well—being. huge risk to the physical and mental well-being. in practicalterms, part of the cost comes from the consultation and the other retailers provide consultation. we are still left with the figures i have here, £28 25 is the cost of boots, tesco is £13 50 and superdrug is £13.49. are you accusing boot —— accusing boot of having profits on this chris wood i think it‘s possible for boots to do what tesco and superdrug have done. possible for boots to do what tesco

and superdrug have donelj possible for boots to do what tesco and superdrug have done. i hope they follow their lead. it sounds they are listening to their customers. i think, as i say, it is a shame it has taken a think, as i say, it is a shame it has ta ken a boycott think, as i say, it is a shame it has taken a boycott for this to happen. but boots were always clear from the outset. in all my correspondence with them, this was not about the cost of them are buying it, it was about, they did not want to incentivise inappropriate use. they were saying this to you all along? they said this to you all along? they said this all along. it's not as bad chosen words for a press notice? now, this has been there all along. how long have you seen them? since the beginning of the year. this is not just a the beginning of the year. this is notjust a pr blunder, this is very much their position and it has taken the threat of boycott for them to change it. boots positioned themselves as the moral arbiters of this. women and men across the

country stood up and said, no, we go to boots for our must go, —— our mascara, not our moral guidance. almost 1,000 children are being forced into temporary accommodation every month because more families are becoming homeless, according to councils in england. the local government association says the number has increased by a third in three years. it wants more powers to build what are described as "genuinely affordable homes". our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports councils say more than 900 children, what they describe as the equivalent of a secondary school, are becoming homeless each month. in total, they say more than 120,000 children and their families are being supported in temporary accommodation, an increase of more than a third since 2014. councils in the south—east and major cities are dealing with the largest numbers. though cornwall and the isle of wight, for instance, also have significant problems. the councils say they need to build more affordable homes. they want rules on borrowing relaxed so they can invest in housing development.

councils need the power to intervene more in the homes market. we need more affordable housing built in the right place to provide people with decent affordable housing. we also need to be able to intervene earlier as well. rather than waiting for people to become homeless, we need to stop them becoming homeless in the first place. ministers say they are spending £550 million to tackle homelessness, and that a new bill passed earlier this year will prevent families from losing homes in the first place. michael buchanan, bbc news. the outgoing white house press secretary sean spicer has told a us television network that he resigned, six months into thejob, because he feared there would be "too many cooks in the kitchen" if he remained. his time at the podium was marked by a number of clashes with reporters, the first of which, was the row over just how many people attended donald trump‘s inauguration. as our washington correspondent laura bicker reports. it‘s all change at the white house.

sean spicer is saying farewell. for six months and one day, he‘s been defender in chief for the often tumultuous west wing. i think it was in the best interest in communications department to our press organisation, do not have too many cooks in the kitchen. sean spicer courted controversy from his first briefing, just after the inauguration of donald trump. he berated reporters who said the crowd size was smaller than obama‘s. this is the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration ‘period.‘ both in person and around the globe. he earned the nickname "spicey" when mocked on tv. he said some of it hit too hard. if i say something wrong, you guys should know what it is i'm meaning, right or wrong! some of the memes are funny and you have to laugh at yourself some time. but sometimes it goes

from funny to mean. there is the difference when that happens. he left to give this man a clean slate to work with. wall street financier, anthony scaramucci, has a very different style with the press. outspoken and slick, he‘s fiercely loyal to the president. this young administration is desperate to break free from the swell of controversy over whether russia helped donald trump win the white house. a new face may help, but the old problems will still need to be dealt with. laura bicker, bbc news, washington. the bbc‘s north america correspondent peter bowes has given us his assessment of sean spicer‘s departure. sean spicer leaves the white house as he had to spend more time with his family. it seems on the surface, to be amicable. with all the key characters in the events of the last 24 hours speaking with the same voice, with sean spicer saying it

was an honour and a privilege to serve with president trump and he is leaving the job serve with president trump and he is leaving thejob in serve with president trump and he is leaving the job in capable hands. but clearly, the new communications chief has a huge hotjob on his hands. the story was that sean spicer had problems with his appointment, he certainly didn‘t express appointment, he certainly didn‘t ex press a ny appointment, he certainly didn‘t express any dissent in his television interview, but as far as thatjob moving television interview, but as far as that job moving forward television interview, but as far as thatjob moving forward is concerned, the new chief has two deal with the russia investigation, which will absorb a lot of his time in the coming weeks and months. but also, perhaps more significantly, he will have to try to heal relations between the press corps in the white house and the officials and his department. it will be sarah sanders, who is the new press secretary, who will take questions ona secretary, who will take questions on a daily basis. we have gotten to know her over the last few weeks, deputised for sean spicer. she will

have to take these questions, perhaps the decision will be made as to whether they will have more on camera briefings, because they have been relatively few over recent weeks, another controversial decision. she will have to be part of that. all those key figures remaining in the white house, moving forward , remaining in the white house, moving forward, have a tough job. remaining in the white house, moving forward, have a toughjob. it is clear from what sean spicer was saying, they will still have his support. he is wanting to give them and give the president a clean slate, and it seems as if that is what he has done. drone owners will have to complete a safety awareness course under plans announced by the government. the unmanned aircraft will also have to be registered, amid growing concern about the dangers they pose to aircraft. earlier this month, five flights were diverted from gatwick airport because a drone was flown too close to the runway. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. they‘ve quickly become a very popular gadget, mostly used to take

great aerial pictures. but as the use of drones has grown, so have concerns about the dangers they could pose. professional users already have to pass proficiency tests. now, the government wants to bring in wider regulation. the new rules mean any drone weighing more than 250 grams will have to be registered and the owner needs to complete a safety awareness test. and the use of geofencing, preventing drones flying near prisons and airports, will be expanded. drone misuse is unacceptable and we are actually doing something to counter that. people flying safely have nothing to worry about. research by the airline pilots‘ union found a drone weighing 400 grams could damage a helicopter windscreen. although it would take a 2 kg drone to harm an airliner flying at high speeds. if there is a collision between a drone and a manned aircraft, be that an airliner or a helicopter, it could be catastrophic. we have to do something now to make sure that does not happen.

there are plenty of commercial uses for drones. amazon is testing them for parcel delivery. the government says it‘s keen to promote an exciting technology while ensuring it‘s used responsibly. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. with me is phil binks, drones specialist from national air traffic services. thanks forjoining us. first of all, what is the most important effect of introducing a registration system and some kind of safety training?|j think we can enforce education and electronic identity around the drones. so we can now attach the drones. so we can now attach the drone to the operator, we know who is operating it. currently we can‘t do that. people are flying drones, we do know who is operating in charge of it. the incident at gatwick, highlight the potential concern not least because they are

proliferating so quickly. example as i have seen, in quite recent times, our estate agents flying over rural areas to aerial views for their websites to get property on. at the moment, built into drones, the restrictions on their use, areas where they are programmed not to go? or is this completely open territory? there is one manufacturer of drones who has geo— fencing, they have gps networks to prevent them entering certain areas, they have gone around certain airports so a drone cannot fly there. we need to look into more detail. it is not just airports we need to protect, there are other areas of critical national infrastructure we need to look at. we need to explore those with the department for transport, the civil aviation authority, and see how we can improve it. in terms of the training, is the government thinking along the lines of actually

having instructors going out and standing with people using drones?” don‘t think that has been decided yet, they have their own training programme. we are introducing a hobbyists‘ training course, a free online course, edward the drone code where people can go on and it will be recorded they have done this to provide the extra knowledge. i suppose we fear slightly what is going to happen with drones. we have a nightmare idea of a drone hitting an aircraft or causing a pilot to behave other than they usually would. but the safety is relatively low in threat, i have seen figures saying it would need to be an airliner flying quite fast and a drone hitting the glass for it to cause damage. it won't happen routinely? i‘m not sure specifics about what will happen and it takes place. and uk skies are

safe, some of the safest in the world. but safety is our priority, and we want to make sure that remains and that is why we are doing other bits and pieces to make sure safety is the number one concern. you are the drones specialist so it looks like it could be a job for life the way they are going? thanks for joining life the way they are going? thanks forjoining us.. the headlines on bbc news: boots has said it is "truly sorry" for its response to calls to cut the cost of one of its morning—after pills. the number of homeless children being housed in temporary accommodation rose by more than a third in the last three years. former white house press secretary sean spicer has moved to minimise talk of divisions within the trump administration after announcing his resignation. ina in a moment, a police chief of

minnesota has resigned after one of her officers shot an unarmed australian woman. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. you are not considering a drone for the open are you? —— no, this is the first open with police on guard duty terrorist attracts. —— attacks. the first players are out on the course at royal birkdale, and two of the big names are drawing the crowds. justin rose and local favourite tommy fleetwood, onlyjust made the cut and started the day on 5 over par. fleetwood is still 5 over after 3 holes, while rose has slipped to 6 over now, despite the calmer conditions. they were never likely to trouble those at the top of the leaderboard. the man they‘re all trying to catch, the american jordan speith, who has a 2 shot lead, will be last outjust before 4 o clock, and in the 2 previous majors he‘s enjoyed good opening 2 rounds, he‘s gone onto win.

the best placed briton ian poulter is 3 off the lead and is vowing to take the fight to speith, and don‘t rule out the resurgent rory mclroy, who‘s on 1 under par. i got off to the best possible start. i continued where i left off last night. i made some birdies early on. that gave me a little bit of a cushion to play with. i needed to make some big up and downs around the middle of the round, but yeah, i mean, i did exactly what i wanted to do? it will be great to tee off late and have a lie—down in the morning, look at the pin locations, see how other players are playing certain holes. how the course should be played. i just want a nice weekend without too much rain. it's it‘s being softened up right now. you can follow everything from royal birkdale with the bbc.

radio commentary is on five live and the bbc sport website throughout the day, where there‘s also in play video clips of the best of the action. and there‘s highlights on bbc two from 8pm tonight. chris froome isjust two stages away, from a fourth tour de france title. he finished in the bunch, on stage 19 yesterday, as norway‘s, edvan bosen—hagen, took the win. froome has a 23—second lead to protect, going into the time trial in marseille, this afternoon. if he emerges unscathed — he‘ll be crowned champion on the champs elysees tomorrow. i think certainly at this point it is my resolute. i have to make sure ido is my resolute. i have to make sure i do everything right. excuse me. do everything right, follow the processes , everything right, follow the processes, and hopefully not have a bad day. if i have the legs, then hopefully everything else should be all right. tom daley goes for another world gold medal in the men‘s ten metre platform final later.

daley qualified in second place for this afternoon‘s showpiece at the world aquatics championships in hungary. compatriot matty lee is also through. i think this year it has been all about enjoying it. last year was such a serious year with it being the olympic year, so for me it was all about going out there and giving it the best shot and again have fun on the diving board. usain bolt was victorious in his final race, before his swansong, at the world athletics championships, in london next month. competing in the monaco diamond league, bolt produced a season‘s best, running under ten seconds, for the first time this year. britain‘s, c.j ujah, finished fourth. bolt is now looking forward to trying to add to his 11 world gold medals. i‘m always excited for a championship. i think after that i will be sad, but i‘m really excited going into these championships. i know it‘s going to be energetic. i know there will be a lot of jamaicans and i know it will be big. so for me, i‘m really excited going into this. i‘m just going to do my best as always and aim to win. that‘s it. that‘s all sport for now.

you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s: bbc.co.uk/sport. i‘ll have more in the next hour. some residents on the greek island of kos have spent the night in tents after a big earthquake. two people were killed and hundreds were injured during the shake which left buildings damaged. british visitors were caught up in it. police say the two who died were tourists — a 22—year—old from sweden and a 39—year—old from turkey. a police chief in the us state of minnesota has resigned after one of her officers fatally shot an unarmed australian woman. the mayor of minneapolis said she had lost confidence in police chiefjanee harteau and had accepted her resignation. the death ofjustine damond has provoked outrage, as james cook reports. justine damond cold the police to report a woman screaming outside her home in this quiet suburb of minneapolis.

—— called the police. she was in her pyjamas talking to the two officers who responded to her call, when one of them shot her dead from inside the patrol car. the minneapolis police chief didn‘t return from holiday for several days, but when she did, she condemned the shooting. justine did not have to die. based on the publicly released evidence from the bca, this should not have happened. it was too little too late from the city‘s mayor, who demanded and received the police chief‘s resignation. in conversation with the chief today, she and i agreed that she would step aside to make way for new leadership. and i asked chief harteau for her resignation, she tendered it and i have accepted it. we do not want you as the mayor of minneapolis ever again. but that was not enough for protesters, who took over the mayor‘s news conference minutes after it began. this is just the latest shooting in an american epidemic. more than 500 people have been killed by police so far this year. and yet again, anger

has boiled over. nearly one in five eight—year—olds has their own smartphone according to new research. the halifax — which has looked into childrens pocket money — of course they would — says 19 percent of eight—year—olds and 95 percent of children aged 15 have a smartphone. the research also showed if children really want something — 45% said they would ask for it as a birthday or christmas present, while19% would use pester power until their parents gave in. who ever heard of such a thing? an official photograph has been unveiled to mark prince george‘s fourth birthday. the young prince has just returned to the uk, along with his parents the duke and duchess of cambridge and sister princess charlotte, from an official visit to poland and germany. our royal correspondent, peter hunt reports. beaming george at four, a prince poised to start school soon. a happy little boy, according to the photographer who took this official portrait. once more. this isn‘t george let

loose on a violin. rather, hamburg‘s young being encouraged to take up music, something kate did in her youth. yeah! one day, william will be centre stage. not this day, which was left to his wife to take up the baton he declined. music: beethoven‘s fifth symphony for a helicopter—mad young prince, a pre—birthday treat, being shown around one similar to the one his dad uses as an air ambulance pilot. this is the sort of moment when being on public display has its drawbacks. a sit—down protest from princess charlotte who, like any two—year—old, is not overly keen on delayed gratification.

peter hunt, bbc news. homeward bound for a birthday prince with a party to enjoy. he was mary poppins‘s friendly chimney sweep with a rather dodgy cockney twang. now dick van dyke has apologised for his accent, calling it "atrocious". music: chim—chimeny from mary poppins the 91—year—old american actor made the comments after he was chosen by bafta to receive the britannia award for excellence in television. the star has long been derided for his attempt at an east end accent, but this is the first time he has publicly apologised for his efforts. it‘s still a great film and a great

performance, despite the accent. and it wasn‘t the worst in those hollywood days. a new exhibition devoted to the works ofjim henson is opening at a museum in new york. if you‘re a fan of the muppets, the fraggles or the cast of sesame street you‘ll be able to find out more about how they came to appear on television screens. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. for generations of children, there has always been something magical about to be muppets. kermit, miss piggy. about to be muppets. kermit, miss piggy, dickie bird. just one of those appearing in those exhibition in new york. so what are the organisers trying to achieve? to tell a rich and riveting story about jim henson as a creative thinker, co nsta ntly jim henson as a creative thinker, constantly curious, pushing the boundaries of technology and bringing these amazing characters to life. you can follow the history of the muppets from their first appearance on local television in the 1950s. there are storyboards from sesame street, and the muppets show. in the exhibition will shine a

light on the people who worked with jim henson. we had an amazing group of folks around him who just enjoyed the work so much and loved what they did. ithink the work so much and loved what they did. i think that the joy that people get from these characters, the ingredients of that are in the i°y the ingredients of that are in the joy that the people who made them had in creating them. as well as this exhibition, there will be a travelling show that will allow muppets stands to seejim henson‘s work up close. so plenty of time to get things started for the muppets show tonight. i hope the swedish chef is among them. britain‘s got talentjudges have paid tribute to the dog pudsey after his death was announced yesterday by his owner ashleigh butler. music: theme from mission impossible they won the contest in 2012 with their dance routine to the mission impossible theme tune.

ashleigh described pudsey as a "beautiful boy" who had changed her life. one of the programme‘s judges, david walliams tweeted "farewell to a very special dog that the nation fell in love with". plenty to remember him by. coming up in the next few minutes, the travel show, we will see how hong kong‘s famous pink dolphins cope with the pace of development in the city. this weekend is looking like a mixture of sunshine and showers. so the showers will be quite heavy across southern and south—western areas in particular through this afternoon and there could be heavy and thundery downpours. the best of the sunshine for northern ireland and for the northern half of scotland. it will feel quite warm