this is bbc news. the headlines at ham: boots has said it is "truly sorry" for its response to calls to cut the cost of one of its morning—after pills. boots spectacularly misjudged where public opinion was on this issue and that's why they responded initially in the way they did. 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 thought 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 government plans to bring in closer monitoring of drones. 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 donald trump's stalled plans to reform obamacare will be among the topics discussed on dateline london at 11:30am with jane hill. 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. earlier claire murphy

from the from the british pregnancy advisory service said boots had made a mistake. i've think it boots spectacularly misjudged where public opinion was on this issue and that is why they responded the way they did and we are very forthright in that position. i had correspondent says with them trying to persuade them to change their mind but they were intransigent whereas tesco and sub oi’ intransigent whereas tesco and sub or drugs so this was an issue they wa nted or drugs so this was an issue they wanted to be involved in. andy moore is at a branch of boots in central london. argue any clearer about how boots got itself in this mess? they said they did not want to incentivise inappropriate behaviour whereas other companies have their places. the campaign was taken up by 30

female mps and it appeared on some of the front pages this morning and late last date we had this change of heart. i have someone with me from the royal pharmaceutical society. what is your reaction?” the royal pharmaceutical society. what is your reaction? i am pleased to see the change of heart but it is good this has opened up a debate about access to the morning after pill and access for women to have took control over their fertility and sexual and reproductive health. they seem to be saying that women would be irresponsible. that cannot be the case because pharmacists have to ask a set number of questions so if women are trying to regularly use the morning after pill they are not allowed to have it. what is the position across the country on access to the pill and to the consultation? you can get it for free? you can in some places. it is a postcode lottery. some pharmacies

will be able to provide under certain restrictions the morning after pill and in other areas that will be a set number of pharmacies, so will be a set number of pharmacies, so that is difficult because it means access is so that is difficult because it means access is not so that is difficult because it means access is not easy. if you are a relatively young girl you may not be able to travel to a further away pharmacy wouldn't not be sensible to use the community pharmacy network to provide the morning after pill free, to provide sexual health counselling as well? that is what they do in wales and scotland and it works well. use the network you have. clarify the situation about guidance from a pharmacy. some people say it is a very simple pill and anyone can buy yet like an aspirin and other people say you must get a consultation, it can have serious side effects. there should always be a consultation. even

aspirin there should be a consultation. in a pharmacy you are often asked questions. when women go to get the morning after pill they are usually in a consultation room and they will go through a set numberof and they will go through a set number of questions to make sure it is appropriate for the women to take it, that it is going to work within the retired timescale and that it will not interact with any other medicines they may be taking. a sensible precaution you get with other drugs as well every time you go intoa other drugs as well every time you go into a pharmacy. boots say they are committed to sourcing lower—priced medicines and say the kinds of services designed was talking about are available from the nhs free of charge. at 1700 of its stores. 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". 0ur 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. 0ur 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 of our communications department to our press organisation, to 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 president 0bama'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 sometimes. but sometimes it goes from funny to mean. there is a 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.

0utspoken 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 said 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 2a 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 in capable hands. but clearly, the new communications chief has a huge hot on his hands. the story was that sean spicer had problems with his appointment, he certainly didn't express any dissent in his television interview, but as far as thatjob moving forward is

concerned, the new chief has to 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 in his department. it will be sarah sanders, who is the new press secretary, who will take questions on a daily basis. we have gotten to know her over the last few weeks, deputising 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 there 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, have a tough job. 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 potentially 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. earlier i spoke to phil binks, drones specialist from national air traffic services.

i asked him if he welcomed the new regulations on drone users. we can enforce education, and enforce some kind of electronic identity around the drones, so we can now attach the drone to the operator, so we know who is operating that drone. currently, we cannot do that. people are flying drones, we don't actually know who is operating or in charge of that drone. the incident at gatwick, i suppose, highlights the potential concern about this, not least because they are proliferating so quickly. examples i have seen, for example, quite recently, are estate agents flying them over rural areas to get aerial views for publicity and their websites, to get publicity there. at the moment, are there in—built into the drones any kinds of restrictions in their use

or areas where drones are already programmed not to go? or is this completely open territory? there is one manufacturer of drones who have their own what we call geo—fencing. they use gps networks to prevent them from entering certain areas. they have gone around certain airports, so a drone cannot fly into that bit of airspace. but we need to start looking into more detail. it isn't just airports that we need to protect, we need to protect other areas of critical and national infrastructure, we need to look at that. we need to explore those with the department for transport, with the civil aviation authority, and see how we can improve things. in terms of safety training, is the government thinking along the lines of actually having instructors going out and standing with people who are using drones? i don't think that has been decided yet, nats already have their own training programme, so introducing a hobbyist training course will be a free online training course which will be a little more than what we have today around the drone code, where people can go on. it will all be recorded to say they have done this, to provide a little extra knowledge. i suppose we fear slightly what will happen with drones. we have the nightmare idea of a drone hitting an aircraft, or actually causing a pilot

to behave in a way that they otherwise would not. but it is true to say that actually, the safety of this is relatively low. i have seen figures where, actually, it would need to be an airliner flying quite fast and the drone hitting glass for it to cause any damage, it will not happen routinely? i'm not sure on specifics. uk skies are very safe, some of the safest in the world, but nats, with safety as our number one priority, want to make sure that remains there and that is why we are doing a lot of other bits and pieces to ensure that safety is the number one concern. 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. and donald trump's stalled plans to reform 0bamacare will be among the topics discussed on dateline at 11:30am with jane hill. 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. nearly one in five eight—year—olds has their own smartphone according to new research. the halifax, which has looked into children's pocket money, says 19% of eight—year—olds and 95% 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. 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. 0ur 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. 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. homeward bound for a birthday prince with a party to enjoy. poland's senate has backed an overhaul of the supreme court despite huge street protests and international warnings that the independence of the country's legal system will be undermined. the legislation paves the way for all supreme courtjudges to be removed and replaced.

the government says it's needed to fight corruption. greg dawson reports. "free poland". the chants of a crowd who claim that democracy in the country is under attack. the protesters gathered outside of the poland supreme court, the focal point of an argument that has split the country. friday night's vote makes it more likely that all of its judges will be removed. the fear of these people is that they will be replaced with judges sympathetic to the ruling law and justice party. translation: unfortunately, we are going back to the old days, to the communism when they were shutting our mouths, when judges gave verdicts that the authorities wanted. domestic opposition has been matched by concern internationally. donald trump may have enjoyed his recent trip to warsaw and a meeting with the president, but his administration has expressed

unease about the planned changes. we are concerned about the polish government's continued pursuit of legislation that appears to limit the judiciary, and potentially weaken the rule of law in poland so we continue to watch that situation very carefully. then, donald tusk. the european council president and former polish prime minister, who has called the changes "backwards". the european commission has expressed concern that one of its member states is abolishing judicial independence. on wednesday, it threatened to strip poland of its voting rights. the first time such a sanction would be used. the eyes of europe now fall on president duda, who, as an ally of the ruling party, is likely to approve these changes. if he does, the anger and accusations of authoritarianism in poland are likely to grow. greg dawson, bbc news. hungary's prime minister has said

that his country will fight to defend poland. the inquisition offensive against poland can never succeed he said because hungary needs all european options in the union to show sold solidarity. it is likely that he will use his ability to potentially veto any move to punish poland for its actions in replacing supreme court judges. punish poland for its actions in replacing supreme courtjudges. that is the response from the prime minister of hungary. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. the first players are into the third

round of the open but they would have to go some way to getting towards the leaderjordan spieth. the american goes out lastjust before apm. our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us. andy some of these player struggled with the conditions yesterday, but they look fare kinder today? south africa's sean norris the very first man out this morning is playing by himself and he is currently four underfor playing by himself and he is currently four under for his round, one of our overall. tommy fleetwood also going well, he did so well to make the cut after a pretty terrible first round. also going nicely, picking up a couple of early

birdies. among way behind the overnight leaderjordan spieth who will start his third round just before apm. will start his third round just before 4pm. the problem is for the rest that jordan spieth before 4pm. the problem is for the rest thatjordan spieth has this great record when leading at the halfway stage of big championships but if anyone is the catch him who be contenders be? it is going to be very toughjudging be contenders be? it is going to be very tough judging by the way that jordan spieth has played over the first two days, so impressive yesterday in the very worst of conditions in the afternoon, to get 69 was some achievement. matt cooter, another american, just two behind, and ian poulter, three behind. he has struggled with form and fitness and had to qualify but he has been so steady over the first two days. further behind, rory mcilroy five back but showing such improvements since that terrible start on thursday when he got five

chop—macs. alongside him, another englishman playing his first opened in19 englishman playing his first opened in 19 years. they are going to have to produce something very special because of jordan to produce something very special because ofjordan spieth leaves as he has done over the first two days he has done over the first two days he is going to be very difficult to stop. a great vantage point over by the fourth tee. you can follow everything from royal birkdale with the bbc. radio commentary is on 5live 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. 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. rob hayles is commentating and said this would be chris froome's biggest achievement yet. he has never been able to relax, none of the top guys have been able to relax, so if he can pull that jersey have been able to relax, so if he can pull thatjersey on in paris he will probably be remembered for the one that he really had to work for. 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. that's all the sport for now. now the weather. the weather was pretty atrocious

with heavy rain. it looks as if low pressure is still in charge but the winds will be lighter. still a mixture of sunshine and showers and the heaviest of the showers will be during the course of saturday. low pressure, showers moving into southern and western areas, moving northwards. this brought rain to the west yesterday trundling northwards and it will trundle to a halt over scotland, quite a grey day, some funded a showers. northern scotland doing pretty well in the sunshine. sunshine will be appearing for northern ireland. england and wales sunshine and showers. a few areas will escape the showers in northern and eastern parts but to the south the showers will be frequent and heavy with thunder makes them. there

could be some showers at royal birkdale for the golf on saturday and sunday. light winds, temperatures around steen— 19 degrees. this evening and overnight the showers will eventually fizzle away from central and southern areas although showers will continue from or in england and scotland. it will turn fresh across central and southern areas with some mist and fog. some mist and fog for sunday morning which should burn away and there should be a good deal of sunshine for the morning but showers in the afternoon, some of them heavy, hopefully fewer showers on sunday than on saturday. some places will stay dry altogether. a bit cooler across eastern scotland. the low— pressure moves cooler across eastern scotland. the low—pressure moves to the east into the near continent and takes these weather fronts so the showers may linger across the east and south of england through monday, especially monday morning, but should fizzle

away. further north and west prior and brighter with plenty of sunshine. some sports reaching mid 20s celsius, feeling very warm indeed. tuesday, a good deal of sunshine, feeling warm, but on wednesday it is turning morons settled. —— more unsettled. hello and welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week we ask, what are the advantages of brexit? we look at donald trump's stalled plans to reform obamacare, and we discuss the ever increasing problem of migrants to europe. my guests are: the conservative commentator alex deane, the middle east expert rachel shabi, thomas kielinger of die welt, and the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister.

welcome to you all. the second round of brexit talks were held this week — for four days at the end of which both sides described discussions as robust, and michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator said more clarity was required from the british side on a number of key issues. some conservatives in this country are beginning to talk of a transition period. there will be further talks at the end of august. certainly in the uk the advantages of leaving — or remaining — are getting lost in the rhetoric. let's ta ke