and concern from the speaker of the house and general mark milley that president trump was acting irrat particularly. some republican lawmakers are already demanding answers now. others say general milley should be brought in front of a military tribunal. the pentagon is pushing back tonight essentially saying there is nothing to see here general joins us with from the pentagon with the latest. good evening, bret. the two calls made to chinese counterpart were not secret. they were done with 15 people in the room including notetakers in coordination with the civilian leaders of the military at the time and the interagency i m told by current and former u.s. defense officials. unnamed sources in theoodward and acosta book contend general milley told general li that he would give him a heads up if the u.s. planned to strike. colonel dave butler the colonel staff spokesman issued the following statement, quote: his calls with the chinese and other in october and january were i
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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
airline pilots have welcomed the move. a british grandfather s won £2 million by finishing fourth in the world s most prestigious poker tournament. in golf, the third round of the open is under way. world number three jordan speith begins with a two shot lead. and at 2.30pm, george alagiah speaks to pulitzer prize winning author elizabeth strout in talking books. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. boots has apologised for dismissing calls to cut the cost of its contraceptive morning after pills. the pharmacy had refused to drop the price of the medicines, because it claimed that doing so would incentivise inappropriate use . today, the firm apologised for what it described as its poor choice of words and said it would look for cheaper brands. campaigners have welcomed the move but say it should have come sooner. our only disappointment is that it s taken this long, and really the threat of a boycott by its customers for boots, to reach this position. this was a positio