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light warriors. and a robo hatchling. there are sharks all around me! virtual reality. it s action packed. it s immersive. argh! there s a mouse! it s terrifying. argh! it s collaborative. laughter. it s a knockout! ok, you hit me. it s. oh, god. it s frozen. it s. it s fun, but it s not going to change the world. it s not going to change the world. it wouldn t fit in as much as, say, my phone would. it wouldn t fit in. it s such a shame, it s so annoying. it s annoying. not really what you want to hear when you are talking about vr. especially since the technology has actually been around since the 1960s. this helmet is from the mid 1990s but it wouldn t be the first bit of amazing looking tech to simply fade into novelty. one of the problems is the media goes mad over it and then everything gets overhyped not that we would be guilty of course. this is amazeballs! but the truth is, sometimes stuff gets overblown and the people who buy the thing end up getting disappo ....
cooks in the kitchen. good morning. the sport. jordan spieth leads the open championship. he s two shots clear of the field, after mastering all the british summer had to throw at him, at royal birkdale. and prince george at four. a new official portrait is released to mark his birthday. and we have the weekend weather. good morning. looking like a sunshine and showers weekend for most of us. sunday looks like the better of the two. all of the details in about 15 minutes. we will see you then. thank you. first, our main story. 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 are what they describe ho ....
this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. a big rise in the number of children declared homeless. it has increased by a third in three yea rs. councils in england say nearly a thousand each month are being forced into temporary accommodation. the government says it s taking action to tackle the problem. good morning. it s saturday the 22nd ofjuly. also ahead: people who fly drones will have to pass safety courses and register their devices following concerns over the danger they pose to aircraft. white house spokesman, sean spicer, explains why he s stepping down from the job afterjust six months. he said there were too many cooks in the kitchen. us media said he was unhappy about the new director of communications. mr spicer said he didn t want to be in the way. some of the memes you have to laugh at yourself a bit. but sometimes it goes from funny to mean. jordan spieth leads the open championship. he s two shots clear of the field, after mastering all ....
day one. in the chasing pack, plenty of big names. matt kucharjust two behind, still looking for his first major title. brooks? koepka, the first major champion, three off the pace with ian poulter, what a story that would be. he has to qualify for that would be. he has to qualify for that open championship, and there in the background, five off the pace. marie mcilroy, after a terrible start on day one, five bogeys in the first few holes rory mcilroy. richard bland of england on one under. what a story that would be, he s not played in an open championship for 19 years, he shows that the waiting is worth it. plenty of names chasing jordan spieth and asi of names chasing jordan spieth and as i say we could see some very low scores this afternoon. a lot of stories developing there, we will be back with you later on bbc news. don t forget you can follow everything for the open on the bbc sport website, bbc radio five live, and highlights will pop up on the website as w ....
the headlines. boots has apologised saying that the company is truly sorry about its response to calls to cut the cost of one of its morning after pills. president trump s former press secretary, sean spicer, has played down talk of divisions within the white house administration following the announcement of his resignation. councils in england say they re having to find temporary accommodation for more than 900 children each month, because more families are becoming homeless. most privately owned drones will need a licence under a new government scheme to clamp down on their misuse, following a number of near miss mid air incidents. airline pilots have welcomed the move. the ruling body of cycling in the uk has voted to adopt a new code of conduct drawn up by the government. by accepting the new rules, british cycling will retain £15 million of public funding. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week. strange doorways. light warriors. and a robo hatchling. t ....