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12th in the premier league finished 12th in the premier league select spring in our reporter who joins us now. after the season that chelsea have had, he has got quite a job on his hands. fix, chelsea have had, he has got quite a job on his hands.— job on his hands. a huge “ob. chelsea have i job on his hands. a huge “ob. chelsea have enjoyed h job on his hands. a huge “ob. chelsea have enjoyed a h job on his hands. a huge job. l chelsea have enjoyed a terrible season, their worst en pointe ever in the premier league. they have lost nearly half of their matches this season. their squad is a bloated, it is expensively assembled. over 30 members in the first—team squad. they have spent $740 million since last summer, they have got very little to show for it, they haven't qualified for europe and as result their spending in the first transfer window is going to be hit as a result. frank lampard who was the interim manager in chelsea, the third manager of the season, openly said sanders had dropped. pochettino officially starts in july, pochettino officially starts in july, that gives him a month to ascertain who is up to scratch. it is a tall order but you suspect he
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is a tall order but you suspect he is going to be one of a handful of managers who is able to juggle it all. he is going to become the sixth permanent manager in the last five years. permanent manager in the last five ears. ., ., , . years. you mentioned the experience he would have _ years. you mentioned the experience he would have had _ years. you mentioned the experience he would have had already _ years. you mentioned the experience he would have had already in - years. you mentioned the experience he would have had already in the - he would have had already in the premier league with tottenham, and it will surely play into it. he brings a big resume. it is it will surely play into it. he brings a big resume. it is premier leaaue brings a big resume. it is premier league experience _ brings a big resume. it is premier league experience which - brings a big resume. it is premier league experience which is - brings a big resume. it is premier league experience which is really| league experience which is really crucial. 16 months at southampton thanit crucial. 16 months at southampton than it is very successful spell at tottenham hotspur, statistically by ppoints the best manager. took them to the champions league final in 2019. he is known for strong man management and building squads over a period of time, something chelsea are not traditionally used to giving are not traditionally used to giving a manager that much time. but he is used to working with young players and quite how that marries with the chelsea's very expensive squad, full of superstar players that no manager yet has been able to get a tune out of, we are not quite sure. what this
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pochettino situation you are going to get in chelsea is maybe similar to get in chelsea is maybe similar to what we see at manchester united. he is going to bring stability to chelsea and a personality that will command respect. it will be my way or the highway and i think some of the players may get on with him very quickly, some players may not and i think almost instantly you will see pochettino drive his mould into this chelsea squad. the sporty directors have called him an exceptional candidate but given that they have spent so much money on this squad, he is going to undoubtably become one of the most expensive, well—paid managers in world football. it is a move that chelsea cannot afford to lose. it move that chelsea cannot afford to lose. , 4, ~ move that chelsea cannot afford to lose. , ., ~ ,, lose. it is intriguing, thank you forioining _ lose. it is intriguing, thank you forioining us- _ lose. it is intriguing, thank you forjoining us. to _ lose. it is intriguing, thank you forjoining us. to some - lose. it is intriguing, thank you forjoining us. to some news i lose. it is intriguing, thank you i forjoining us. to some news from because natalie manager is taking a year—long sabbatical. natalie won this season's syria with five games to spare. the first title 1990. they
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also reach the champions league quarterfinals —— serie a. natalie's president said he would respect his decision. to tennis, cameron murray is through to the second round of the french open but onlyjust. he squeezed past the french player in five sets. he is the 14th seed, starting strongly, taking the first 7-5. starting strongly, taking the first 7—5. despite being hundred and 35 places below cameron norrie in the rankings, he won the second and third sets. but he fought back, completing the win and a summary —— and is the only brit left. the unseeded former us open champion sloane stephens has knocked out the world 16. six love, 6—4. the american was not ranked high enough to be seeded when the draw was made
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last week but is now 30th in the ranking. her compatriot madison keys is also free. that is all the support for the moment. the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has called a snap election for the 23rd ofjuly. this is after a poor performance by his socialist party in regional and local elections on sunday. national elections had already been due in spain later this year. here's mr sanchez as he made this unexpected announcement. translation: although yesterday's voting was for local and regional posts, the impact of the vote conveys a message that goes further. and for this reason, as prime minister and also as leader of the socialist party, i take personal responsibility and i believe it's necessary to submit our democratic mandate to the electorate. the uk's biggest police force — the metropolitan police — says, it will stop attending mental health incidents later this year — in a bid to free—up officers and resources.
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officers will only attend, where there's perceived to be — an "immediate threat to life". with the met responding to several hundred calls of this nature a month, the mental health charity mind — has urged the force to discuss its plans with the health service, because of concerns about a lack of resources, to pick up the workload. here's our home editor — mark easton. have you harmed yourself today? a significant proportion relate to a mental health crisis.— significant proportion relate to a mental health crisis. have you tried to take your — mental health crisis. have you tried to take your own _ mental health crisis. have you tried to take your own life _ mental health crisis. have you tried to take your own life before? - she's saying she can't breathe! this is wrong, man! this is wrong! and now, the metropolitan police commissioner has made it clear that his officers spend too much time dealing with issues that are the responsibility of mental health professionals. sir mark rowley says that unless there is an immediate risk to life, scotland yard won't respond from this september. officers in england and wales, he says, spend almost a million hours a year with mental health patients in hospitals, waiting for assessment. some of the national analysis suggests that the work going on across the country
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where police officers are dealing with mental health is the equivalent capacity that could deal with 500,000 victims of domestic violence. the suggestion that officers will refuse to attend many calls relating to psychological crisis has alarmed a former inspector of constabulary, who now chairs a mental health trust. for the metropolitan police to potentially, as the story's been reported, to step away from those crisis calls, well, there isn't another agency to step in and fill the vacuum. so, yes, i'm alarmed. i want to see how this works through. the model for what scotland yard is proposing is the right care, right person scheme — adopted by police in humberside in 2020 — in which officers do not attend a call if a mental health professional would be more appropriate. i am not persuaded that this is the entirely correct approach. i mean, what we know is that it is best for individuals and patients if the nhs and the police work hand—in—hand to resolve this problem.
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i want to get some help to you... senior officers hope the inevitable arguments about the mental health proposal will encourage a political debate on how to ensure forces deal with society's priorities. mark easton, bbc news. some of the biggest names in comedy havejoined a protest some of the biggest names in comedy have joined a protest against sewage being pumped into windermere in the lake district. among them paul whitehouse, lee mack and steve coogan — who's been speaking to our reporter alison freeman. it isa it is a glorious day here and there are plenty of people out enjoying the bank holiday sunshine but they are here for a serious reason and thatis are here for a serious reason and that is because those campaign groups which say it is concerned about the damage being done to the water quality in the lake due to the repeated release of raw sewage. there is a number of high—profile figures that arejoining there is a number of high—profile figures that are joining the campaign today and that includes actor and median steve coogan. tell me a little bit about why it is so
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important you got involved with this. �* ., ., ., ., , this. although i have got a very stron: this. although i have got a very strong local _ this. although i have got a very strong local connection - this. although i have got a very strong local connection here, . this. although i have got a very strong local connection here, it! this. although i have got a very l strong local connection here, it is a wider issue nationally. windermere is the biggest lake in england, it is the biggest lake in england, it is a unesco national heritage site and if you cannot keep going to be a clean, what hope is the best of the country got? we are here to tell the chief avenger, which is united utilities, to stop putting sewage in windermere. they have got resources to remove the damage which has already been done over the last decades. , ., decades. united utilities have said this is also about _ decades. united utilities have said this is also about climate - decades. united utilities have said this is also about climate change | this is also about climate change and the run—off from farms and chemicals that have been used. that is waffle, chemicals that have been used. that is waffle. they _ chemicals that have been used. that is waffle, they are _ chemicals that have been used. twat is waffle, they are the chief polluters, by their own admission. the priority seems to be the shareholders. this year they paid 300 million in dividends to shareholders. i am sure they could spare a proportion of that to build the infrastructure needed to clean up the infrastructure needed to clean up the lake.
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the infrastructure needed to clean up the lake-— the infrastructure needed to clean uthe lake. , , ., ., up the lake. they say they are going to invest 400 _ up the lake. they say they are going to invest 400 million _ up the lake. they say they are going to invest 400 million over _ up the lake. they say they are going to invest 400 million over the - up the lake. they say they are going to invest 400 million over the next. to invest 400 million over the next couple of years to improve the water works in the area. [30 couple of years to improve the water works in the area.— works in the area. do you think that noes far works in the area. do you think that goes far enough? _ works in the area. do you think that goes far enough? no, _ works in the area. do you think that goes far enough? no, because - works in the area. do you think that goes far enough? no, because they! goes far enough? no, because they are going to pass that onto the bill payer and people have paying bills for a service that they as a water authority should have provided. they will be paying twice. they should take into their own pockets to do it. , , . ., , ., it. give very much for your time. united utilities _ it. give very much for your time. united utilities say _ it. give very much for your time. united utilities say they - it. give very much for your time. united utilities say they will - it. give very much for your time. united utilities say they will be l united utilities say they will be pumping £400 million into sorting out the local water works over the next couple of years. just before i 90, next couple of years. just before i go, one of the most remarkable stories in football. thousands of fans are celebrating with a parade through the town. they are heading back to the top flight, this is earlier on, open top bus tour through luton celebrating winning the play—off final and after this bus tour, they made it to the
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centre of luton and they were on a stage they are being presented with the trophy. hundreds of people out, local fans celebrating a remarkable achievement because just nine years ago, they weren't even playing league football. they weren't in the league football. they weren't in the league structure, they were playing non—league football and in that time they have risen all the way up through the leagues, right up to the premier league, so the fans are out celebrating. that is it, this is bbc news. it is looking like another dry and largely sunny week with barely a drop of rain in the forecast. high pressure overhead will continue to bring a lot of dry and settled weather for a bring a lot of dry and settled weatherfor a bank bring a lot of dry and settled weather for a bank holiday monday. pretty much right across the board. you can see this strong area of high pressure dominating the scene across
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the uk, ireland and the north—west of the new continent as well. we have had some cloud across eastern england, that will tend to break up through the course of the afternoon and we should see good sunny spells around. some cloud draped across the far north of scotland but most places seem blue skies overhead, plenty of sunshine and highs of around 21, maybe 22 degrees but cooler along the north sea coasts, especially in the south—east where we have a keen fairly strong north—easterly breeze. through this evening and overnight, it looks like the cloud across the north sea will roll back westwards towards the midlands, southern england, settle eastern england rather cloudy. could it was eastern wales. but where we have clear skies it can be quite chilly, temperatures down close to freezing but for most between four and 7 degrees. tomorrow we start off great across eastern areas, it will take time for the cloud to break up and it will be a brisk and corny breeze. warmerfurther
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and it will be a brisk and corny breeze. warmer further south and west, we could up to the mid 20s across the central belt of scotland stopped wednesday in a similar story, were cloud for england and wales. it could turn sunny across this far south—east. cooler along north sea coasts, especially choice because the facts of the south—east, warmest weather tours the north and west. could be up to 26 degrees for the glasgow area. on thursday perhaps a more cloud, northern and eastern england, that breeze through the channel. a further west is where we will see the best of the sunshine. fora friday we will see the best of the sunshine. for a friday and the weekend very little change, high pressure continues to dominate weekend very little change, high pressure continues to dominate although a different story as we although a different story as we look toward southern europe, through look the mediterranean, from spain and to greece and turkey, a mix of sunshine and heavy thundery showers but for our show is barely a drop of rain in sight. it will stay fine and settled with plenty of sunshine.
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