emergency will stop responding to emergency mental hill fog calls from august in a bid to ease pressures. a graphic designer has become one of wales's most commercially successful artists after one of his digital works so from £600,000. hejoins us live. and an open top bus tour through the streets of luton as the club make it into the premier league. the idea. —— we are there. more on those stories here in a moment or two blacks head to the sports centre. we are going to start off with some news about chelsea because they have confirmed the appointment of ritzy pochettino as their new manager, this confirmation coming through in the last few hours. he left tottenham in 2019. hejoins

the last few hours. he left tottenham in 2019. he joins after a dismal season for chelsea, they finished 12th in the premier league and our reporter has more. chelsea have enjoyed a terrible season, there west on points in the premier league, they lost on the tap of their matches. their squad is bloated, it is expensively assembled. they have spent £60 million since last summer. they have very little to show for it, they have not qualified for europe and as a result their spending in his first transfer window will be hit as a result. frank lampard, they interim manager, the third manager of the season, openly said standards have dropped. he officially starts in july, that gives him a month to ascertain who is up to scratch. it is a tall order but you suspect pochettino is probably one of a handful of managers who might be able tojuggle it handful of managers who might be able to juggle it all. you mention when he goes to manage

it all, the experience he would have had already in the premier league in tottenham will play into it. he brings a big resume. he does and it is premier league experience which is crucial. 16 months at southampton then successful spell at tottenham hotspur is. check 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 a manager that much time. he is used to working with young players and quite how that marries with 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. this situation is maybe similar to what we saw at manchester united, he is going to bring stability and a personality that i think will

command instant respect. the sporting directors have called him an exceptional candidate but given they have spent so much money on this squad, pochettino is going to become one of the most expensive, well—paid managers in world football. it is a move chelsea cannot afford to lose. what about this for some final day football drama? and confusion in germany's second tier. two sides were going for automatic promotion, hamburger and hyden chaim. were going for automatic promotion, hamburgerand hyden chaim. it were going for automatic promotion, hamburger and hyden chaim. it seemed to be going the way of hamburg. hyden chaim who needed to win to work trailing in injury time, so that's part premature celebrations for hamburg. however, two calls turned things around. they 13—2 to go turned things around. they 13—2 to 9° up, turned things around. they 13—2 to go up, having only been promoted to the second tier back in 2014. ——

they won 3—2. the news started to filter through to the hamburg side who will now play in the promotion relegation play—off against stuttgart. contrasting range of emotions. novak djokovic has started his bed for a men's record 23rd grand slam singles title with a straight sets victory at the french open and elsewhere, norrie is also three, he squeezed past a french player and a five set victory. he is the 14th seed, he started strongly taking the first set and despite being hundred and 35 places below ignoring mba rankings he won the second and third sets, but norrie back to complete the win. he is the only briton left in the tournament afterjack draper withdrew from injury. sloane stephens has knocked out the world number 16, six love,

6-4. out the world number 16, six love, 6—4. she was not ranked high enough to be seeded before the draw, but she is now. that is the spot for the moment. let's turn to the situation in sudan. last week's ceasefire but a lull in the fighting in the capital khartoum but that was not the case in the western region of darfur where entire villages have been brought to the ground and communications with the outside world has been mostly cut off. the region has a long history of intra— communal violence and it seems to have plunged into chaos once again. people there are in dire need of help and experts warn the conflict risks spreading to neighbouring countries. our correspondence has been looking into this underreported area of the conflict with the bbc team. you have heard about the battle for

khartoum, iam you have heard about the battle for khartoum, i am going to tell you about the battle for darfur where, it has seen some of the bloodiest fighting most of it around these cities. let's start by looking at the hotspot. this is before the war and death as in late april after a first flare—up of violence, then there was a second wave of violence in mid—may. markets were destroyed, health services looted, hundreds of people killed. aid workers who had to flee said it had been a scorched earth approach to civilian infrastructure. time's largest city, part of the main market has been destroyed. this is a video of the market, it is a

huge loss because it supplies the region and some neighbouring countries. we managed to get this message from a localjournalist. it has stunned the city with pick—up trucks with guns and shops were looted. most of the pharmacists were looted, all of the residential areas have been sealed off by barricades and digging ditches that the malicious cannot enter the residential districts. —— militia. residents in the area say it is the rss or rapid support forces which has its roots and die for. but take a look at these fighters on the rampage, you can see they are not wearing uniforms. the rss leader has called for calm. especially here, the lines are blurred and there different community militias including fighters from arab tribes, the base from which the rss was formed. 20 years ago they were

mobilised to crush a rebellion by non—arab tribes. the current battles have been knighted as communal tensions. a war of all against all, multiple groups fighting one another could spread to other regions in sudan and beyond because of ethnic ties across borders. an intensifying conflict in darfur has the potential to inflame conflict in libya, chad, central african republic and south sudan, and even further across into the west african. refugees have been streaming into neighbouring chad. they are free not only a power struggle between two generals but the prospect of another civil war —— they are seeing not only a power struggle. the biggest police force in the uk — london's metropolitan police — says, it will stop attending mental health incidents later this year — in a bid to free—up

officers and resources. officers currently respond to several hundred calls of this nature each month, but will now only attend, where there's perceived to be — an "immediate threat to life". with more on this the bbc�*s home editor, mark easton. this is a very contentious decision. take us through the met�*s reasoning here. it take us through the met's reasoning here. . , take us through the met's reasoning here. ., ., , take us through the met's reasoning here. ., , , take us through the met's reasoning here. ., ., , , ., take us through the met's reasoning here. ., , , ., ., here. it has actually been a long concern of _ here. it has actually been a long concern of senior _ here. it has actually been a long concern of senior officers - here. it has actually been a long concern of senior officers going | concern of senior officers going right back to the age of austerity. i remember people asking what the police were for, what is this mission creep that means they are being asked to take on a lot of the responsibilities that had previously been other public services and this concern about mental health. not so much dealing with the incidents themselves, but then they go to a hospital or another unit and the wait for a long time, perhaps six or seven hours for somebody who is qualified to come and take on

responsibility for their patients. that is really what has been aggravating the police and the met has been going through enormous controversy in recent times and i think the commissioner is very keen to move the conversation on from the conduct and performance of individual officers into thinking about what the priorities of the police should be. he has been focusing on a pilot scheme in humberside, starting in 2020 which basically did say we need to work much more closely with other agencies in the region and make sure we triage cases when they come in so police are not dealing with a suicidal young person, police are not dealing with a suicidalyoung person, if police are not dealing with a suicidal young person, if a mental health fashion would be better placed. it is very far away, what they have done in that part of the world to what the commissioner is saying which is doing nothing other than those that are a threat to life. perhaps he is hoping he can inspire a bit more of a debate about where the police's responsibilities start and where they stop. already

the surreal — start and where they stop. already the surreal concern _ start and where they stop. already the surreal concern being - start and where they stop. already l the surreal concern being expressed for health charities —— already there is real concern from mental health charities about who fills the 93p- health charities about who fills the gap. we health charities about who fills the i a . _ . ., , ., . ., . health charities about who fills the ia... ., , ., . ., gap. we have seen great concern from many professionals _ gap. we have seen great concern from many professionals about _ gap. we have seen great concern from many professionals about cuts - gap. we have seen great concern from many professionals about cuts to - many professionals about cuts to mental health services, the availability of mental health staff and increase demand from the public for support. and increase demand from the public forsupport. in and increase demand from the public for support. in that situation it is the police who do take up the slack, the police who do take up the slack, the blue lights service, somebody has an incident of some kind and it is the police who arrived there first. the problem as they are left to deal with it and there is a concern from any mental health charities that if the police and walk away there will be nobody else and perhaps very vulnerable individuals could become endangered as a result of it. in individuals could become endangered as a result of it.— as a result of it. in terms of what we have learnt _ as a result of it. in terms of what we have learnt from _ as a result of it. in terms of what we have learnt from the - as a result of it. in terms of what we have learnt from the police, l as a result of it. in terms of what| we have learnt from the police, is there likely to be a potential

problem about the basic definition here? they will attend if there is an immediate threat to life but that is a grey area that almost leaves it to police to try and work out what is actually happening here. yes. is actually happening here. yes, that is where _ is actually happening here. yes, that is where the _ is actually happening here. yes, that is where the debate - is actually happening here. yes, that is where the debate is - is actually happening here. yes that is where the debate is going to be. this advice that the commissioner has given to other health and mental health organisations is we will not do this after the end of august this year, clearly between now and august there will be much discussion about what that means, when will they attend and not a tent and perhaps more importantly how those other agencies can begin to look at whether they can begin to look at whether they can fill that gap, they can find people who when they can't come in and the police say this is not one for us, that they are in a position to goad themselves. at the moment thatis

to goad themselves. at the moment that is not the case in many cases and there is a real concern you will have people in enormous distress, he will not be getting the support from the state in whatever form it should take, when they desperately need it. thanks very much and we will have plenty more on that important story throughout the course of today's programme. iam i am thrilled to declare the george formally opened. the i am thrilled to declare the george formally opened.— formally opened. the first paint told, a formally opened. the first paint told. a pub _ formally opened. the first paint told. a pub is— formally opened. the first paint told, a pub is returning - formally opened. the first paint told, a pub is returning to - formally opened. the first paint told, a pub is returning to the l told, a pub is returning to the height of its community. == told, a pub is returning to the height of its community. -- paint tools. extremely _ height of its community. -- paint tools. extremely excited, - height of its community. -- paint tools. extremely excited, i- height of its community. -- paint tools. extremely excited, i have. tools. extremely excited, i have been like a child. we have had a county board outside. the been like a child. we have had a county board outside.— county board outside. the 17th century village _ county board outside. the 17th century village pub _ county board outside. the 17th

century village pub closed - county board outside. the 17th i century village pub closed during the second lockdown in 2020, only saved when residents raised £300,000 injust saved when residents raised £300,000 in just three weeks before christmas. but the work will continue. currently drinks only, there are plans to open as a cafe and restaurant later in the year with hopes for what it will become in the future. hat with hopes for what it will become in the future.— in the future. not 'ust a pub but a enuine in the future. notjust a pub but a genuine community _ in the future. notjust a pub but a genuine community hub. - in the future. notjust a pub but a genuine community hub. we - in the future. notjust a pub but a| genuine community hub. we hope people will come here to celebrate and make fence. the pub means everything, the top means the world to us. the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has called a snap election 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. that was the announcement. earlier i spoke to our madrid correspondent guy hedgecoe, who told us the announcement was a bit of a surprise. we were all still digesting that terrible results for the socialists yesterday this morning and what it meant for them in terms of loss of city and town halls across the country to the right, and the loss of control, the regional assemblies to the right. suddenly pedro sanchez came out with this. a lot of people in his own party were surprised as well. we have heard from some of his

political allies today saying they are up for the fight, for this election injuly. it was due to be held at the end of this year in december and i think many people felt that if that had gone ahead, it was going to be difficult but at least pedro sanchez had time to prepare himself and his party as well. he has now only got a few weeks before this election onjuly the 23rd. let's turn to north london. the town of luton, thousands of people have been on the streets after the play of results. a remarkable charged achievement of the weekend, we have seen an open top bus tour. live now to our correspondent nick schiller who's in luton what an extraordinary last few days.

indeed, i have lived in luton for 30 years and i have never seen anything like it. on saturday a final penalty meant they got promoted to the premier league and today we have had the open top bus parade. we are outside the town hall where the players have been having in perception. in front of me are dozens of fans who stayed on to see them leave. earlier we had thousands of people in the town for the bus parade, it left kenilworth road, which will be the smallest stadium in terms of capacity in the premier league. it can hold just over 10,000 people. it is right in the heart of the community. you may have seen the pictures that have gone viral of the entrants for the away fans, it is literally between two people's houses and when you go up the stairs to the terraces, ec people's back gardens. it shows how much luton is at the heart of the community and

how much been promoted to means to this team because remember, just nine years ago they were in the non—league and they have worked their way up through all the leagues to make it to the premier league. we are looking at the pictures from a little earlier, the absolutely packed streets as that bus made its way really slowly through the town. real joy way really slowly through the town. realjoy spilling out onto the streets. probably not since david ran onto the pitch when the avoided relegation back in 1982 has a luton celebrated as much. how have they done it? you said nine years from non—league football to the top flight, how have they achieved that? i think it is the team spirit, to be honest. terry, one of the players has been there from non—league right the way up until the premier league.

—— pelly. luton is owned by people from luton and bedfordshire. this is not a club that has big money from a broad or big sponsors, this is a club owned by local people. back in 20 it almost went into liquidation and the almost opt out. a lot of people thought it might go bust but they have worked their way up, this consortium has invested money and it means there is a real team spirit amongst both the players, the backroom staff and the town, and you can't really does get behind the team whenever they are playing because kenilworth road, such a small stadium, you can really hear the noise going up when you have 10,000 people in the surrounding community. it really does feel part of it and that is why they have managed to do it. all of the players and fans i have spoken to say it was nail—biting at wembley on saturday when it to penalties. luton scored

all six of their penalties. fig when it to penalties. luton scored all six of their penalties.— all six of their penalties. a really uick all six of their penalties. a really quick final _ all six of their penalties. a really quick final thought, _ all six of their penalties. a really quick final thought, the - all six of their penalties. a really quick final thought, the worry i all six of their penalties. a really| quick final thought, the worry will be, not today because they are enjoying themselves, but clubs like this, the worry is the yo—yo effect, they go up and they go down because they go up and they go down because they do not have the financial clout. �* , ,., , they do not have the financial clout. �* , , ., , ., ., clout. absolutely, that is going to be an issue _ clout. absolutely, that is going to be an issue but _ clout. absolutely, that is going to be an issue but talking _ clout. absolutely, that is going to be an issue but talking to - clout. absolutely, that is going to be an issue but talking to all - clout. absolutely, that is going to be an issue but talking to all the l be an issue but talking to all the people, they want this to work. i had a quick word with rob edwards the manager as he was leaving, he is staying and is determined to keep them in the premier league but it will come down to money and a lot of the players are currently on loan, so will they stay and will there be enough investment? they have got the tv money, but will that be enough? we will wait to see but the town of luton are certainly behind their club. . ~ luton are certainly behind their club. ., ~ , ., luton are certainly behind their club. ., ~' , ., , luton are certainly behind their club. ., ~ i. , . a graphic designer has become one of wales's most commercially successful artists overnight —

after some of his digital works were sold for almost £600,000. ashley crossland designed over seven thousand individual works — which were bought as non fungible token — or nft�*s. joining me live is graphic designer ashley crossland and his collaborator, and writer of the series, jameel sandham. thanks both of you forjoining us here on the programme. that is an incredible amount. your reaction when it sold for those sorts of sums because it is amazing and to put it in perspective, it is an overnight 24—hour sales process but the the to ensure it has been well over a year on the making. we ensure it has been well over a year on the making-— ensure it has been well over a year on the makini. ~ ., on the making. we were over the moon with success- — on the making. we were over the moon with success. tell _ on the making. we were over the moon with success. tell me _ on the making. we were over the moon with success. tell me more _ on the making. we were over the moon with success. tell me more about - on the making. we were over the moon with success. tell me more about the l with success. tell me more about the work because — with success. tell me more about the work because i _ with success. tell me more about the work because i was _ with success. tell me more about the work because i was looking _ with success. tell me more about the work because i was looking at - with success. tell me more about the work because i was looking at the - work because i was looking at the pictures earlier in the day. it is so distinctive.—

pictures earlier in the day. it is so distinctive. , . so distinctive. absolutely, so much work has gone _ so distinctive. absolutely, so much work has gone into _ so distinctive. absolutely, so much work has gone into it _ so distinctive. absolutely, so much work has gone into it over- so distinctive. absolutely, so much work has gone into it over the - so distinctive. absolutely, so much work has gone into it over the past| work has gone into it over the past year. i decided to create these stags, they are powerful mystical creatures found all over the world with many positive connotations so it was a great image to capture, a great brand of animal to use that is recognisable and we love the outcome of the artworks. it recognisable and we love the outcome of the artworks-— of the artworks. it goes beyond the imaies of the artworks. it goes beyond the ima i es we of the artworks. it goes beyond the images we are _ of the artworks. it goes beyond the images we are seeing _ of the artworks. it goes beyond the images we are seeing on _ of the artworks. it goes beyond the images we are seeing on the - of the artworks. it goes beyond the i images we are seeing on the screens because you write you back stories to all of this, were you surprised just how much this has taken off? i mean, definitely when we started the uroject _ mean, definitely when we started the uroject we _ mean, definitely when we started the project we would never have just assumed — project we would never have just assumed success but we have worked really _ assumed success but we have worked really hard _ assumed success but we have worked really hard to get there and i think what _ really hard to get there and i think what we _ really hard to get there and i think what we have created is quite unique so while _ what we have created is quite unique so while it_ what we have created is quite unique so while it was extremely exciting to sell— so while it was extremely exciting to sell those artworks, it was also something — to sell those artworks, it was also something we worked towards, so we

were extremely happy. nft something we worked towards, so we were extremely happy.— were extremely happy. nft is, for those people _ were extremely happy. nft is, for those people who _ were extremely happy. nft is, for those people who do _ were extremely happy. nft is, for those people who do not - were extremely happy. nft is, for those people who do not know, i were extremely happy. nft is, for. those people who do not know, they are unique pieces, you are buying one individual piece, people can make copies but you are buying the original. that is right, isn't it? yes, you are paying a token that verifies— yes, you are paying a token that verifies ownership so it is extremely interesting because that kind of— extremely interesting because that kind of thing on a mum wasn't possible — kind of thing on a mum wasn't possible before nfts, that is why people _ possible before nfts, that is why people think they are revolutionary so now— people think they are revolutionary so now instead of simply selling photos — so now instead of simply selling photos that people can copy, someone can verify— photos that people can copy, someone can verify that they own that artwork _ can verify that they own that artwork and that makes it a digital collectible and people love collecting things. it is an exciting spear— collecting things. it is an exciting spear to — collecting things. it is an exciting spear to be in. tell collecting things. it is an exciting spearto be in— spear to be in. tell me what you were drawn _ spear to be in. tell me what you were drawn to _ spear to be in. tell me what you were drawn to that _ spear to be in. tell me what you were drawn to that horse - spear to be in. tell me what you were drawn to that horse face i spear to be in. tell me what you - were drawn to that horse face around nft four. —— tell me why you were drawn to that whole space around it.

i was a techie, so i got drawn specifically in late 2021. because i am a creator and light technology i saw an opportunity to put my passion is for it and create something i love in a community around the world that i love. although it is lots of work, you get to meet lots of people from around the world, it has been a fantastic experience.— fantastic experience. there is criticism about _ fantastic experience. there is criticism about the _ fantastic experience. there is criticism about the carbon - fantastic experience. there is - criticism about the carbon footprint of this sort of thing, your quick thought about that and where does this go now? is it the end of it now you have sold for that amount of money? you have sold for that amount of mone ? ~ , ,., , you have sold for that amount of mone ? ~ , ., ., money? absolutely not, we are buildini money? absolutely not, we are building a _ money? absolutely not, we are building a whole _ money? absolutely not, we are building a whole fantasy - money? absolutely not, we are building a whole fantasy world. | money? absolutely not, we are - building a whole fantasy world. i've iot building a whole fantasy world. i've got a _ building a whole fantasy world. i've got a list _ building a whole fantasy world. i've got a list to— building a whole fantasy world. i've got a list to build a fantasy world with a _ got a list to build a fantasy world with a brand as big as harry potter and lord _ with a brand as big as harry potter and lord of— with a brand as big as harry potter and lord of the rings. this isjust the beginning. in terms of the criticism — the beginning. in terms of the criticism about environmental issues, —

criticism about environmental issues, actually it is extremely energy— issues, actually it is extremely energy efficient. there are other ijlol energy efficient. there are other blog chains that are much less energy— blog chains that are much less energy efficient, but one of the reasons — energy efficient, but one of the reasons we chose to launch on that one is— reasons we chose to launch on that one is because they have environmental concerns at the forefront _ environmental concerns at the forefront. ~ environmental concerns at the forefront-— environmental concerns at the forefront. ~ ., ., ., forefront. we have run out of time but thanks — forefront. we have run out of time but thanks both _ forefront. we have run out of time but thanks both of _ forefront. we have run out of time but thanks both of you _ forefront. we have run out of time but thanks both of you for- forefront. we have run out of time but thanks both of you for your - forefront. we have run out of time i but thanks both of you for your time and congratulations, that is quite and congratulations, that is quite an extraordinary achievement, happening overnight after years of work in this space. we are going to take a short break. it is looking like another try and largely sunny week with barely a drop of rain in the forecast. high—pressure overhead will continue to bring a lot of dry settled weather for a bank holiday monday. right across the board. you can see this area of strong high pressure

dominating the scene across the uk, ireland and the north—west of the near continent. we have had some cloud across eastern england that will 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 seeing blue skies overhead, sunshine and highs of around 21, 20 skies overhead, sunshine and highs of around 21,20 2 skies overhead, sunshine and highs of around 21, 20 2 degrees. cooler along the north sea coasts, especially along the south—east where we have a keen and strong breeze. through this evening and overnight looks at the cloud will rollback westwards towards the midlands, southern england. where we have clear skies it will be chilly, temperatures close to freezing but for most between four and 7 degrees. tomorrow we start off grey across eastern areas, it will take time for that cloud to break up and we will hold on to a brisk and cool north—easterly breeze so cooler or not sea coasts, warmer south and west. we could be up to the mid 20s

across the central belt of scotland. wednesday, a similar story. no for england and wales. it could turn sunny across the far south—east. cooler along the sea coasts, especially towards coastal parts of the south—east. warmest weather towards the north and west cloak, could be up to 26 degrees for the glasgow area. on thursday a bit more cloud, but i think further west is where we will see the best of the sunshine, probably the highest of the temperatures north—west england, wales and south—west england. and for friday and the weekend very little change, high pressure continues to dominate although a different story as we look towards southern europe, through the mediterranean from spain across to greece and turkey, it will be a mixture of sunshine and thundery showers but for our shores barely a drop of rain in sight. it is going to stay fine and settled with plenty

but the majority of russian missiles were intercept with plenty of sunshine.

live from london. this is bbc news. president erdogan wins another term — after the run off election in turkey. the opposition says the election was unfair. the uk's top day time tv show, this morning, is dealing with the fallout is dealing with the fallout of a scandal over one of a scandal over one of its presenters' inappropriate of its presenters' inappropriate relationship with a younger relationship with a younger colleague. colleague. running for cover — running for cover — kyiv is bombarded with its 15th kyiv is bombarded with its 15th air strike this month, forcing people underground, air strike this month, forcing people underground, but the majority of russian but the majority of russian

missiles were intercepted. missiles were intercepted.