have you harmed yourself today at all? an increasing proportion of 999 calls to the police relate to a 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 from september his officers won t attend mental health incidents unless there s a risk to life. in a letter to health and care agencies, sir mark rowley says londoners are being failed by sending police officers, not medical professionals, to those in mental health crisis and expecting them to do their best in circumstances where they re not the right people to be dealing with the patient. some of the national analysis suggests that the work going on across the country where police officers 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 ps
Cheering. Russell cook has just run nearly every day for 352 days, covering more than 10,000 miles. Lets go day three. Day four. Day six. The heavens have opened. Hes run through deserts, rainforests, savannahs, mountains and 16 countries. And so far hes raised more than £700,000 for the Running Charity and sandblast. Bit windy. Soon enough, well all be in tunisia, sipping Strawberry Daiquiris on the beach. 0h ho ho hes had complications with his health, visas, the weather. He sneezes. Highs of 39 degrees out here today. Twisted me up . And other man made threats. They said we should go more to the main track. Were going to get blown up over here. Really . Yes. But hes taken it all in his stride. Im too damn ferocious, Boys And Girls in this final stretch, the 27 year old had a little help from his friends a few more Running Mates than hes used to. Hes achieved something no one else in this world has ever managed. And that Strawberry Daiquiri ellie price, bbc news. Earlier russ cook s