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This is BBC News. The headlines this hour:
This
is
BBC
News
The
headlines
this
hour:
the grandmother of the French teenager
the
grandmother
of
the
French
teenager
whose killing by police sparked five
whose
killing
by
police
sparked
five
nights of riot in France has appealed
nights
of
riot
in
France
has
appealed
for calm. The call comes after
for
calm
The
call
comes
after
condemnation during an attempt to
condemnation
during
an
attempt
to
set fire to the home of a district mayor in Paris.
set
fire
to
the
home
of
a
district
mayor
in
Paris
In the U.S., two people have been killed
In
the
US
two
people
have
been
killed
in a mass shooting in Baltimore. 28
in
a
mass
shooting
in
Baltimore
28
others were injured, with three in a
others
were
injured
with
three
in
a
critical condition. The search for
critical
condition
The
search
for
shooters is underway. Debris from eight
shooters
is
underway
Debris
from
eight
British Hurricane fighter planes dating
British
Hurricane
fighter
planes
dating
back to the Second World War has been
back
to
the
Second
World
War
has
been
found buried in a Ukrainian forest. The
found
buried
in
a
Ukrainian
forest
The
aircraft was sent to the Soviet Union by
aircraft
was
sent
to
the
Soviet
Union
by
Britain after Nazi Germany invaded back
Britain
after
Nazi
Germany
invaded
back
in 1941. In England, the NHS is to open a
in
1941
In
England
the
NHS
is
to
open
a
further seven gambling clinics this
further
seven
gambling
clinics
this
summer, almost doubling the current
summer
almost
doubling
the
current
number. Around 1400 patients were
number
Around
1400
patients
were
referred for treatment last year. Health
referred
for
treatment
last
year
Health
leaders warned that children and adults are
leaders
warned
that
children
and
adults
are
being bombarded with betting
being
bombarded
with
betting
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