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live from london. this is bbc news. fresh promises of military aid but no fighterjets. president fresh promises of military aid but no fighter jets. president zelensky makes a surprise visit to the uk. n makes a surprise visit to the uk. i think we have imported decisions but we have to work a little bit more on it. —— important decisions. protests at a conservativism conference — the home secretary's speech about bringing down immigration is among two events disrupted. turkey's presidential election goes to a runoff after the tightest—run vote in two decades.
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could hospitals in england see more scenes like these? senior doctors are voting on whether to take industrial action over pay. hello and welcome. we start in the uk — where ukraine's president has made a surprise visit — the latest stop on his tour of european capitals to secure fresh promises of military aid to fight russia's invasion. prime minister rishi sunak promised to send hundreds of air—defence missiles and long—range attack drones — but stopped short of sending jets. rishi sunak tweeted this picture welcoming president zelensky — when he arrived at chequers — the prime minister's country residence — the pair in a bear hug, the caption reading: "welcome back". volodymir zelensky had earlier described rishi sunak as his "friend". there were then handshakes on the doorstep — before the pair held bilateral talks, lasting around two hours. ukraine's president says the pair
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discussed western nations providing kyiv with fighter jets, with the aim of creating what he called a "jets coalition". rishi sunak pledged long—term support for ukraine to ensure that it's able to defend itself into the future. let's hear from the two leaders talking to the assembled journalists. it has been really good for us to have the time to talk together in public about the support the uk is giving how we can make sure that support is notjust here today but into the future as well to make sure that ukraine and its people triumphed notjust on the battlefield militarily but also stand up for those values of freedom and democracy and the rule of law that we all hold very dear. we have had some very good conversations and it is great to have you here. todd? it is great to have you here. today we soke it is great to have you here. today we spoke about — it is great to have you here. today we spoke about the _ it is great to have you here. today we spoke about the jets, - it is great to have you here. today we spoke about the jets, a - it is great to have you here. today we spoke about the jets, a very i we spoke about the jets, a very important — we spoke about the jets, a very important topic for us, because we cannot_ important topic for us, because we cannot control the sky. rishi knows
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all the _ cannot control the sky. rishi knows all the details of what is going on on the _ all the details of what is going on on the battlefield. we want to create — on the battlefield. we want to create this jets coalition and i'm very positive about it. we have spoken — very positive about it. we have spoken about it and i see that in the closest time, you will hear some very important decisions, but we have _ very important decisions, but we have to — very important decisions, but we have to work a little bit more on it. live now to westminster — and our political correspondent — david wallace lockheart. president zelensky asking for more weaponry. in terms of the hardware, what has been agreed? from weaponry. in terms of the hardware, what has been agreed?— what has been agreed? from the latest announcement _ what has been agreed? from the latest announcement we - what has been agreed? from the latest announcement we have . what has been agreed? from the i latest announcement we have got, what has been agreed? from the - latest announcement we have got, uk government is going to be supplying more air defence missiles to ukraine and they are going to be supplying more air attack on drones as well. we heard from rishi sunak are essentially saying that the policy will not change and there will be more to come. when asked what his
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message to the grammy was, he said the uk is not going anywhere when it comes to stead fast support for ukraine —— his message to the kremlin was. there was genuine warmth between the two, we had a hug between them, when they did the joint interview. they were at pains to keep heaping praise on each other as leaders and president zelensky thanking rishi sunak and the uk for its support time and time again. what president zelensky is very diplomatically asking for when he is touring these european capitals is for modern fighterjets for ukraine and downing street has made it clear thatis and downing street has made it clear that is not something they are going to be giving they say the main reason is that ukraine is looking for f—i6s, a type of fighterjet that the raf does not use, so not
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something that the uk can provide but the uk will provide ukrainian military personnel to be fighter pilots and will play a role in that respect and potentially in some sort of facilitating role when it comes to other western nations and may that can give jets to ukraine. there is thanks coming from president zelensky in terms of what has come so far and it rishi sunak was keen to stress there will be more to come but may be president zelensky still not quite getting from his allies what he is looking for when it comes to those fighter jets what he is looking for when it comes to those fighterjets but it was clear that he plans to keep asking and he thinks that things are going in the right direction from his perspective. in the right direction from his perspeetive-_ in the right direction from his perspective. david, thanks for “oininu perspective. david, thanks for joining us- _ joining me now is mykhailo samus — a ukrainian military analyst and director of the new geopolitics research network. thanks forjoining us. president zelensky would not be making this
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tour of european capitals unless the timing was really critical. in concrete terms, what does kyiv most need? we concrete terms, what does kyiv most need? ~ . . ~ concrete terms, what does kyiv most need? ~ ., ., ,, ., need? we are talking about the high recision need? we are talking about the high precision long-range _ need? we are talking about the high precision long-range missiles - need? we are talking about the high precision long-range missiles which | precision long—range missiles which we already have from the uk, storm shadow, which is already on the battlefield. we have had good success on the battlefield in terms of russian targets. we also need more air defence and the uk is supporting us. torque fighterjets, the uk does not have f—i6 but they could support the preparation of pilots and technical personnel. we
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already have an ammunition coalition with the eu so some countries could produce the ammunition. so i think it is possible that somebody will provide the f—16 and other countries would support us financially and it will be a great success to provide you fighters for ukraine. —— new. i you fighters for ukraine. —— new. i was listening to one british military figure talking earlier, he was in kyiv recently and he said there were so many ukrainians frustrated, he said ukrainians are dying whilst western politicians are dithering. do you hear that kind of frustration yourself? i dithering. do you hear that kind of frustration yourself?— frustration yourself? i would say that first of _ frustration yourself? i would say that first of all, _ frustration yourself? i would say that first of all, all _ frustration yourself? i would say that first of all, all of _ frustration yourself? i would say that first of all, all of ukraine i that first of all, all of ukraine says thank you for our allies and friends. it is absolutely true that
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without european, uk and us support it would be impossible to fight with such a huge military power like russia. and now we have got hundreds of tanks and armoured vehicles, artillery systems, high precise long—range missiles, which give us a great capability to fight with russia and preparation for the next spring and summer campaign by the ukraine armed forces. i cannot see any frustration. i can only see the readiness of the ukraine armed forces to get all the possible support and help from our friends and get the russians out from ukrainian soil. this is what we feel in ukraine. ukrainian soil. this is what we feel in ukraine-— ukrainian soil. this is what we feel in ukraine. ., , ., in ukraine. one final question, give me an idea — in ukraine. one final question, give me an idea about _ in ukraine. one final question, give me an idea about the _ in ukraine. one final question, give me an idea about the state - in ukraine. one final question, give me an idea about the state of - in ukraine. one final question, give me an idea about the state of the l me an idea about the state of the ukrainian air force and a thought,
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the russians occupied one fifth of ukrainian territory, so what proportion is possible to actually retrieve? it proportion is possible to actually retrieve? , ., ., proportion is possible to actually retrieve? ., ., ,, ., retrieve? if you are talking about air force, ukrainian _ retrieve? if you are talking about air force, ukrainian air _ retrieve? if you are talking about air force, ukrainian air force - airforce, ukrainian air force basically includes old soviet aircraft and even to compare with the russians, who modernise their fleets with better missiles, unfortunately we did not make any modernisation. we need the f—i6. this is a very simple explanation as to why we need not more so aircraft but western aircraft which are a modern generation.— modern generation. thanks for “oininu modern generation. thanks for
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joining us- _ here in the uk, the national conservatism conference has faced anger with protesters interrupting two speeches. the home secretary suella braverman was speaking about the uk needing to bring down overall immigration numbers when two hecklers were removed from the room. and earlier the former cabinet ministerjacob rees—mogg also faced a similar incident. let's take a look at those interuptions. applause national conservatism... excuse me? ladies and gentlemen, you all look like very nice people and i'm sure that
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you are fantastically nice people. but i would like to draw your attention to a few characteristics of fascism... jeering live now to our political correspondentjonathan blake in westminster. we were playing the interruption from earlier. in the last hour of the home secretary also facing heckling in the hall.— heckling in the hall. suella braverman _ heckling in the hall. suella braverman making - heckling in the hall. suella braverman making a - heckling in the hall. suella. braverman making a speech heckling in the hall. suella - braverman making a speech to the conference in westminster this afternoon and also found herself being disrupted in the opening sections of her speech with a couple of protesters separately standing up and heckling the home secretary. they were quickly removed from the room and subsequently the environmental campaign group extinction rebellion had claimed
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responsibility for the protests, saying they were against the fastest ideologies supported by some government ministers —— fascist. suella braverman continued with her speech and she spoke about immigration policy, and she did not expand much and what we knew she was going to say, that the current level of migration to the uk is unsustainable, and she talked about the need for an agile system and a need to get overall immigration under control and she said the uk must not forget to do things for itself. talking about the need to train and employ fruit pickers and lorry drivers and butchers in other professions and jobs in the uk rather than relying too much on overseas labour. taste rather than relying too much on overseas labour.— rather than relying too much on overseas labour. ~ , , ., overseas labour. we can play you the cli now. i overseas labour. we can play you the clip now. i campaigned _ overseas labour. we can play you the clip now. i campaigned and _ overseas labour. we can play you the clip now. i campaigned and voted - overseas labour. we can play you the clip now. i campaigned and voted for| clip now. i campaigned and voted for brexit and i'm _ clip now. i campaigned and voted for brexit and i'm a _ clip now. i campaigned and voted for brexit and i'm a proud _ clip now. i campaigned and voted for brexit and i'm a proud spartan - brexit and i'm a proud spartan
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because — brexit and i'm a proud spartan because i_ brexit and i'm a proud spartan because i wanted the uk to control migration — because i wanted the uk to control migration. so that we all have a say on what _ migration. so that we all have a say on what works for our country. high skilled _ on what works for our country. high skilled workers support economic growth _ skilled workers support economic growth and whether the labour market has an— growth and whether the labour market has an acute or structural shortage, as with _ has an acute or structural shortage, as with the — has an acute or structural shortage, as with the nhs, it is of course right— as with the nhs, it is of course right that — as with the nhs, it is of course right that we should have an immigration system agile enough to plu- immigration system agile enough to plug those shortages. but we need to -et plug those shortages. but we need to get overall— plug those shortages. but we need to get overall immigration numbers down _ the backdrop is that the overall numbers we are expecting to hit record levels in the next few days and one of the interpretation is that comments like this is a shot across the bow is of cabinet colleagues who would like to ease tensions in terms of shortages in areas of industry that we have heard about. ., , . , ., about. there are differences of oinion about. there are differences of opinion in _ about. there are differences of opinion in government - about. there are differences of opinion in government about . opinion in government about immigration policy and how best to
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approach it and figures are expected next week which will show in all likelihood a record high for net migration to the uk, somewhere between 700000 and as high as i million to give you an idea. an immense —— the most recent figures show half a million people coming to the uk so it is expected to rise, in large part because of refugees coming from ukraine and also for work and student visa applications and people coming to the uk on that basis but there is tension around the need to relax rules and allow more additions to the list of specific professions, for example, which people can come to the uk to work in and also the overbearing need for the government as they seek to bring down the immigration to the
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uk, fulfilling one of their manifesto pledges in 2019, so something of an advanced warning something of an advanced warning something of a warning —— and something of a warning —— and something of a warning —— and something of an early intervention by the home secretary before the figures are released next week. we showed pictures ofjacob rees—mogg being interrupted and when he was talking about what he was saying he talked about the recent introduction of voter id and something he said, we are going to play it, really raising eyebrows. parties that try and gerrymander end “p parties that try and gerrymander end up finding that their clever scheme comes back to bite them, as we found by insisting on voter id for elections and we found people who did not have voter id were elderly and they by and large voted conservative, so we made it hard for our own voters and we upset a system that was working very well, one of
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the glories of our country that we did it with an honesty basis when the real problem is actually about postal voting. the real problem is actually about postalvoting. do the real problem is actually about postal voting. do not get too annoyed about systems being brought up annoyed about systems being brought up by the socialist because gerrymandering does not really work. he was there as a cabinet minister and he saw the legislation and he appears to be saying it was gerrymandering? jacob rees—mogg being pretty clear about what he thinks of the government's imposition of a new rule which we saw in effect for the first time in the local elections across england in the last few weeks to show photo id and talking about that as an attempt to gerrymander elections. and he was in government when the laws were passed and he has spoken previously about the need for elections to be open and fair. the government defended those plans and the new laws as a way to guard against fraud in elections, and
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impersonation are people voting in person, but there is very little evidence that that is in any way a significant problem in the uk and where voterfraud it significant problem in the uk and where voter fraud it tends to occur it is largely through postal voting. and free of the collective responsibility that comes with being in government, jacob rees—mogg speaking his mind on that particular issue. , ., ., ., �* ., ,, ., issue. jonathan blake at westminster, _ issue. jonathan blake at westminster, thanks . issue. jonathan blake atj westminster, thanks for issue. jonathan blake at - westminster, thanks for taking us through in terms of the latest which has been significant in the last couple of hours. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. exams are getting fully under way for most pupils in england, wales and northern ireland. england's exam regulator 0fqual says the disruption caused by covid will be taken into account in the gcse and a—level grades that are awarded.
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the regulator says covid cast a long shadow — and that students should be able to get the same grade they would have done, if the pandemic hadn't happened. we'll have more on that a little later. what's thought to be a world—first — driverless buses have entered service in edinburgh. the operator, stagecoach, says the five single—decker buses, have the capacity for around 10,000 passenger journeys per week. despite being driverless — the buses will still have two members of staff on board, to monitor the technology and assist passengers. an ice cream parlour, has changed the name of one its products — after a "polite" request from marks & spencer. fabio's jelato, based in hertfordshire, only began making its percy pig ice cream last week. but the retailing giant, sent the owner a letter which said, he could continue to use the sweets, but not the name of the product. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk, junior doctors
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in england have already been on strike for more pay — now senior doctors — or consultants — are also voting on whether to take industrial action. their union, the british medical assoication, says the government's latest pay offer is unacceptable. consultants' salaries start below £90,000 - or $113,000 - but can rise to nearer £120,000 depending on their experience. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. junior doctors have staged strikes in march and april in england. they're now in talks with ministers. now, senior members of the profession, consultants, will vote on whether they're prepared to take action over pay with a ballot opening today and ending onjune 27th. the british medical association said take—home pay for consultants had fallen 35% since 2008 after taking account of inflation. the department of health said there had been a 4.5% wage rise for consultants last year, and the budget had introduced generous changes to pension taxation. the bma said there had been hopes
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the latest pay offer by the government would address the previous loss in pay, but it represented another real—terms cut. details of the offer have not been revealed. so consultants have seen their pay fall in real terms every yearfor 15 years, it's really got to the point where it's having a massive impact on not only recruitment of consultants, but also retention. we're seeing consultants leave in large numbers, and this is having a really big impact on the nhs and on patients. the union is urging members to vote for industrial action. sources say this could involve action short of a strike. as for nurses, they're being balloted on taking further strike action in england. the royal college of nursing annual conference begins today. the leadership says members rejected a 9% pay award over two years, and has called for a double—figure increase. government sources say the pay offer is final and there is a generous deal on the table. hugh pym, bbc news.
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turkey's electoral authority has confirmed that the presidential election will go to a second round after incumbent recep tayyip erdogan fell just short of the 50% vote share required for a first round victory. it will be the first time a challenger has taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. he had previously told supporters in the capital ankara that he was confident he'd still be president in two weeks' time. that's when the runoff vote is expected to be held. 0n the other side kemal kilicdaroglu has large support from secular turks and young people. he says he would win the election in a second round, saying mr erdogan failed to get a vote of confidence from the people. let's speak to galip dalay, associate fellow at chatham house. thanks forjoining us. in terms of the second round, has it been a
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surprise that president erdogan did so well in the first? for surprise that president erdogan did so well in the first?— so well in the first? for the pollsters. _ so well in the first? for the pollsters. yes. _ so well in the first? for the pollsters, yes, you - so well in the first? for the pollsters, yes, you can - so well in the first? for the | pollsters, yes, you can look so well in the first? for the i pollsters, yes, you can look at so well in the first? for the - pollsters, yes, you can look at the pollsters, yes, you can look at the pollsters, many of them predicted, some of them did predict a second round but with an advantage to the opposition candidate over the president but for many on the governmental side they also predicted an outcome that was much more favourable to the president and now we can see that the pollsters, in terms of the own estimate from the government, about going to a second round with a numerical and psychological advantage, it has been proven to be right because they were almost at the 50% threshold which is necessary for any candidate to be the president, he is at 49.5%, so the president, he is at 49.5%, so the estimation of his side proved to be more accurate. is
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the estimation of his side proved to be more accurate.— be more accurate. is there a possibility — be more accurate. is there a possibility that _ be more accurate. is there a possibility that things - be more accurate. is there a possibility that things could | be more accurate. is there a - possibility that things could turn around in the run—off vote because there was a third candidate in the first round so that 5% of the vote, where that goes is crucial? it is where that goes is crucial? it is crucial. where that goes is crucial? it is crucial- we _ where that goes is crucial? it is crucial. we have _ where that goes is crucial? it is crucial. we have to _ where that goes is crucial? it 3 crucial. we have to bear in mind that the opposition candidate would need 5% in order to make it to 50% but the president only needs half a percentage point in order to make it to 50% so theoretically speaking, that's a for the opposition to turn things around but realistically speaking it seems to be much more promising for the president than the opposition candidate. haifa promising for the president than the opposition candidate.— promising for the president than the opposition candidate. how much of a crossroads is — opposition candidate. how much of a crossroads is the _ opposition candidate. how much of a crossroads is the election _ opposition candidate. how much of a crossroads is the election are - opposition candidate. how much of a crossroads is the election are both i crossroads is the election are both domestically with internal politics and also internationally in terms of which way turkey would go depending on who actually comes out as the eventual winner? the
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on who actually comes out as the eventual winner?— on who actually comes out as the eventual winner? the faces represent different visions _ eventual winner? the faces represent different visions for _ eventual winner? the faces represent different visions for the _ eventual winner? the faces represent different visions for the country - eventual winner? the faces represent different visions for the country so . different visions for the country so in this election there were different visions for the country. for turkish domestic policies and also turkish international affairs, so this election was very crucial for the turkish economy and domestic policies and also the turkish position on international affairs. now that the prospect is looking more favourable to president erdogan, we can probably anticipate the continuation of what we have seenin the continuation of what we have seen in recent years in domestic politics and international politics and also the economy, so you can expect more of a continuation of recent years. expect more of a continuation of recent years-— recent years. turkey is very polarised- _ recent years. turkey is very polarised. for _ recent years. turkey is very polarised. for either - recent years. turkey is very polarised. for either of - recent years. turkey is very i polarised. for either of these recent years. turkey is very - polarised. for either of these men, what hope is there of unifying the country after these elections? in
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country after these elections? in this regard turkey needs the international picture that we have seen when it comes to the polarisation of being the defining feature of politics, as we have seen in brazil and the us, and turkey is part and parcel of these polarised politics between the opposition and the governing coalition represented here by president erdogan and president erdogan himself has become one of the defining elements of this political divide in politics. the polarisation is taking place alongside several identity lines and i do not anticipate this to go away anytime soon in turkish politics but the polarisation, i do not think thatis the polarisation, i do not think that is going to be one of the defining qualities of turkish politics in the coming decade. thank
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ou ve politics in the coming decade. thank you very much _ politics in the coming decade. thank you very much for — politics in the coming decade. thank you very much for that _ politics in the coming decade. thank you very much for that analysis. - politics in the coming decade. thank you very much for that analysis. we are about to take a short break. afterwards we will have the latest on the cyclone in bangladesh.
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hello there. in contrast to last week, this week is looking much, much quieter. now it's quite a cold start to the week. it's quite chilly out there today. gradually it gets a little bit warmer day by day over the week ahead. and whilst there are some showers around, it's nowhere near as wet as it was last week. we've had this band of cloud overnight push south eastwards across the uk. that didn't produce much rain. following on from that, there are a few showers and we've got the winds more from the north or northwest, bringing in a chillier air. and within that chillier air we've seen the cloud building up today. for the most part, there's not a great deal of depth to the cloud, so there's a lot of dry weather around. but there's the chillier air. these are the temperatures that we've got. so 22 degrees in london yesterday, 15 today and a few showers dotted about late afternoon into the early evening, particularly across eastern scotland and northeast england. those will decay, though, overnight. skies will clear for the most part and the winds will drop as well, except in northern scotland where we've got more cloud and showers later. so here, not as cold as it was last night. otherwise, a chilly four orfive degrees perhaps first thing on tuesday morning, where many places will
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start dry and sunny. but we do have more cloud in scotland with some showers. that will move down across the country, bringing some showers into northern england. elsewhere we'll see the cloud bubbling up and spreading out a little bit, but it should stay dry. the winds won't be as strong tomorrow. it won't feel as cold tomorrow. and those temperatures creeping up by a degree or so, up to 16 or 17 degrees. now, things are going to be fairly quiet because high pressure is going to be building in across the uk. now, around the top of that area of high pressure, we do have a weather front which will bring this rain into northern scotland on wednesday. 0therwise plenty of sunshine to begin with. again, the cloud builds up and it could just be thick enough to give one or two light showers through lincolnshire, east anglia and the south east of england. again, it's continuing to get a little bit warmer day by day, 17 or 18 degrees, but still quite chilly across northern parts of scotland. we do have high pressure though, extending across the uk through the rest of the week. that's bringing in these higher temperatures. but occasionally these weather fronts will move down from the northwest and this is where we're more likely to have some showers. but having said that, there aren't too many of those over the week ahead, some spells of sunshine at times. by the end of the week,
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this is bbc news, the headlines. fresh promises of military aid but no fighterjets yet — ukraine's president zelensky makes a surprise visit to the uk. a speech by the home secretary is among the two disrupted by protesters at the conservative confidence here in london. turkey's present selection goes to a raft after the closest vote in two decades. and here in the uk, the bbc discovers some people are being wrongly diagnosed with adhd after online
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