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whose fatal shooting by police in a paris suburb triggered five nights of rioting across france, has appealed for the violence to stop. another 700 people were arrested on saturday night, with clashes in marseille — in southern france — and a number of other cities. these are some pictures that have just come into us. president emanuel macron is holding emergency talks of his government ministers, third in a week, following nation unrest. these talks come as there has been widespread condemnation of an attempt to set fire to the home of the local paris mayor, with rockets fired at the official�*s wife and children.
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i am outside the home of mayor vincentjeanbrun, which as you say, the rioters tried to attack last night by driving a burning car into it. he wasn't at home in the time, he was at the nearby town hall, but his wife and two young children were. they escaped, obviously terrified, and his wife broke her leg in the melee that ensued. this was one of a number of protest that spread across france for a fifth night. authorities say the violence was lesser than previous nights. they arrested some 700 people on saturday through to sunday, compare that with friday through to saturday, where there were 1300 arrests. still, france has a huge challenge on its hands, as my colleague, katia adler reports. france is under a harsh spotlight. five nights of clashes, tens of thousands of riot police — violence and vandalism across the country. this is marseille, france's second largest city.
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while in paris... the police have just fired tear gas at the rioters on the champs—elysees, which is a tourist hotspot, and as you can see, there's riot police everywhere around. this is not the face of france that emmanuel macron wants you to see. but mobile phones are everywhere — social media helping spread the rage and deepen divisions. a burning car was used to attack this home of a local mayor last night. his wife and young child were injured trying to escape. most of the rioters are teenagers from french north african communities, like nahel, the 17—year—old whose killing on tuesday by a policeman sparked nationwide protests. but nahel�*s family told us they want to be very clear. translation: we never called for hate or riots or violence. . this is not in nahel�*s name. all we want is the police officer to be brought tojustice
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for nahel�*s execution. with tensions running so high, this family member asked us to hide her identity. nahel�*s death has reopened long existing wounds in france, with accusations, supported by the un, though denied by france's powerful police unions, of institutional racism. assa's brother died after being arrested by french police seven years ago. translation: until france recognises the institutional racism _ at the heart of the security forces, there will be so many more nahels. if france had already faced up to the problem, he'd still be alive. many here sympathise with assa's appeal but they've lost patience with the rioters. "we can't go on like this", this shopkeeper says. "hundreds of businesses have been damaged." french politics left and right is split over what to do next. france's international reputation is suffering too,
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with questions over its hosting of the tour de france, which started yesterday, as well as the upcoming rugby world cup. president macron has called an urgent government meeting this evening. there were fewer arrests made last night, but this crisis is still burning. katya adler, bbc news, paris. i think what happened here at the mayor's house has started to shift some public opinion. the mayor said he felt a line had been crossed. it does feel that when public institutions are being attacked, some of that public sympathy for the protests does wane.
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within the last few days, we have seen schools, health centres, town halls, even a swimming pool that is being built ahead of next year's olympics all attacked. this evening, we heard from 17—year—old nahel�*s grandmother, who has also urged the rioting to stop. translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who take buses. nahel is dead. it is over, my daughter no longer has a life, it is over, and i understand her. as a grandmother, they took my daughter and my grandson. both of them. i am tired, i can't bear it. the grandmother of nahel joining the call for those protests to stop, but it is important to remember that while many people condemn and are impacted by the violence
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in terms of the damage, there are other people who sympathise with the sentiments behind these protests. people we have spoken to in nanterre, the suburb where 17—year—old nahel was shot by a police officer say they believe that french police are racially profiling people. they accuse them of overreach. we can hear now from a professor who has studied these issues. it is very good to have you with us. firstly, tell us about research you have looked into, many people accusing france's police of being racist, even the un saying french police needs to look into issues of discrimination. the french police unions and the french government saying there is no foundations in those accusations. what you make of those two different views?
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this is, i would say, a very traditional confrontation between two sides of the story. basically, first of all, what your audience needs to know is that there are no official stats in france when it comes to racial or ethmic profiling, so the data we have is actually produced by academics through surveys or observations. depending on the places or moments where the studies were conducted, it is pretty well documented that there is an over policing of ethnic minorities, more specifically young males from north african or african origin. for instance, a study that was around 2016 in high schools, a survey that was done in high schools, middle schools and ask high schools, showed
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that about 20% white or european—looking students had been been stopped and frisked by the police during the past year or in their entire life. it was almost 40% of north africans. you see that there is a proportion that is, a disproportion, obviously. fascinating stuff, thank you very much forjoining us. president macron is in the next hour due to discuss the ongoing situation and hold talks. he has a huge challenge on his hands as we have discussed here. at the same time, some 16,000 police officers are once again being deployed across the country in anticipation of another night of unrest. as we mentioned at the top of the programme, that meeting with emmanuel macron and his government ministers are under way, and we'll bring you any updates when we have
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them. here in the uk, the head of nhs england says it's patients who are paying the price for continued strikes in the national health service, and that this month's planned industrial action by doctors could be the worst yet. britain's health secretary, steve barclay, said pay demands must be balanced against the need to deal with inflation. here's our political correspondent helen catt. the nhs will turn 75 in a few days' time, but in recent months, it's really been showing the strain — for staff, with one in ten posts empty, and for patients, with records of numbers of people on waiting lists for treatment. the woman in charge of running the nhs today insisted things were on the right track. almost all our indicators actually are going in the right direction at the moment. but what we have to recognise... with more people waiting than ever before and fewer people treated, even though you've got bigger budgets? so numbers of patients, you're absolutely right, that's going up, and as we've always said, that was going to get bigger
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before it came down. but the longest waits are reducing and are reducing consistently. what do we want? fair pay! months of strike action have led to more than 500,000 appointments being rescheduled. nurses have now ended their strikes butjunior doctors are set to walk out again later this month for five days. and consultants will now strike too, just a few days later. for the nhs boss, it's concerning. there has been a significant amount of disruption and that is only, at the moment, going to get more significant as we hit the next round of strikes. so that's seven out of eight days in the middle ofjuly where we'll see action and the truth is, the hard truth is, it is patients that are paying the price. she's calling on both the health secretary and the unions to reach a resolution, but how is not yet clear. the government has said it won't meet the pay demands being made. we stand ready to have discussions. there's other things, for example, in the contract that could be reformed, in the way it often values time over experience, so the pay progression
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i don't think a 35% demand from the junior doctors is affordable, given our need to bring inflation down. labour won't put a figure on pay but says it would negotiate. i understand the pressure that they're facing, the massive sense of frustration that they have. but alongside that, the conservatives with their reckless approach last year crashed the economy and we've had a real failure around growth. so if we were the next government, we'd face some pretty tough choices. fair pay! the nhs and the government have this week set out a long—term plan to boost staffing. the immediate pressures, though, are still some way from being resolved. helen catt, bbc news. staying in the uk, new measures aimed at curbing protest methods often used by environmental groups have come into effect in england and wales. under the new laws, police now have powers to move protesters who disrupt transport, while offenders could face three years injailfor tunnelling. the home office says the public order act 2023 will target — quote — "a selfish minority" — but critics argue they threaten the right to protest.
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groups such asjust stop 0il have continued with high—profile protests, including at yesterday's pride in london event. earlier, we spoke to sir peter fahy, the former chief constable of greater manchester police, and asked him what he made of these new powers. there is no question, the public are really fed up with the activities of groups likejust stop oil and extinction rebellion and the way that they block motorways. the public also need to recognise that these laws will apply to all protests in the future, so it might be that you're seriously angry about the new housing development, or the new railway, hs2 coming through your back yard, and these very stringent conditions, things like the police being able to stop and search without suspicion to impose all sorts of conditions and people who might be planning a protest, that is going to apply to all protests. the police are being drawn into a more difficult position,
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but on the other hand, i would to some extent blame groups likejust stop 0il, because they have almost forced the government's hands into putting into place more stringent laws. we also spoke to alex de koning, a spokesperson forjust stop 0il — who labelled the new measures �*draconian�*. three years injail three years in jail is obviously horrible, and i don't want anyone to go through that, we are talking about the tactics here. we tried everything else for the last 50 years, we tried voting, running for office, petitions, marches, rallies. none of that has had an effect. emissions keep rising every single year, and our government is now pushing for over 100 new oil and gas licenses, and they created a new coal mine, can somebody thought that was a good idea. so, no, we have to do what is effective. we have shown that civil resistance and these
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tactics are effective. every single opposition party is now said no new oil and gas. that wouldn't have happened if we didn't generate the conversation about oil and gas licences. ~ ., ., ., _ ., licences. we are “oined now by a secialist licences. we are “oined now by a specialist of — licences. we are joined now by a specialist of environmental - licences. we are joined now by a l specialist of environmental politics and a lead of 3a at the intergovernmental panel on climate change. thank you very much a being with us. on one side, we have the government seeing lives are being disrupted, in some cases ambulance is blocked, millions of pounds in policing costs for these demonstrations, and on the other side we have group saying, hold on a second, this is bigger than a delay on your bus ride in the morning oil paint on the road, we are talking about an existential threat to the plan itself. where do you fit? i plan itself. where do you fit? i believe are talking about an existential threat to the planet itself — existential threat to the planet itself. where do you fit? i believe resetting — itself. where do you fit? i believe resetting a — itself. where do you fit? i believe resetting a very dangerous precedent if we criminalise climate action as it is in— if we criminalise climate action as it is in the — if we criminalise climate action as it is in the uk, as it is in france, and_ it is in the uk, as it is in france, and let's— it is in the uk, as it is in france, and let's not— it is in the uk, as it is in france, and let's not even talk about south american _ and let's not even talk about south american countries. i believe such
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protest _ american countries. i believe such protest can— american countries. i believe such protest can be useful in making everyone — protest can be useful in making everyone aware of what is actually going _ everyone aware of what is actually going on. — everyone aware of what is actually going on, and even though i would disagree _ going on, and even though i would disagree with some of the actions, for example i would strongly disagree with the idea that nothing else works in terms of protest, i think— else works in terms of protest, i think we — else works in terms of protest, i think we are really crossing a red line if— think we are really crossing a red line if we — think we are really crossing a red line if we criminalise these movements, as it seems to be the case _ movements, as it seems to be the case at _ movements, as it seems to be the case at the — movements, as it seems to be the case at the moment notjust in the uk but _ case at the moment notjust in the uk but in _ case at the moment notjust in the uk but in many eu countries as well. the police _ uk but in many eu countries as well. the police would say, hold on a second, only people who committed a criminal offence at the ones who are being arrested and ultimately charged, and these are offences that are drawn up by democratically elected representatives in, for example, britain's house of commons. is this police overreach? it is example, britain's house of commons. is this police overreach?_ is this police overreach? it is not 'ust is this police overreach? it is not just about _ is this police overreach? it is not just about elections, _ is this police overreach? it is not just about elections, democracy | is this police overreach? it is not. just about elections, democracy is also just about elections, democracy is atso about— just about elections, democracy is also aboutjustice. and it just about elections, democracy is also about justice. and it the fundamental principle ofjustice is proportionality. if offences are committed, of course they should be punished, _ committed, of course they should be punished, but the punishment should be proportional to the offence
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committed. i believe that three years— committed. i believe that three years in— committed. i believe that three years injail for committed. i believe that three years in jail for blocking a motorway is clearly out of proportion when we look at the offence — proportion when we look at the offence. that seems important to me to recognise — offence. that seems important to me to recognise that a fundamental principle — to recognise that a fundamental principle of democracy is also the right— principle of democracy is also the right to _ principle of democracy is also the right to protest, and the right to disturb — right to protest, and the right to disturb. ., ., ., right to protest, and the right to disturb. ., . . . . . disturb. how can we guarantee that ri . ht to disturb. how can we guarantee that right to protest. — disturb. how can we guarantee that right to protest, including - disturb. how can we guarantee that right to protest, including when - disturb. how can we guarantee that right to protest, including when it l right to protest, including when it is on something so important and vital as climate change, without it being so problematic and costing it so much money for the state to protect vital institutions? let me be clear, protect vital institutions? let me be clear. we _ protect vital institutions? let me be clear, we are _ protect vital institutions? let me be clear, we are talking - protect vital institutions? let me be clear, we are talking about i protect vital institutions? let me | be clear, we are talking about the cost of _ be clear, we are talking about the cost of some protest and disturbance to public— cost of some protest and disturbance to public order, or to traffic here? it is to public order, or to traffic here? it is actually — to public order, or to traffic here? it is actually nothing compared to the cost — it is actually nothing compared to the cost of climate inaction and climate — the cost of climate inaction and climate damage and climate impact, so i climate damage and climate impact, so i think— climate damage and climate impact, so i think this argument of cost can really— so i think this argument of cost can really not _ so i think this argument of cost can really not be heard. we need to stand _ really not be heard. we need to stand for— really not be heard. we need to stand for principles, and as i said, the fundamental principle of democracy is the right to protest,
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including — democracy is the right to protest, including the right to cause disturbance, even though one might not like _ disturbance, even though one might not like it. _ disturbance, even though one might not like it, that remains a fundamental principle of democracy. we heard _ fundamental principle of democracy. we heard from the former chief constable of greater manchester police who blamed just stopped oil for this, and said their extreme behaviour has forced this new legislation. i behaviour has forced this new legislation-— behaviour has forced this new leaislation. ., �* ., ., legislation. i don't agree with all the actions _ legislation. i don't agree with all the actions of _ legislation. i don't agree with all the actions ofjust _ legislation. i don't agree with all the actions ofjust stop - legislation. i don't agree with all the actions ofjust stop oil, - legislation. i don't agree with all the actions ofjust stop oil, and | legislation. i don't agree with all| the actions ofjust stop oil, and i the actions ofjust stop oil, and i believe _ the actions ofjust stop oil, and i believe these actions can be divisive _ believe these actions can be divisive at times, and antagonise people. — divisive at times, and antagonise people, which would be rather inefficient. this being said, i believe _ inefficient. this being said, i believe it— inefficient. this being said, i believe it is also the duty of the government to hold up the principle of democracy, and obviously, in any society, _ of democracy, and obviously, in any society, people would prefer that they would be no protest, but i believe — they would be no protest, but i believe that protests are important at times, _
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believe that protests are important at times, and therefore democracy should _ at times, and therefore democracy should permit protests and disturbance.— should permit protests and disturbance. ., ,, , ., , . should permit protests and disturbance. ., ,, , . ., disturbance. thank you very much for bein: with disturbance. thank you very much for being with us- — two people have been killed and another 28 have been injured in a mass shooting in the city of baltimore. three people remain in a critical condition. the shooting happened as hundreds of people had gathered for an annual event in the brooklyn area. police say they are reviewing cctv in the hunt for those responsible. let's get some of the day's other news now. an environmental campaign group has accused a british energy giant of trading russian gas more than a year after a pledge to pull out of the country. global witness says its analysis has found shell handled nearly an eighth of russia's liquefied natural gas exports by sea last year and is still buying tankers laden with gas. shell says the shipments are part of long—term contracts it can't break.
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the white house has announced that president biden will visit the uk next week as part of a european trip. he's expected to meet the king as well as the prime minister after his arrival next sunday. mr biden will then head to lithuania for a nato summit before stopping off in finland for a meeting with scandinavian leaders. politicians have been paying tribute to lord kerslake — who has died at the age of 68. bob kerslake led the civil service during david cameron's coalition government. he had recently been working with the labour party on the next general election. the nhs in england is to double the number of clinics available to treat gambling addictions. the number of people referred for help has almost doubled in the last two years. seven new centres — including in liverpool and sheffield — are to be opened with the aim of the nhs being able to help up to 3,000 people a year. joe inwood reports.
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next a story that's been making headlines in the philippines. an advertising agency has apologised for producing a promotional tourism video for the country that actually contains stock shots from other countries. 0ur reporter nicky schiller has more. the new "love the philippines" campaign was launched last week to a blaze of publicity. the idea, of course, to promote the country's tourism offerings. indeed, the slogan featured heavily on their social media channels. as part of the campaign, there was this promotional video showing what looked like different tourism locations across the country with words like love the adventure and love the culture. however, all was not what it seemed. a popular filipino blogger posted to say that she had noticed five images in the video from other countries. they included this fisherman in thailand, and this plane landing in switzerland. now the french news agency afp got its fact checking unit to take a look at the video and they
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verified images from brazil, indonesia, switzerland and the united arab emirates. the advertising agency involved has admitted that it did use stock footage. it issued a statement saying it was an unfortunate oversight, adding that it was highly inappropriate to use the footage. it also said that the video was produced at its own expense. indeed, the government have been keen to emphasise that no public funds were used in producing the video. the campaign itself cost $900,000. now, the video has been pulled from social media and an investigation is under way. the advertising agency involved says it will cooperate with that. to south africa, and the king of the zulu nation has undergone medical examinations after suspicions he was poisoned. this was after one of his
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senior advisers died suddenly. king misuzulu sought medical attention in s were teeny, she was uncomfortable seeking medical treatment in south africa itself. let's get an update from our newsroom. what more do we know. let from our newsroom. what more do we know. , ., ., from our newsroom. what more do we know. , . ., , ., know. let me start with what you know. let me start with what you know we — know. let me start with what you know. we first _ know. let me start with what you know. we first got _ know. let me start with what you know. we first got news - know. let me start with what you know. we first got news for - know. let me start with what you know. we first got news for of. know. let me start with what you know. we first got news for of a i know. we first got news for of a statement that came out from the traditional prime minister, and he said in a statement on twitter that the king had fallen ill, and there was suspicion he might have been poisoned, because one of his closest and most senior aides died suddenly. he was taken to eswatini, what was formerly called swaziland, and they said he was receiving medical attention there, medical treatment. in the later hours, the royal spokesman, the king's is book he
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came out and completely denied that the king was suffering from any ailments, he said it was completely baseless, baseless lies, was what he said. he said the king was in complete excellent health stop in a statement he said, it appears there is an orchestrated agenda and a desperate narrative to communicate defamatory and baseless claims of his majesty's ill health. this is what he said. after that, we heard that police sources confirmed to the french news agency there there has been heavy police presence at a private hospital very close to the residence of the king of eswatini, who happens to be the uncle of the king of zulu. this who happens to be the uncle of the king of zulu-— who happens to be the uncle of the kin: of zulu. . , ., king of zulu. as we mentioned, king misuzulu does _ king of zulu. as we mentioned, king misuzulu does not _ king of zulu. as we mentioned, king misuzulu does not want _ king of zulu. as we mentioned, king misuzulu does not want to _ king of zulu. as we mentioned, king misuzulu does not want to be - king of zulu. as we mentioned, king | misuzulu does not want to be treated in south africa. what more do we know about why that is? $1150 in south africa. what more do we know about why that is?- in south africa. what more do we know about why that is? also in the statement that _ know about why that is? also in the statement that came _ know about why that is? also in the statement that came out _ know about why that is? also in the statement that came out earlier - know about why that is? also in the i statement that came out earlier from the traditional prime minister, he said the king was not comfortable to
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be treated in south africa, and that is because both his parents when they were sick in 2001, they received medical treatment in south africa, and unfortunately both of them succumbed their illnesses and didn't make it. the king did not feel comfortable enough to be treated or to receive medical treatment in south africa. thank you very much- — and before we go, let's show you some pictures from canada. ferry boats have been performing in a synchronised ballet in vancouver to mark canada day. these tiny ferries usually transport tourists and locals but every year on the first ofjuly they perform choreography. it's become a summer tradition. it's been happening for more than 30 years. great stuff. that's it from us for now, much more on the bbc news website of course and the bbc news app, website of course and the bbc news app, including on our top story this hour, the ongoing demonstrations in
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france and the emergency meeting being held by emanuel macron and its government ministers. much more online. for now, goodbye. hello there. it hasn't been too bad this weekend across southern parts of the country, mostly dry with sunny spells, so it has been cooler. further north, though, it's been much cooler and fresher, windy with some outbreaks of rain. and that's how this upcoming week is going to remain for many of us. cool and fresh with some wet, windy, spells of whether at times. but towards the end of the week it could warm up for a time, particularly across the south of the country as we switch wind direction. low pressure sits across scandinavia, bringing arctic winds down on a west—northwesterly air flow. you can see the yellows and greens and blue hues there indicating temperatures will remain below par for the time of year. through tonight, although most showers will fade away, there will still be the odd one across western areas, and northern scotland stays windy with outbreaks of rain here and thicker cloud. and these are towns, and city temperatures could be a bit lower
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still across some rural places. a fresh start to monday, some good spells of sunshine across england and wales however this feature will run in from the west, bringing thicker clouds and showery bursts of rain to wales and then across much of england, northern half of scotland stays quite cloudy and breezy with outbreaks of rain here. so quite a messy picture there. quite a cool feel to things, mid to high teens across the north and high teens, just about 20 degrees, across the southeast. some of these showers could impact the southeast and affect the first day of wimbledon, temperatures reaching highs of 18—20 degrees with some sunshine and the chance of showers increases later in the day. then, through monday night, we see further showery rain pushing across the south of the country. this weather front will continue to bring further rain for the northern half of scotland and temperatures on the cool side for the time of year. now, another messy picture as we head into tuesday. this weather front will bring some wet weather, we think, to the south of the country, this one will be lying across scotland and northern ireland.
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enhancing the showers here. we could see some showery bursts of rain, some of it heavy across south wales, southern and southeast england through the day on tuesday. in between, sunshine and showers, but i think the winds will be strongest across the south of the country. so it's going to feel pretty cool for the time of year, 13—19 degrees across the south, factor in the wind and the rain here, and it will feel cooler than that. an unsettled theme as we head through the week, even into next weekend, but a chance of it warming up for a time through the south as we pick up southerly winds.
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this is bbc news, the headlines this is bbc news, the headlines president emmanuel macron is meeting president emmanuel government ministers to discuss the five nights of unrest after the attempt to set fire to the home of a and adults are being bombarded district mayor in paris. in the us, two people have been killed in a mass shooting in baltimore. 28 others were injured — with three in critical condition. debris from eight british hurricane fighter planes, dating back to world war two, has been found buried, in a forest in ukraine. the aircraft was sent to the soviet union by britain after nazi germany invaded the country in 1941. in england — the national health service is to open a further seven �*gambling clinics' this summer — almost doubling the current number. around 1,400 patients were referred
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for treatment last year. health leaders warn children

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