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this hello this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughan jones. the headlines. the government says it s very concerned over upsetting scenes at the champions league final, as fans were tear gassed in paris. ukraine s president volodyrmyr zelensky has made a rare trip outside kyiv, to visit the city of kharkiv. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine, where russian forces are trying to capture the city of severo donetsk. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. president biden is visiting the texan city of uvalde, after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. one of the greatestjockey s of all time lester piggott, who won the derby nine times, has died at the age of 86. now on bbc news. the hidden world of football. bbc wales investigates goes undercover to examine corruption in lower league football. 0h! go and wake your kids up something special is happening here tonight. unbel