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Students Isabel Victor-Nesadurai and Cara Procopio receive their A-level results at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill, in London. Getty Images
Students Isabel Victor-Nesadurai and Cara Procopio receive their A-level results at the City of London Academy Highgate Hill, in London. Getty Images
UK university places up as A-level results released
More than a quarter of UK entries were awarded an A or A* grade, up by 0.6 percentage points on last year