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Students scramble for university places after exam U-turn – BBC News

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Tens of thousands of students who have been awarded higher A Level grades after the UK government’s U-turn, have been rushing to sign up for university places.

With many courses already full some students are still unsure about their academic futures. The government has said it will help universities to find places for them.

Ministers were forced to abandon the exam regulator Ofqual’s computer modelling for A Level and GCSE results, after an outcry when 40% of were downgraded. Wales and Northern Ireland also reversed their policies.

A debate is underway over who is responsible for the chaos, with both government ministers and the exam regulator Ofqual facing criticism. The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson refused to answer questions about whether he would resign.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by education editor Branwen Jeffreys and political correspondent Vicki Young.

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MAIDAN: ON THE FRONTLINE OF UKRAINE’S PROTESTS – BBC NEWS

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The BBC’s Daniel Sandford spent the morning on the frontline of Ukraine’s protests waiting to see whether the violence from previous night would materialise.

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Could ‘opening’ Strait of Hormuz boost Iran peace talks? | Global News Podcast

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The ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon are both described as “shaky”, but as the din of war fades, our diplomatic correspondent Paul …

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Iran yet to confirm joining talks with US in Pakistan | BBC News

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Iran’s state media has said Tehran has “no plans for now to participate” in the second round of negotiations with the US about the …

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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump’s presidency | BBC News

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Throughout US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements.

The BBC has found a consistent pattern of spikes in trades and finical markets just hours, or sometimes minutes, before the president’s most significant market-moving statements were made public.

Some analysts say it bears the hallmarks of illegal insider trading, whereby bets are made by people based on information that is not available to the general public.

While others say that some traders have become more adept at anticipating the president’s interventions.

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Israeli soldier destroys Jesus statue in Lebanon | BBC News

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There has been widespread condemnation after an image of an Israeli soldier apparently hitting a statue of Jesus with a …

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