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Top A-level grades fall in first exams since Covid
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Family & Education
Five key takeaways from this year's A-level results
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Family & Education
Damage to nuclear plant would be suicide - UN chief
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Europe
Children killed as storms sweep across Europe
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Europe
Missing nurse could be travelling by train
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London
Covid pass app working again, says NHS Digital
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UK
Finland PM partying video causes backlash
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Europe
Thousands of taxis dispatched following 999 calls
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Health
Deadly stunt bikers prompt French crackdown
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Europe

Balancing act

The real cost of a university degree

A degree can be valuable in many ways. Here's a look at some of the financial pros and cons

Sport headlines

Stokes keeps England clinging on in first Test
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Cricket
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GB's Heyward wins silver as McColgan takes bronze
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Athletics
Russell stars as Originals crush dismal Brave
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Cricket
'Ronaldo shouldn't be at Man Utd but has nowhere to go'
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Football
Scamacca scores first goal as West Ham beat Viborg
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Football
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Around the UK

Missing nurse could be travelling by train
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London
Scots mechanic hailed a war hero by Ukrainians
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Hosepipe ban to come into force in Wales
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Wales
Police investigate New IRA bonfire shots claim
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Northern Ireland

3 things we love today

Native American woman to travel into space for first time
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Science & Environment
Hop, skip, flop? Bemusement at head-first triple jump. Video, 00:00:47
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Athletics
The award-winning photos you won't believe were taken on a smartphone
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Newsround

Entertainment news

The Proclaimers bite back against UK's nostalgia
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Entertainment & Arts
Rushdie suspect read 'couple of pages' of The Satanic Verses
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Entertainment & Arts
Rapper A$AP Rocky denies firearm charges
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Entertainment & Arts

Proms 2022

Handpicked classical music highlights including the best from this year's festival

Marin Alsop conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Audio
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BBC Radio 3
The incredible life of Clara Schumann. Video
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BBC Ideas
An adventurous and immersive soundtrack for late-night listening. Audio
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BBC Radio 3
'Holst's The Planets is the music of the future, for the future' Audio
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BBC Radio 3

Talked about TV

Judges revealed for contest to find UK's top wedding planner
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Media Centre
Rajan to replace Paxman on University Challenge
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Entertainment & Arts
Ambulance: 'I've the greatest respect for what you do' Video, 00:02:14
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Life story

Darius: The singer who turned down Cowell and still got to No1

Remembering the Pop Idol star, who went on to have a series of chart and West End hits, after his tragic death last week at the age of 41

Society

How global diets are changing amid soaring food prices
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World
Is it time to switch to more sustainable sports balls?
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Sport
Kanpai! Japan tells youth to drink more
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Asia

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Real-life stories

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Newsbeat
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BBC Ideas

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Food

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Lifestyle

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Behind the headlines

How were this year's A-level results decided?
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