Fewer teenagers have got the top two grades in their A-Levels - the first drop in over two decades.

Figures show 26-point-6 percent of the exams received As or A-stars - a record drop of 0-point-4 percent from 27 percent a year ago.

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Bournemouth University says it's having a busy day - dealing with those who've got in ... and others who've entered clearing after failing to get the results they wanted.

Meanwhile, as tuition fees treble to up to nine thousand pounds a year ... UCAS says almost 360-thousand students have already been accepted into university - seven per cent less than in 2011.