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<TEXT>The waiting's almost over for thousands of A-level students in Dorset who'll be picking up their results later.

If they chose to go to Uni they could face a lot of debt - with tuition fees rising to up to nine-thousand pounds a year.

UCAS says despite a 7 per cent drop in university applications, places for higher education are still oversubscribed.

and Bournemouth University's Head of Admissions Karen Pickleman is expecting a busy day:

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<TEXT>The Duke of Edinburgh is expected to spend the next few days in hospital.

Prince Philip - who's 91 - was admitted in Aberdeen with a bladder infection.
 
He was taken ill while staying with the Queen at Balmoral.
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<TEXT>Royal Mail says it WILL now mark British Paralympic gold medal winners with special-edition first class stamps.

They'll also be painting post boxes gold in the Paralympian's home town...honouring them in the same way as
Olympic champions.
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<TEXT>A new look Punch and Judy has come under fire.

The revamped show features Punch as a tracksuit-wearing benefits cheat and Judy as a wannabe Wag.

But comedian Ken Dodd says that's not the way to do it and there was no need to alter the seaside favourite.
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<TEXT>Robin van Persie could be a Manchester United player by the end of the day.

Arsenal have agreed a deal for a rumoured 24 million pounds to sell their captain.

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England's footballers are celebrating victory over Italy - the side that knocked them out of Euro 2012. 

They came from behind to beat them 2-1 in a friendly in Switzerland.
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