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Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland end their nervous wait for A-level results today.

There's been a drop in applications for university this year, which BBC education correspondent Sean Coughlan predicts will mean a "buyer's market" for those looking for places.

Changes to the qualifications system mean many A-levels are being decided by final exams, with no link to AS-levels. But the national results are expected to be kept similar to last year, when a quarter of entries received top grades.

More than 400,000 university places are likely to be decided on Thursday - and tens of thousands more places will be available through the clearing system, which matches people looking for places with vacancies on courses.

Analysis: What's new about this year's A-levels?

Under the new system, students sit all A-level exams at the end of two years of study, instead of taking modular exams throughout the course.

AS-level results no longer count towards A-level grades. No subject will have more than a 20% coursework component and most courses will be assessed entirely through exams.

Resits will still be available, but January exams will be scrapped, so students will have to wait until May/June of the following year for a chance to improve their grades.

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Today's lookahead

14:00 The High Court is due to rule on two cases that deal with the issue of same sex marriage in Northern Ireland

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On this day

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