Higher Education Minister David Lammy has spoken to the BBC's Claire Marshall about this year's A-Level results at the UCAS call centre in Cheltenham.
Students have gained a record-breaking number of As at A-level in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The improvement in grades will is expected to add to pressure on university places.
One-Minute World News 
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