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Girls now less likely than boys to get top grades, but remain more likely to go to universityWhile the percentage of students getting top grades increased overall, it fell among girls.
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Couple who 'offered sexual services' before drugging and killing two men jailedA couple who "offered sexual services" so they could drug men and steal from them have been jailed after two of their victims died.
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Q2 GDP slows but economy resilient despite Iran war - ONS dataThe rate of UK growth has slowed but the economy remained resilient despite the Iran war, according to the latest data.
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Minnie Merriman: Father returns to court over alleged murder of nine-year-old daughterA father has returned to court over the alleged murder of his nine-year-old daughter in Angus.
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EFL board holds talks about Premier League's £1.5bn bid to avert watchdog's 'backstop' dealThe board of the English Football League (EFL) has met to discuss a £1.5bn bid by the Premier League to avert the imposition of a financial settlement by the sport's new watchdog.
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102-year-old man dies after alleged pub assault as tributes paid to 'well-known character'A 102-year-old man has died after allegedly being assaulted at a pub in South Wales, police say.
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Man dies after bungalow destroyed in suspected gas explosion in BuckinghamshireA man has died after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a bungalow in Buckinghamshire, police say.
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Deadly bluetongue detected on second farm in Scotland - as three more suspected cases investigatedBluetongue has been detected on a second farm in Scotland and three other suspected cases are being investigated after the nation's first-ever case was recorded at the weekend.
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