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Pupils across the country will today be discovering their A-level results.

Here are the key points you need to know about the national results:

• The proportion of A-level entries receiving the highest grades has fallen this summer, with the share getting .

• , after they narrowed the gender gap last year.

• For the first time ever, .

• in the number of A-level entries.

• , with falling entries in English representing a long-term decline.

• , with psychology, history and geography also enjoying rising entries.

• , dropping by 44.1 per cent this year.