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  1. Powerchair rail user: 'I feel like a subhuman'published at 11:23 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Stuart Maisner
    BBC Live reporter

    Powerchair user Nu McAdam has been keeping a video diary of her experiences on the trains.

  2. The A-level results day cliches you'll see todaypublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    It's A-level results day - so see how many exam results cliches you can spot.

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  3. Why clearing 'is not the end of the world"published at 10:47 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    What are the immediate options if your A-level grades aren't what you were expecting?

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  4. Biker jailed for grandfather's deathpublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Thomas Barron died after being hit as he crossed Northdown Road, Cliftonville, last August.

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  5. What was new about this year's A-levels?published at 10:05 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Thousands of teenagers are getting their A and AS-level results, but what have the recent changes been?

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  6. Woman dies in house firepublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Emergency services at scene of fireImage source, Eddie Mitchell

    A woman in her 80s has died following a fire in Tunbridge Wells.

    The victim was found in the property at Mount Sion just after 01:00 BST today.

    She was taken to hospital where she later died. Her next of kin have been informed, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

    Kent Fire and Rescue Service said three fire engines were sent to the scene and crews used a high-pressure hose to extinguish the blaze in the ground-floor living room.

  7. Some comfort for A-level students?published at 09:14 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    The Spectator

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    News magazine The Spectator is one of a growing number of businesses that doesn't solicit CVs - instead recruiting based on aptitude tests.

    In the words of its editor Fraser Nelson, external; "We don’t care where, when or even whether you went to university."

  8. Stolen shotguns foundpublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Sue Nicholson
    BBC News

    Stolen shotguns found in HoveImage source, Sussex Police

    Two stolen shotguns in a black carry case have been found in Hove.

    Sussex Police said they were discovered in Storrington Close, in an outside area undergoing renovation works, on 8 August.

    They were stolen during a burglary in Wimborne, Dorset, in 2016.

    Anyone with information about the weapons is asked to contact officers.

  9. What's today's weather forecast looking like?published at 08:11 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

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  10. Today's local news website headlinespublished at 06:50 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

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    The Argus, external: Weeks of roadworks to cause even more delays on A259

    Kent Online, external: M&S: Out of town superstore set to be approved for Maidstone

    Get Surrey, external: Could Spelthorne join TfL's Zone 6? Petition reaches 10,000 signatures

    Eastbourne Herald:, external Teenager ‘repeatedly punched in head’ in violent assault in Polegate Park

    Kent Live, external: Police confirm a man was seen with a gun 'making threats' in Ramsgate

    Crawley and Horley Observer, external: Drugs arrest after house raids in Crawley

    West Sussex County Times, external: Man injured after car and motorbike crash in Wisborough Green

    Hastings Observer, external: Police pursue vehicle through St Leonards and Hastings

    Mid Sussex Times, external: Age UK centre in Burgess Hill saved from closure but call goes out for support

    Brighton and Hove News, external: Planners relax 'affordable' housing conditions for two Brighton and Hove developers

    Brighton and Hove Independent, external: Police appeal for information after shotguns found in Hove

    Sussex Express, external: Police concern for missing woman, 26

    Worthing Herald, external: ‘Spectacular’ model plane collection in Lancing needs new home

    Chichester Observer, external: Star wars actor to open Selsey ‘Men in Sheds’

  11. Enthusiastic people apply herepublished at 06:44 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    BBC Radio 5 live

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    For IBM, eagerness is a key attribute for their young new joiners who are awaiting their A-level results today.

    Jenny Taylor, who manages the graduate, student and apprenticeship programmes at IBM, tells Wake Up to Money: "We're looking for enthusiasm. Driven, innovative individuals with a passion to work for us.

    "We're not looking for any specific skills. We realise that early professionals don't really have a lot of work experience but we are looking for certain attributes."

  12. Want companies wantpublished at 06:39 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Sign showing career optionsImage source, Getty Images

    Thousands of students are eagerly awaiting A-level results today.

    No doubt they're feeling a bit sick and very nervous, so Wake Up to Money decided to ask a few employers how important A-levels are for finding a future job.

    Andrea Pattico, chief people officer at business advisory firm MVF, says: "We want a broad mix of people with broad experiences because we want to make sure we have a really diverse business.

    "We're looking at the experience that person has had rather than the university they attended."

    Wilbury Stratton founder Dan Chester says his firm only recruits graduates.

    He says: "The three key things we look for when we interview graduates are first and foremost confidence, secondly we're always very interested in people with good research capability and skills and finally we're always very keen on people who are very collaborative, who understand to how to work well as part of a team."

  13. Woman rescued from house firepublished at 06:31 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Emergency services at scene of Tunbridge Wells fireImage source, Eddie Mitchell

    A woman has been rescued from her house in Tunbridge Wells and taken to hospital following a large fire.

    Three fire engines were sent to Mount Sion just after 01:00 BST.

    The fire started in the ground-floor living room. An investigation into the cause of the fire has been launched.

  14. Going to uni? How it's changed in 20 yearspublished at 06:25 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    As students get their A-level results, Newsbeat looks at how going to uni has changed since 1997.

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  15. 'What I did after my A-level results'published at 06:10 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Three young people talk about what they did in the year after collecting their A-level results.

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  16. A-level results: What I did nextpublished at 06:08 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Four young people talk about what they have done in the year since collecting their A-level results.

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  17. Missing woman's family 'feel let down'published at 01:33 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Georgina Gharsallah was last seen in a phone shop in her home town of Worthing on 7 March.

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  18. 'It's like grieving but it doesn't stop'published at 01:24 British Summer Time 16 August 2018

    Georgina Gharsallah, from Worthing, West Sussex, has been missing since 7 March.

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  19. Surrey & Bears retain last-eight hopespublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 15 August 2018

    Surrey and Birmingham Bears keep their T20 Blast quarter-final hopes alive by winning their penultimate group games.

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  20. East Sussex parking finespublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 15 August 2018

    Huw Oxburgh
    Local Democracy Reporter

    East Sussex Council raised more than £1.4m from parking fines in 2016/17, an increase of more than 7.6% on the previous year.

    The largest number of the fines were issued within the Hastings area raising more than £500,000 with 16,708 Penalty Charge Notices issued.

    The figures from a council report show 83% of the Penalty Charge Notices were paid, while 2,800 were cancelled following appeal.

    The report shows that 102 of the cancelled PCNs had been issued to broken down vehicles and 27 had been incorrectly issued to police vehicles.

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