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Aug 2024
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University Challenged

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Today, thousands of students receive their results from A-level, T-level, BTec Nationals and other Level 3 qualifications.

Adam is opening Newscast University for one day only!

He’s joined by BBC education editor Branwen Jeffreys, who tells us what today’s results reveal about the state of higher education in the UK.

And the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Dr Rosamund Lewis, the technical lead for mpox at the WHO, explains how the virus has spread, and why its been declared an ‘emergency’.

You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Miranda Slade and Sam Mclaren. The technical producer was Jeremy Morgan. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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