A Level students brace for 'bitter pill' with grades set to take the biggest plunge on record as stricter marking finally returns after Covid - with an estimated 100,000 fewer entries to be awarded A or A*

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving grades this morning to help them progress on to university, work or training.

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