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    1. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 21 Aug 2014

      0.7% rise in pupils scoring A* to C in #GCSEresults in England, Wales & N Irelandhttp://bbc.in/1vkPMsh 

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      BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 21 Aug 2014

      1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults showhttp://bbc.in/1pPWXrC 

      1:30 AM - 21 Aug 2014
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        1. sophie‏ @sophienicolaa 21 Aug 2014
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          “@BBCBreaking: 1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults show http://bbc.in/1pPWXrC ” @JoshWHUFC u go girl

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        1. Matt Sillitoe‏ @Sillitoe92 21 Aug 2014
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          “@BBCBreaking: 1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults show" should watch more countdown! #EducatingEngland

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        1. ishy ‏ @williamthall95 21 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking ain't the exams not getting easier though? Just so they can say the grades have went up

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        1. io  🎈‏ @ionaskye_ 21 Aug 2014
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          “@BBCBreaking: 1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults show http://bbc.in/1pPWXrC ” gr8

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        1. Charlotte-Jane 🦐‏ @CBarsdell 21 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking shit

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        2. Ọrẹ‏ @OreOgunb 21 Aug 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          “@BBCBreaking: 1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults show http://bbc.in/1pPWXrC ” i still haven't healed

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        2. Adam Alton‏ @altonpowers 21 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking given that the grade boundaries are changed each year, why are you even reporting this as news?

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        1. Dawn Dobson‏ @DawnDo 23 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking Are we surprised? NO. The Government should have seen this coming..... as parents we knew this would happen 30 years ago.

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        1. Scott‏ @scottawarattray 21 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking Find solace in how good #JamesFoley 's executioner's english was.

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        1. Mumtaz Ali khan‏ @mumtazg66pk 21 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking International community should stand up for true democracy in Pakistan. Unconstitutional Govt must be removed. New elections.

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        1. —‏ @Nick_DTA 21 Aug 2014
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          “@BBCBreaking: 1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults show http://bbc.in/1pPWXrC ”

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        1. Ian Powell  🎟‏ @0s5i3 21 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking Do I presume that they go on to work at #BBC!

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        1. माया‏ @libre_et_suisse 21 Aug 2014
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          .@BBCBreaking That's ok. The BBC is hiring, and nowadays speaking correct English is surplus to requirements.

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        1. hakeem‏ @captainlittle 21 Aug 2014
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          @BBCBreaking @lil_bowyswagg 😮

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        1. Turtle‏ @Uwaisk97 21 Aug 2014
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          “@BBCBreaking: 1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults show http://bbc.in/1pPWXrC ” brap brap our year 👌😎

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        1. Jess‏ @jessicaaayum 21 Aug 2014
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          “@BBCBreaking: 1.9% fewer pupils achieve top grades in subject of English, #GCSEresults show"- because no one even speaks it properly now😡

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