Teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been receiving their A-level results.

It was the first time the exams had been sat since the coronavirus outbreak, and there was delight for thousands of youngsters and their proud parents.

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Hugs all around at Norwich School (Joe Giddens/PA)
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Twins Thomas (left) and Daniel Beechboth from Bedminster, Bristol, celebrated their A* A-level results at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School in Bristol (Rod Minchin/PA)
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Iman Mohamed, 18, from Fishponds, Bristol, was another happy student at the school after also getting A* results (Rod Minchin/PA)
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There were big celebrations at Norwich School in Norfolk (Joe Giddens/PA)
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Millie Clark and Ella Cragg were thrilled with their results (Joe Giddens/PA)
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Emily Rivett celebrated with her parents after opening her A-level results at the school (Joe Giddens/PA)

There were happy students and teachers at schools across London.

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Yasmin Adan posed for a photo at Oasis Academy Hadley, Enfield, north London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Fellow pupils Mert Savas (left) and Paris Eockeray hugged with happiness ((Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Naz Capar (right) and her sister Sara wiped away tears ((Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Nagma Abdi (left) and Zuhoor Haibe were among the happy pupils at Ark Putney Academy in south-west London (Victoria Jones/PA)

Opening the envelope was a tense moment for students.

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Robert Robinson, headmaster of Campbell College, Belfast, was on hand to congratulate Patrick Kenny and Tom Crowther for their impressive results (Michael Cooper/PA)
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Leyna McQuillin (left) shared the results on her phone with her mother Michelle McQuillin at Peter Symonds College, Winchester (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Fellow pupil John Diedrick, 18, showed his A-level results to principal Sara Russell (right)(Andrew Matthews/PA)