University places fill at record pace amid clearing competition

 Telephone operators work on the clearing helpline at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt for the Guardian
University places have been filling up at a record pace, a day after A-level results were published, as students and colleges adapt to greater competition through the clearing system for applicants whose grades differed from predictions.
Some institutions, such as Exeter University, University College London and Imperial College London, took

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