It marks the 14th number one for Williams, including his years with Take That, and his seventh solo number one.

BBC: Robbie Williams

Other re-marks and checks brought the total number of queries over A-levels to about 80, 000.

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Although the creation of the NHTCU marks a significant increase in the number of British police officers trained to tackle computer crime, experts say it is still not enough.

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The numbers have risen dramatically in recent years because of changes in GCSEs, and the increase will be reflected in the number of requests for re-marks, the watchdog says.

BBC: Exams: Ofqual reports GCSE and A-level regrades rise

Above and beyond that number, likely voters give him higher marks than previously on most topics: the economy (51%), understanding the middle class (54%), health care (48%), education (58%), and immigration (50%).

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The tournament also marks the return to action of Roger Federer, who took the world number one spot from Nadal with his Wimbledon triumph.

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It marks an incredible 12 months for the singer, which has included a UK number one for her song It Feels So Good.

BBC: Robbie Williams

Like Boy Scout merit badges for professionals, these marks of achievement would show competence in specific skills, and they could be granted by any number of institutions.

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"One of the major question marks about the quality of the data is that because the pilot scheme is in its early stages the number of reported incidents is less than international studies would suggest for comparable health care systems, " he said.

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