Its chair, Kathleen Tattersall, said Ofqual wanted to publish both questions and answers online.

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Prof Ian Tattersall said there were few examples to rival the accelerated evolution that led to our species.

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Other Cumbrians recognised in the honours list include Carlisle College principal Moira Tattersall.

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"The performance was pretty solid, " said Cazenove analyst Mike Tattersall, who estimates annual revenues grew by a fifth at the division.

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"It is hugely significant, " said paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, who wasn't involved in the work.

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Chair of Ofqual Kathleen Tattersall said it was important that all candidates had fair access qualifications to enable them to show their knowledge, skills and understanding.

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Kathleen Tattersall, chair of Ofqual, has appointed Lord Sutherland to lead the investigation into what went wrong and she promises a "fair, thorough and transparent inquiry".

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Mrs Tattersall was appointed OBE for services to further education.

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Individuals named were hairdresser Joseph Tyrrell, of Prescot Road in Liverpool, grocer Rafique Maroof Raja, of Thornton, Kirkcaldy, pipework specialist S Stewart, of Woolton in Liverpool, David Alan Jay, who trades in property maintenance in Cranham, Essex, and coach operator Brian Clifford Tattersall, of Bolton.

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Such fast change is not seen among apes, and while Prof Tattersall acknowledges the importance of the move our ancestors made from a tree-dwelling, to a ground-dwelling existence - something which has not affected our primate cousins - he says it is not enough to explain what is observed.

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