gb news has spoken to two students at lichfield cathedral school . en into the university. >> i wanted to do better than i expected. it feels amazing and weird at the same time. >> i've had to do year 12 twice, but i'm finally here and i've actually gone and done it. so i'm really happy. >> the economy is continuing its recovery from last year's recession , with growth extending recession, with growth extending over the latest quarter. the office for national statistics says gross domestic product increased by 0.6% between april and june . former conservative and june. former conservative chancellor jeremy and june. former conservative chancellorjeremy hunt says chancellor jeremy hunt says today's figures are further proof. labour has inherited a growing and resilient economy. but labour's chancellor, rachel reeves, says she has inherited more than a decade of slow economic growth from the tories train drivers are to vote on a new offer aimed at ending their long running pay dispute, which has resulted in days of strike action. the aslef union said th

what are you going to miss about school or your a—levels here at lichfield cathedral school, i think , it'd be good. >> thank you so much. i know that you've got your results out here in front of you. congratulations. and thanks for giving up the time this morning when you reasonably should be hugging all of your friends, hugo and charlotte. but you can see in the background lots of excited students and very nervous students still coming here to open their envelopes, unsure of where their future might take them. >> okay , will, thanks very much >> okay, will, thanks very much indeed. i'm quite impressed with hugo doing nuclear engineering at lancaster. yeah, that sounds useful. well, it sounds really interesting, actually. that's the sort of thing you do interest. >> yeah, you'd be interested. >> yeah, you'd be interested. >> i wouldn't be clever enough to do that, but it sounds. but it sounds so annoying. it sounds really interesting, doesn't it? >> well, congratulations to the two of them. >> yeah, well done to them. >> yeah, well done to them. >> let's head to coventry university,

gb news has spoken to students at lichfield cathedral school. >> results have gone pretty well.gotten into the university. >> i've wanted to better than expected. >> it feels amazing and weird at the same time. >> i've had to do year 12 twice, but i'm finally here and i've actually gone and done it, so i'm really happy. >> but education secretary bridget phillipson says there are still inequalities in the education system. >> today is about celebrating the achievements of our young people, but i do recognise that the gaps that we've seen opening up under the last conservative government, where it comes to regional differences, are really stark and that gap is widening. there is an awful lot that we need to do and i want to make sure as education secretary, that we break down those barriers to opportunity for our young people, that where you're from doesn't determine what you can go to on achieve in life. >> the economy is continuing its recovery from last year's recession, with growth extending over the latest quarter, according to official data. the office for national statisti