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313,000 ONLINE VIEWS… AND RISING! MARCUS RASHFORD SHARES CLIVE’S GCSE SUCCESS

The heart-warming moment when Big Issue vendor Clive found out he had passed his GCSEs has now been watched more than 300,000 times online.

The popular Plymouth seller’s ‘5’ grade in English language and maths was earned at the age of 58 after returning to education during lockdown.

Clive turned his life around with The Big Issue after a difficult childhood led to addiction and

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