
Learning English from the News (BBC Radio)
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03 Oct 2017 | Spain in crisis after Catalan vote | 00:09:36 | |
Spain is in crisis after violence during an unofficial referendum in Catalonia. Neil and Catherine teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English | |||
10 Oct 2017 | Racial inequality in the UK | 00:07:50 | |
Learn how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English. | |||
17 Oct 2017 | Ancient stellar collision makes waves | 00:09:24 | |
Two stars hitting each other has been described as ‘cataclysmic’. What does that mean? | |||
24 Oct 2017 | Toxicity tax for London’s polluting cars | 00:07:45 | |
London has introduced a tax to combat air pollution. Dan and Catherine teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English | |||
31 Oct 2017 | Human health affected by climate change | 00:07:30 | |
People's health is suffering because of climate change. Neil and Dan teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English | |||
07 Nov 2017 | The Russian Revolution: 100 years on | 00:08:37 | |
It's 100 years since the Bolsheviks took power in Russia. Neil and Catherine teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English | |||
14 Nov 2017 | Italy World Cup Fail | 00:08:19 | |
Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup. Neil and Dan teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English | |||
21 Nov 2017 | President defies a nation | 00:07:48 | |
The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, refuses to step down. Dan and Catherine teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English | |||
28 Nov 2017 | A royal romance | 00:08:20 | |
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are going to marry. Neil and Dan teach you how to use language from this news story in your everyday English | |||
05 Dec 2017 | Stopping the environmental apocalypse | 00:09:16 | |
An international delegation meet to avert environmental catastrophe. Dan and Catherine teach you how to use language from this news story in your everyday English | |||
12 Dec 2017 | Macron renews global warming fight | 00:08:26 | |
French president Macron hopes to re-energise the fight against global warming, and that American president, Donald Trump, will join in | |||
19 Dec 2017 | Gatlin team doping allegations | 00:08:43 | |
Allegations of drug taking connected to world-record holder Justin Gatlin have been made. | |||
26 Dec 2017 | Used rocket launched into space | 00:09:17 | |
Would you like to travel to space in a second-hand rocket? An American company's hoping this will be the future of space tourism. Neil and Catherine discuss this story | |||
02 Jan 2018 | Hollywood's campaign against harassment | 00:09:27 | |
Rob and Neil teach you how to use language from this news story in your everyday English. | |||
09 Jan 2018 | Koreas talk for first time in two years | 00:08:47 | |
North and South Korea have met for talks for the first time in two years. Neil and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story | |||
30 Jan 2018 | What happened at the Grammys? | 00:09:03 | |
The Grammys have taken place in New York. Dan and Catherine teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story | |||
06 Feb 2018 | 100 year anniversary for women's rights | 00:10:54 | |
It's 100 years to the day that women in the UK got the vote. Rob and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story | |||
13 Feb 2018 | South Africa: reports ANC ask Zuma to go | 00:09:58 | |
Reports from South Africa say that the ANC have asked President Zuma to step down. Dan and Catherine teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story | |||
20 Feb 2018 | How do vampire bats survive on blood? | 00:08:40 | |
Scientists have discovered how vampire bats can survive on a blood-only diet. Neil and Catherine teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story | |||
27 Feb 2018 | 'The Beast from the East' blankets UK | 00:08:39 | |
A band of extreme cold and snow has hit parts of Europe and the UK. This is causing some travel disruption because most parts of the UK rarely experience heavy snow | |||
06 Mar 2018 | Britain must diet, say health officials | 00:09:16 | |
Health officials in the UK ask the food industry to cut calories to reduce obesity | |||
13 Mar 2018 | Latte levy | 00:10:05 | |
A group of British politicians want to raise money for recycling by adding an extra charge to disposable coffee cups | |||
20 Mar 2018 | Last male northern white rhino dies | 00:08:30 | |
The future of the northern white rhino looks bleak after the last known male has died. Neil and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story | |||
27 Mar 2018 | Justin Trudeau apologises for wrongful killing | 00:10:37 | |
The Canadian prime minister apologised for the wrongful hanging of indigenous leaders in 1864. Neil and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story | |||
24 Apr 2018 | It's a boy! Royal baby born | 00:09:41 | |
Neil and Dan explain the language used to discuss the new royal | |||
01 May 2018 | A minimum price for alcohol in Scotland | 00:09:37 | |
Neil and Catherine explain vocabulary and talk about Scotland's new health-related change | |||
15 May 2018 | Tourism's carbon footprint | 00:07:53 | |
Catherine and Dan discuss the environmental impact of tourism | |||
15 May 2018 | Royal wedding: Markle's father may not attend | 00:10:52 | |
Dan and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story. | |||
22 May 2018 | Salamander 'being eaten to extinction' | 00:09:16 | |
Neil and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story. | |||
29 May 2018 | Brazilian trucker strike continues | 00:08:40 | |
Sian and Dan bring you the language you need to talk about this story. | |||
05 Jun 2018 | Apple to hinder Facebook web tracking | 00:08:29 | |
Dan and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story. | |||
17 Jul 2018 | Human embryo DNA editing OK, panel says | 00:08:36 | |
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story. | |||
31 Jul 2018 | Neymar admits exaggerating | 00:09:29 | |
Neil and Catherine discuss the key language from this story. | |||
14 Aug 2018 | Turkish lira falls: who's to blame? | 00:09:56 | |
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story. | |||
21 Aug 2018 | North and South Korean family reunions | 00:09:21 | |
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story. | |||
28 Aug 2018 | World's oldest message in a bottle | 00:08:11 | |
Neil and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
04 Sep 2018 | Nike and the Colin Kaepernick controversy | 00:10:16 | |
Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
11 Sep 2018 | Hurricane Florence forces evacuation | 00:09:47 | |
Neil and Dan teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
09 Oct 2018 | Trump apologises to Kavanaugh for 'lies' | 00:11:14 | |
Neil and Tom teach you language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
16 Oct 2018 | Stopping the cyber-criminals | 00:10:24 | |
Tom and Catherine teach you language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
30 Oct 2018 | 60% drop in global wildlife | 00:09:11 | |
Catherine and Tom discuss language from this story. | |||
08 Jan 2019 | Why are female penguins getting stranded? | 00:09:33 | |
Why are female penguins found stranded so far from home? Neil and Tom discuss this story. | |||
19 Mar 2019 | South African power outages continue | 00:09:58 | |
Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
26 Mar 2019 | BA flight to Germany mistakenly flies to Scotland | 00:09:40 | |
Tom and Dan discuss the story and teach you vocabulary to talk about it. | |||
02 Apr 2019 | New blood test can save pregnant women's lives | 00:09:16 | |
A blood test for this condition is more accurate and faster than previous methods. | |||
09 Apr 2019 | Sudan protests continue | 00:09:29 | |
Tom and Catherine bring you the language from the latest news headlines on this story. | |||
23 Apr 2019 | Malaria vaccine launched | 00:09:20 | |
Neil and Catherine discuss a new vaccine would could help save millions of lives | |||
14 May 2019 | WhatsApp attack | 00:09:29 | |
Catherine and Tom teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
21 May 2019 | Niki Lauda, Formula 1 legend, dies | 00:09:52 | |
Catherine and Dan teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story. | |||
28 May 2019 | Everest Deaths: The Crowded Mountain | 00:10:45 | |
Catherine and Tom discuss the story and teach you vocabulary so you can discuss it too. | |||
26 Jun 2019 | European heatwave | 00:12:02 | |
Temperatures across Europe are expected to rise dramatically over the next few days. | |||
16 Jul 2019 | Trump's tweet branded racist | 00:12:19 | |
Donald Trump is criticised for posting tweets directed at four non-white congresswomen. | |||
23 Jul 2019 | Russian aircraft enter S Korean airspace | 00:11:12 | |
S Korea says that Russian military aircraft have entered its airspace without permission. | |||
27 Aug 2019 | Tiny 'cousin' of T.rex discovered | 00:12:13 | |
Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story | |||
03 Sep 2019 | Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet | 00:11:05 | |
Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story. | |||
05 Nov 2019 | One run a week for a longer life | 00:09:47 | |
Just one run a week can significantly affect the length of your life, says a new report. | |||
18 Dec 2019 | Boeing stops making the 737 Max | 00:10:58 | |
Production of Boeing's 737 Max will stop in early 2020. Georgina and Catherine discuss. | |||
24 Dec 2019 | A real-life secret Santa | 00:09:42 | |
Someone's been leaving presents for strangers around a village in the UK. | |||
31 Dec 2019 | Our biggest stories of 2019 | 00:10:17 | |
The News Review bring you the biggest stories of the year. | |||
21 Jan 2020 | New China virus spreads | 00:09:16 | |
A new virus is spreading in China. Catherine and Georgina teach you this story's language | |||
24 Mar 2020 | Fixing things to help the planet | 00:11:20 | |
The EU wants to make items durable and repairable. Neil and Catherine discuss this story. | |||
14 Apr 2020 | Coronavirus: Are school closures necessary? | 00:12:44 | |
School have closed down to stop the spread of coronavirus. But is this effective? | |||
12 May 2020 | Covid-19: A new era for cyclists? | 00:12:36 | |
The fear of catching virus on public transport leads to a boom in cycle-to-work schemes. | |||
19 May 2020 | Covid-19: The end for live music? | 00:10:55 | |
A top music boss doesn’t think live music will be back until the end of the year. | |||
26 May 2020 | Toddler buys $25 onion on dad’s phone | 00:13:04 | |
Toddler Alice was playing with her dad's phone when she ordered an onion by accident. | |||
02 Jun 2020 | Training for the Premier League starts | 00:11:20 | |
English Premier League clubs discuss the restart of the football season. | |||
09 Jun 2020 | Can you sleep during lockdown? | 00:10:51 | |
More than 50% in UK have struggled with sleep during the lockdown, says survey. | |||
16 Jun 2020 | Black Lives Matter: Racism at London protest | 00:10:18 | |
The British PM has condemned what he called ‘racist thuggery’ after clashes in London. | |||
23 Jun 2020 | Beyonce: Juneteenth song released | 00:07:30 | |
Beyonce releases 'Black Parade' on the anniversary of the end of slavery in the US. | |||
30 Jun 2020 | Coronavirus: Half million deaths | 00:11:57 | |
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
07 Jul 2020 | World’s biggest classical music festival… from home | 00:11:48 | |
The BBC Proms will go ahead this summer in London – but not as we know it. | |||
14 Jul 2020 | Athlete's 200m 'record' only 185m | 00:09:39 | |
Neil and Georgina look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
21 Jul 2020 | Kanye West says he'll run for US president | 00:09:45 | |
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
28 Jul 2020 | A plan to bring live music back | 00:10:43 | |
British events promoter wants to use compulsory coronavirus testing at music festivals. | |||
04 Aug 2020 | Coronavirus: UN warns of new diseases | 00:10:51 | |
Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. | |||
11 Aug 2020 | Beirut explosion protests | 00:12:04 | |
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
18 Aug 2020 | Belarus: Protests spread | 00:10:08 | |
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news about this story. | |||
25 Aug 2020 | Kamala Harris makes history | 00:11:30 | |
Kamala Harris has become the first black woman to run for US Vice-President. | |||
01 Sep 2020 | SpaceX splash down | 00:12:34 | |
Neil and Rob talk about space exploration and teach you vocabulary. | |||
08 Sep 2020 | Djokovic hits line judge with ball | 00:13:28 | |
The incident led to the player's disqualification from the US Open tennis tournament. | |||
15 Sep 2020 | Wildfires are spreading across the West Coast of America | 00:09:34 | |
Georgina and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
22 Sep 2020 | 2020 Emmys - New Records Set | 00:09:56 | |
Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
29 Sep 2020 | Trump's tax returns | 00:09:45 | |
Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
06 Oct 2020 | London Marathon goes ahead | 00:11:03 | |
Around 45,000 non-elite athletes took part remotely due to Covid-19. | |||
13 Oct 2020 | Nadal 20th Grand Slam | 00:08:29 | |
Rafael Nadal has equalled Roger Federer's feat of winning a 20th Grand Slam title. | |||
20 Oct 2020 | China's Covid Recovery | 00:10:55 | |
Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. | |||
27 Oct 2020 | Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix | 00:11:16 | |
Catherine and Rob have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. | |||
03 Nov 2020 | US election day 2020 | 00:09:52 | |
Georgina and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. | |||
10 Nov 2020 | Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president | 00:08:46 | |
Georgina and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. | |||
17 Nov 2020 | Calls for ban on 'anti-vax' social media | 00:11:12 | |
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. | |||
24 Nov 2020 | Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all? | 00:10:41 | |
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story. | |||
01 Dec 2020 | Diego Maradona: Doctor’s house searched | 00:11:43 | |
Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. | |||
08 Dec 2020 | Brexit: Deal or no deal? | 00:11:15 | |
The UK and the EU have entered final talks this week to try and agree a trade deal. | |||
15 Dec 2020 | Brexit talks: Next days are crucial | 00:12:19 | |
Talks between the UK and the EU have been extended with no deadline. | |||
29 Dec 2020 | Our favourite News Review of 2020 | 00:12:15 | |
A 99-year-old man raised millions to help the UK's health service fight coronavirus | |||
05 Jan 2021 | Trump tells official: 'find' votes | 00:10:14 | |
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story. | |||
12 Jan 2021 | Record-breaking snow storm hits Spain | 00:11:20 | |
Up to 50cm of snow fell on the capital Madrid between Friday and Saturday. | |||
19 Jan 2021 | UK: Tough new travel restrictions | 00:11:13 | |
New controls have come into force to try to keep out variants of coronavirus. | |||
26 Jan 2021 | Russian Navalny Protests | 00:11:50 | |
Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. | |||
02 Feb 2021 | Myanmar: Military takes control | 00:10:14 | |
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. |