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Learning English from the News

Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English. Every week we talk about one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it. And in our special Our World in English episodes, we share documentaries from around the world and across the BBC in simple English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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9:48

Real-life secret Santa

Learning English from the News ·

2021/12/28

Someone's been leaving presents in public places. Could this be a real-life secret Santa?

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9:14

Omicron: Lockdown in the Netherlands

Learning English from the News ·

2021/12/21

The Netherlands goes into Christmas lockdown due to the rise of the Omicron strain.

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9:48

Tornadoes devastate US states

Learning English from the News ·

2021/12/14

Tornadoes hit the Midwest of the US on Friday and caused destruction and loss of life.

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9:46

Aung San Suu Kyi: 4 years in prison

Learning English from the News ·

2021/12/07

Deposed Myanmar leader has been sentenced after widely criticised trial.

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10:27

Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions

Learning English from the News ·

2021/11/30

We discuss this story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.

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10:35

Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle

Learning English from the News ·

2021/11/23

Adele has persuaded Spotify to take the shuffle button off all album pages.

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11:44

Austria: Lockdown for unvaccinated

Learning English from the News ·

2021/11/16

Two million people who have not been vaccinated have been placed in lockdown in Austria.

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12:24

COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation

Learning English from the News ·

2021/11/09

Learn key vocabulary to help you talk about this news story.

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10:20

Countries try to change UN climate paper

Learning English from the News ·

2021/11/02

Ahead of COP26, BBC News saw documents showing countries trying to change report.

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13:00

Donald Trump to launch new social media platform

Learning English from the News ·

2021/10/26

Donald Trump plans to launch a new social media network called TRUTH Social.

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9:26

Earthshot Prize: Prince's new awards

Learning English from the News ·

2021/10/19

Learn language related to Prince William's Earthshot Prize.

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10:18

Afghan female footballers get UK visas

Learning English from the News ·

2021/10/12

A team of female footballers who fled the Taliban have been told they can live in the UK.

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10:40

Pandora Papers: Rich exposed

Learning English from the News ·

2021/10/05

Thousands of documents have exposed the financial dealings of the world’s rich.

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12:03

Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over...

Learning English from the News ·

2021/09/28

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have claimed victory in the federal election

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11:08

La Palma: Volcano erupts

Learning English from the News ·

2021/09/21

A volcano has erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.

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10:56

Emma Raducanu wins US Open

Learning English from the News ·

2021/09/14

Raducanu becomes the first British woman for 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.

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10:58

Abba: Pop superstars are back

Learning English from the News ·

2021/09/07

ABBA, pop superstars of 70s, are back after 40 years with new album and planned tour.

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9:44

Rolling Stones drummer dies

Learning English from the News ·

2021/08/31

Charlie Watts, of legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80.

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8:47

Afghanistan: Taliban retake Kabul

Learning English from the News ·

2021/08/17

The Taliban have retaken the Afghan capital 20 years after being removed.

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10:26

Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity?

Learning English from the News ·

2021/08/10

IPCC report says it's unequivocal that human activity is responsible for global warming.

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