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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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11:21

Olympics: Sprinter seeks asylum

Learning English from the News ·

2021/08/03

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seeking asylum in Europe.

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9:32

Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests

Learning English from the News ·

2021/07/27

Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests in the country.

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10:54

Pegasus: Activists 'spied on'

Learning English from the News ·

2021/07/20

A smartphone spyware may have been used to monitor human rights activists and politicians

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8:53

Italy win Euro 2020

Learning English from the News ·

2021/07/13

Italy have won their first European championship since 1968. It beat England in the final.

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10:22

The Queen gives medal to health service

Learning English from the News ·

2021/07/06

Queen Elizabeth has awarded the George Cross to the National Health Service.

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9:00

Wimbledon: Return of tennis tournament

Learning English from the News ·

2021/06/29

The famous tennis tournament is back. It was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

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9:52

Olympics: First transgender athlete

Learning English from the News ·

2021/06/22

Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics.

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10:06

Euro 2020: Player has heart attack

Learning English from the News ·

2021/06/15

Denmark’s Christian Eriksen had a heart attack during a Euro 2020 game against Finland.

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11:17

Lilibet: Harry and Meghan's new baby

Learning English from the News ·

2021/06/08

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child.

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10:12

Olympics: Tokyo too hot for athletes?

Learning English from the News ·

2021/06/01

A report suggests that climate change could put the health of Olympic athletes at risk.

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10:20

Belarus accused of 'hijacking'

Learning English from the News ·

2021/05/25

Western countries have accused Belarus of hijacking a Ryanair plane.

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11:13

Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year,...

Learning English from the News ·

2021/05/18

People living in South East Asia and the Western Pacific region were the most affected.

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10:46

China rocket lands in ocean

Learning English from the News ·

2021/05/11

The remains of a Chinese rocket have crashed into the Indian Ocean.

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11:46

India's Covid nightmare

Learning English from the News ·

2021/05/04

India continues to struggle with an aggressive second wave of infections.

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12:33

Nomadland wins at the Oscars

Learning English from the News ·

2021/04/27

Chloe Zhao becomes the first woman of colour to win the best director award.

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11:25

Football: 'Super League' for Europe?

Learning English from the News ·

2021/04/20

In a seismic move for football, 12 clubs have agreed to join a new European Super League.

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11:13

Natanz: Iran blames Israel

Learning English from the News ·

2021/04/13

Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

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11:09

Space wine: Does it taste better?

Learning English from the News ·

2021/04/06

Scientists sent bottles of wine to the ISS to study the effect of gravity on the product.

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12:11

Suez Canal: Delays continue

Learning English from the News ·

2021/03/30

The Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal on 23rd March and caused long delays.

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12:50

Australia hit by record floods

Learning English from the News ·

2021/03/23

Around 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods in Australia.

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