Learning English from the News Podcast
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Episodes to download
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UK: Tough new travel restrictions
Tue 19 Jan 2021
New controls have come into force to try to keep out variants of coronavirus.
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Record-breaking snow storm hits Spain
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Up to 50cm of snow fell on the capital Madrid between Friday and Saturday.
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Trump tells official: 'find' votes
Tue 5 Jan 2021
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story.
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Our favourite News Review of 2020
Tue 29 Dec 2020
A 99-year-old man raised millions to help the UK's health service fight coronavirus
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Brexit talks: Next days are crucial
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Talks between the UK and the EU have been extended with no deadline.
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Brexit: Deal or no deal?
Tue 8 Dec 2020
The UK and the EU have entered final talks this week to try and agree a trade deal.
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Diego Maradona: Doctor鈥檚 house searched
Tue 1 Dec 2020
Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
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Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all?
Tue 24 Nov 2020
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story.
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Calls for ban on 'anti-vax' social media
Tue 17 Nov 2020
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
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Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president
Tue 10 Nov 2020
Georgina and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
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US election day 2020
Tue 3 Nov 2020
Georgina and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
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Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Catherine and Rob have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
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China's Covid Recovery
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Nadal 20th Grand Slam
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Rafael Nadal has equalled Roger Federer's feat of winning a 20th Grand Slam title.
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London Marathon goes ahead
Tue 6 Oct 2020
Around 45,000 non-elite athletes took part remotely due to Covid-19.
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Trump's tax returns
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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2020 Emmys - New Records Set
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Wildfires are spreading across the West Coast of America
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Georgina and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Djokovic hits line judge with ball
Tue 8 Sep 2020
The incident led to the player's disqualification from the US Open tennis tournament.
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SpaceX splash down
Tue 1 Sep 2020
Neil and Rob talk about space exploration and teach you vocabulary.
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Kamala Harris makes history
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Kamala Harris has become the first black woman to run for US Vice-President.
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Belarus: Protests spread
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news about this story.
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Beirut explosion protests
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Coronavirus: UN warns of new diseases
Tue 4 Aug 2020
Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
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A plan to bring live music back
Tue 28 Jul 2020
British events promoter wants to use compulsory coronavirus testing at music festivals.
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Kanye West says he'll run for US president
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Athlete's 200m 'record' only 185m
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Neil and Georgina look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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World鈥檚 biggest classical music festival鈥� from home
Tue 7 Jul 2020
The 成人快手 Proms will go ahead this summer in London 鈥� but not as we know it.
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Coronavirus: Half million deaths
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
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Beyonce: Juneteenth song released
Tue 23 Jun 2020
Beyonce releases 'Black Parade' on the anniversary of the end of slavery in the US.
