Learning English from the News Podcast
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Episodes to download
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Black Lives Matter: Racism at London protest
Tue 16 Jun 2020
The British PM has condemned what he called 鈥榬acist thuggery鈥� after clashes in London.
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Can you sleep during lockdown?
Tue 9 Jun 2020
More than 50% in UK have struggled with sleep during the lockdown, says survey.
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Training for the Premier League starts
Tue 2 Jun 2020
English Premier League clubs discuss the restart of the football season.
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Toddler buys $25 onion on dad鈥檚 phone
Tue 26 May 2020
Toddler Alice was playing with her dad's phone when she ordered an onion by accident.
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Covid-19: The end for live music?
Tue 19 May 2020
A top music boss doesn鈥檛 think live music will be back until the end of the year.
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Covid-19: A new era for cyclists?
Tue 12 May 2020
The fear of catching virus on public transport leads to a boom in cycle-to-work schemes.
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Coronavirus: Are school closures necessary?
Tue 14 Apr 2020
School have closed down to stop the spread of coronavirus. But is this effective?
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Fixing things to help the planet
Tue 24 Mar 2020
The EU wants to make items durable and repairable. Neil and Catherine discuss this story.
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New China virus spreads
Tue 21 Jan 2020
A new virus is spreading in China. Catherine and Georgina teach you this story's language
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Our biggest stories of 2019
Tue 31 Dec 2019
The News Review bring you the biggest stories of the year.
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A real-life secret Santa
Christmas Eve 2019
Someone's been leaving presents for strangers around a village in the UK.
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Boeing stops making the 737 Max
Wed 18 Dec 2019
Production of Boeing's 737 Max will stop in early 2020. Georgina and Catherine discuss.
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One run a week for a longer life
Tue 5 Nov 2019
Just one run a week can significantly affect the length of your life, says a new report.
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Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet
Tue 3 Sep 2019
Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story.
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Tiny 'cousin' of T.rex discovered
Tue 27 Aug 2019
Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story
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Russian aircraft enter S Korean airspace
Tue 23 Jul 2019
S Korea says that Russian military aircraft have entered its airspace without permission.
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Trump's tweet branded racist
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Donald Trump is criticised for posting tweets directed at four non-white congresswomen.
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European heatwave
Wed 26 Jun 2019
Temperatures across Europe are expected to rise dramatically over the next few days.
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Everest Deaths: The Crowded Mountain
Tue 28 May 2019
Catherine and Tom discuss the story and teach you vocabulary so you can discuss it too.
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Niki Lauda, Formula 1 legend, dies
Tue 21 May 2019
Catherine and Dan teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
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WhatsApp attack
Tue 14 May 2019
Catherine and Tom teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
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Malaria vaccine launched
Tue 23 Apr 2019
Neil and Catherine discuss a new vaccine would could help save millions of lives
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Sudan protests continue
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Tom and Catherine bring you the language from the latest news headlines on this story.
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New blood test can save pregnant women's lives
Tue 2 Apr 2019
A blood test for this condition is more accurate and faster than previous methods.
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BA flight to Germany mistakenly flies to Scotland
Tue 26 Mar 2019
Tom and Dan discuss the story and teach you vocabulary to talk about it.
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South African power outages continue
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
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Why are female penguins getting stranded?
Tue 8 Jan 2019
Why are female penguins found stranded so far from home? Neil and Tom discuss this story.
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Stopping the cyber-criminals
Tue 16 Oct 2018
Tom and Catherine teach you language the media is using to discuss this story.
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Trump apologises to Kavanaugh for 'lies'
Tue 9 Oct 2018
Neil and Tom teach you language the media is using to discuss this story.
