Learning English from the News Podcast
Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English. Every week we discuss one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
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.
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Episodes to download
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How do vampire bats survive on blood?
Tue 20 Feb 2018
Scientists have discovered how vampire bats can survive on a blood-only diet
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South Africa: reports ANC ask Zuma to go
Tue 13 Feb 2018
Reports from South Africa say that the ANC have asked President Zuma to step down
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100 year anniversary for women's rights
Tue 6 Feb 2018
Rob and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story
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Koreas talk for first time in two years
Tue 9 Jan 2018
North Korea has agreed to send a delegation to the Winter Olympics in the south
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Hollywood's campaign against harassment
Tue 2 Jan 2018
Rob and Neil teach you how to use language from this news story in your everyday English.
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Used rocket launched into space
Boxing Day 2017
Would you like to travel to space in a second-hand rocket?
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Gatlin team doping allegations
Tue 19 Dec 2017
Allegations of drug taking connected to world-record holder Justin Gatlin have been made.
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Macron renews global warming fight
Tue 12 Dec 2017
French president Macron hopes to re-energise the fight against global warming
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Stopping the environmental apocalypse
Tue 5 Dec 2017
An international delegation meet to avert environmental catastrophe
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A royal romance
Tue 28 Nov 2017
Prince Harry, fifth in line to the throne, is going to marry Meghan Markle
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President defies a nation
Tue 21 Nov 2017
The Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, refuses to step down
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The Russian Revolution: 100 years on
Tue 7 Nov 2017
It's 100 years since the October Revolution in Russia
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Human health affected by climate change
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Changing climate is causing heat waves, poor diet and spreading disease
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Toxicity tax for London’s polluting cars
Tue 24 Oct 2017
London has introduced a tax to combat air pollution
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Ancient stellar collision makes waves
Tue 17 Oct 2017
Two stars hitting each other has been described as ‘cataclysmic’. What does that mean?
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Racial inequality in the UK
Tue 10 Oct 2017
Learn how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English.
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Spain in crisis after Catalan vote
Tue 3 Oct 2017
The Spanish region of Catalonia has voted for independence in an unofficial referendum
