Learning English from the News

Learning English from the News episodes:

• 05.01.2024

  Healthy living and DNA

  Scientists believe a healthy lifestyle could increase life expectancy, despite genes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Office English ✔️ The English We...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Milan ice cream ban

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• 04.17.2024

  Banning smoking for life

  The UK government has voted to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2009. Beth and Neil discuss the language in the news headlines. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Hottest March ever

  Last month was the world's warmest March on record. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-15. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus ...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Israel protests

  Thousands take part in anti-government protest in Israel calling for Prime Minister Netanyahu to resign. (Images: Amir Levy, Sean Gallup, Alexi Rosenfeld, Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images) TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Baltimore bridge collapse

  Six people are missing after a ship caused a bridge to collapse in Baltimore, USA. (Images: Michael A. McCoy for The Washington Post, Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post, Tasos Katopodis and Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images) For more great language tips...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Putin claims election victory

  Vladimir Putin has claimed his fifth term as president after winning 87% of the vote, according to Russian election officials. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. (Images: Contributor via Getty Images) TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Haiti: Gang violence crisis

  (Images: Guerinault Louis/Anadolu, Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma, Spencer Platt, Giles Clarke via Getty Images)

  
• 03.06.2024

  France protects abortion

  Image: Adnan Farzat/Nur Photo via Getty Images

  
• 02.28.2024

  Sweden joins Nato

  Sweden is to join Nato after 200 years of neutrality.

  
• 02.21.2024

  Cyber hackers hacked

  The website of ransomware cybercriminals Lockbit has been seized by authorities

  
• 02.14.2024

  Women working more since pandemic

  Women are working more and men are working less since the pandemic.

  
• 02.07.2024

  Senegal's democratic crisis

  Senegal's president has postponed the country's upcoming elections.

  
• 01.31.2024

  Elon Musk's brain chip

  Elon Musk's company Neuralink has successfully implanted a chip in a human brain.

  
• 01.24.2024

  US and UK strike Houthis

  The US and UK have launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

  
• 01.17.2024

  Taiwan election angers China

  Taiwan has elected William Lai as president. (Image: Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

  
• 01.10.2024

  Dog meat banned by South Korea

  The killing and sale of dogs for their meat has been banned in South Korea.

  
• 01.03.2024

  Earthquake hits Japan on New Year's Day

  Search for survivors after New Year’s Day earthquake hits Japan.

  
• 12.20.2023

  Richest 1% harm planet most

  The lifestyles of the wealthy are closely connected to climate change

  
• 12.13.2023

  2,000 new species on extinction list: COP28

  2,000 more species have been added to the Red List of Threatened Species.

  
• 12.06.2023

  Faked accident: YouTuber jailed

  An influencer has gone to jail after crashing a plane for video views and money.

  
• 11.29.2023

  India tunnel rescue

  All 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel in India for 17 days have been rescued.

  
• 11.22.2023

  Bad bosses make people quit

  New research says people are quitting their jobs because of a bad boss.

  
• 11.15.2023

  Iceland prepares for volcano

  A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland amid a series of earthquakes.

  
• 11.08.2023

  Israel-Gaza War: One month on

  It's one month since the Israel-Gaza war broke out. Learn the language in the news.

  
• 11.01.2023

  Friends say goodbye to Matthew Perry

  Matthew Perry, most famous for playing Chandler Bing in 'Friends', has died.

  
• 10.25.2023

  Nature destroying nature

  A news report says non-native animals and plants are destroying biodiversity.

  
• 10.18.2023

  Amazon water emergency

  The Amazon has its lowest water levels in 121 years. Learn how to talk about the story.

  
• 10.11.2023

  Junk food addiction

  Some scientists think ultra-processed food should come with a warning.

  
• 10.04.2023

  Covid vaccine scientists win Nobel

  The scientists who made mRNA Covid vaccines possible have won a Nobel Prize.

  
• 09.27.2023

  Lego gives up on recycled bricks

  Lego has stopped its plan to replace the plastic in its toys bricks.

  
• 09.20.2023

  Improving maths with music

  Music could improve your maths skills according to a recent study.

  
• 09.13.2023

  Rubiales quits: Kiss scandal

  Luis Rubiales resigns. Image by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images.

  
• 09.06.2023

  Banning 'steak'

  Plant-based food can no longer have meat-based names in France.

  
• 08.30.2023

  Is laughing good for your heart?

  Laughter can make your heart stronger, according to new research.

  
• 08.30.2023

  Is laughing good for your heart?

  Laughter can make your heart stronger, according to new research.

  
• 08.23.2023

  Antarctic ice melting

  Ice the size of Greenland is missing from Antarctica because of climate change.

  
• 08.16.2023

  Shift work linked to depression

  A new study has found that working shifts can lead to depression and anxiety.

  
• 08.09.2023

  Green flights? Impossible

  Can flying ever be green? Scientists say no.

  
• 08.02.2023

  Trump charged for third time

  Donald Trump charged with trying to change the 2020 US presidential election result.

  
• 07.26.2023

  8 ways to live longer

  A US research project has found 8 habits that can help you live longer.

  
• 07.19.2023

  Alzheimer's drug hope

  New drugs mean that Alzheimer's could soon be treated as easily as asthma and diabetes.

  
• 07.12.2023

  Hottest week ever

  The first week of July had the highest average global temperature ever measured, UN says.

  
• 07.05.2023

  Fukushima water release

  The UN have said it's safe to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan.

  
• 06.28.2023

  Rainforests: Destruction gets worse

  An area of rainforest the size of Switzerland was lost last year. Beth and Phil discuss.

  
• 06.21.2023

  Naps: Good for your brain?

  Research says that naps are good for our brains. Learn vocabulary related to this story.

  
• 06.14.2023

  Could we live to 140?

  Scientists from the University of Georgia think humans alive today could live to 140.

  
• 06.07.2023

  New blood test for 50 cancers

  Scientists from Oxford University say the test results have been encouraging so far.

  
• 05.31.2023

  Can diet improve memory?

  Could apples, berries and cacao improve our memory as we get older?

  
• 05.24.2023

  First Arab woman in space

  Rayyanah Barnawi is part of a crew of space tourists who are visiting the ISS.