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

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04.20.2021 Football: 'Super League' for Europe? In a seismic move for football, 12 clubs have agreed to join a new European Super League.
04.13.2021 Natanz: Iran blames Israel Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
04.06.2021 Space wine: Does it taste better? Scientists sent bottles of wine to the ISS to study the effect of gravity on the product.
03.30.2021 Suez Canal: Delays continue The Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal on 23rd March and caused long delays.
03.23.2021 Australia hit by record floods Around 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods in Australia.
03.16.2021 Grammys: Beyonce sets new record Beyonce has set a new record after becoming the first female artist to win 28 Grammys.
03.09.2021 Harry and Meghan's Interview Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
03.02.2021 Golden Globes 2021 Learn the vocabulary you need to talk about this year's film and TV awards ceremony.
02.23.2021 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to divorce Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
02.16.2021 Impeachment trial: Trump acquitted Tom and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
02.09.2021 India: Flood in Himalayas Dozens are feared dead after a piece of a Himalayan glacier triggered a flood in India.
02.02.2021 Myanmar: Military takes control Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
01.26.2021 Russian Navalny Protests Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
01.19.2021 UK: Tough new travel restrictions New controls have come into force to try to keep out variants of coronavirus.
01.12.2021 Record-breaking snow storm hits Spain Up to 50cm of snow fell on the capital Madrid between Friday and Saturday.
01.05.2021 Trump tells official: 'find' votes Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story.
12.29.2020 Our favourite News Review of 2020 A 99-year-old man raised millions to help the UK's health service fight coronavirus
12.15.2020 Brexit talks: Next days are crucial Talks between the UK and the EU have been extended with no deadline.
12.08.2020 Brexit: Deal or no deal? The UK and the EU have entered final talks this week to try and agree a trade deal.
12.01.2020 Diego Maradona: Doctor’s house searched Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
11.24.2020 Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all? Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story.
11.17.2020 Calls for ban on 'anti-vax' social media Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
11.10.2020 Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president Georgina and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
11.03.2020 US election day 2020 Georgina and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
10.27.2020 Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix Catherine and Rob have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
10.20.2020 China's Covid Recovery Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
10.13.2020 Nadal 20th Grand Slam Rafael Nadal has equalled Roger Federer's feat of winning a 20th Grand Slam title.
10.06.2020 London Marathon goes ahead Around 45,000 non-elite athletes took part remotely due to Covid-19.
09.29.2020 Trump's tax returns Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
09.22.2020 2020 Emmys - New Records Set Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
09.15.2020 Wildfires are spreading across the West Coast of America Georgina and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
09.08.2020 Djokovic hits line judge with ball The incident led to the player's disqualification from the US Open tennis tournament.
09.01.2020 SpaceX splash down Neil and Rob talk about space exploration and teach you vocabulary.
08.25.2020 Kamala Harris makes history Kamala Harris has become the first black woman to run for US Vice-President.
08.18.2020 Belarus: Protests spread Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news about this story.
08.11.2020 Beirut explosion protests Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
08.04.2020 Coronavirus: UN warns of new diseases Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
07.28.2020 A plan to bring live music back British events promoter wants to use compulsory coronavirus testing at music festivals.
07.21.2020 Kanye West says he'll run for US president Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
07.14.2020 Athlete's 200m 'record' only 185m Neil and Georgina look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
07.07.2020 World’s biggest classical music festival… from home The BBC Proms will go ahead this summer in London – but not as we know it.
06.30.2020 Coronavirus: Half million deaths Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
06.23.2020 Beyonce: Juneteenth song released Beyonce releases 'Black Parade' on the anniversary of the end of slavery in the US.
06.16.2020 Black Lives Matter: Racism at London protest The British PM has condemned what he called ‘racist thuggery’ after clashes in London.
06.09.2020 Can you sleep during lockdown? More than 50% in UK have struggled with sleep during the lockdown, says survey.
06.02.2020 Training for the Premier League starts English Premier League clubs discuss the restart of the football season.
05.26.2020 Toddler buys $25 onion on dad’s phone Toddler Alice was playing with her dad's phone when she ordered an onion by accident.
05.19.2020 Covid-19: The end for live music? A top music boss doesn’t think live music will be back until the end of the year.
05.12.2020 Covid-19: A new era for cyclists? The fear of catching virus on public transport leads to a boom in cycle-to-work schemes.
04.14.2020 Coronavirus: Are school closures necessary? School have closed down to stop the spread of coronavirus. But is this effective?

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Learning English News Review episodes:

Football: 'Super League' for Europe?

Natanz: Iran blames Israel

Space wine: Does it taste better?

Suez Canal: Delays continue

Australia hit by record floods

Grammys: Beyonce sets new record

Harry and Meghan's Interview

Golden Globes 2021

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to divorce

Impeachment trial: Trump acquitted

India: Flood in Himalayas

Myanmar: Military takes control

Russian Navalny Protests

UK: Tough new travel restrictions

Record-breaking snow storm hits Spain

Trump tells official: 'find' votes

Our favourite News Review of 2020

Brexit talks: Next days are crucial

Brexit: Deal or no deal?

Diego Maradona: Doctor’s house searched

Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all?

Calls for ban on 'anti-vax' social media

Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president

US election day 2020

Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix

China's Covid Recovery

Nadal 20th Grand Slam

London Marathon goes ahead

Trump's tax returns

2020 Emmys - New Records Set

Wildfires are spreading across the West Coast of America

Djokovic hits line judge with ball

SpaceX splash down

Kamala Harris makes history

Belarus: Protests spread

Beirut explosion protests

Coronavirus: UN warns of new diseases

A plan to bring live music back

Kanye West says he'll run for US president

Athlete's 200m 'record' only 185m

World’s biggest classical music festival… from home

Coronavirus: Half million deaths

Beyonce: Juneteenth song released

Black Lives Matter: Racism at London protest

Can you sleep during lockdown?

Training for the Premier League starts

Toddler buys $25 onion on dad’s phone

Covid-19: The end for live music?

Covid-19: A new era for cyclists?

Coronavirus: Are school closures necessary?

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