Learning English News Review

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News Review shows you how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English. Published every Tuesday by BBC Learning English.

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11.24.2020

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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?
03.24.2020 Fixing things to help the planet The EU wants to make items durable and repairable. Neil and Catherine discuss this story.
01.21.2020 New China virus spreads A new virus is spreading in China. Catherine and Georgina teach you this story's language
12.31.2019 Our biggest stories of 2019 The News Review bring you the biggest stories of the year.
12.24.2019 A real-life secret Santa Someone's been leaving presents for strangers around a village in the UK.
12.18.2019 Boeing stops making the 737 Max Production of Boeing's 737 Max will stop in early 2020. Georgina and Catherine discuss.
11.05.2019 One run a week for a longer life Just one run a week can significantly affect the length of your life, says a new report.
09.03.2019 Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story.
08.27.2019 Tiny 'cousin' of T.rex discovered Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story
07.23.2019 Russian aircraft enter S Korean airspace S Korea says that Russian military aircraft have entered its airspace without permission.
07.16.2019 Trump's tweet branded racist Donald Trump is criticised for posting tweets directed at four non-white congresswomen.
06.26.2019 European heatwave Temperatures across Europe are expected to rise dramatically over the next few days.
05.28.2019 Everest Deaths: The Crowded Mountain Catherine and Tom discuss the story and teach you vocabulary so you can discuss it too.
05.21.2019 Niki Lauda, Formula 1 legend, dies Catherine and Dan teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
05.14.2019 WhatsApp attack Catherine and Tom teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
04.23.2019 Malaria vaccine launched Neil and Catherine discuss a new vaccine would could help save millions of lives
04.09.2019 Sudan protests continue Tom and Catherine bring you the language from the latest news headlines on this story.
04.02.2019 New blood test can save pregnant women's lives A blood test for this condition is more accurate and faster than previous methods.
03.26.2019 BA flight to Germany mistakenly flies to Scotland Tom and Dan discuss the story and teach you vocabulary to talk about it.
03.19.2019 South African power outages continue Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
01.08.2019 Why are female penguins getting stranded? Why are female penguins found stranded so far from home? Neil and Tom discuss this story.

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Learning English News Review episodes:

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?

Fixing things to help the planet

New China virus spreads

Our biggest stories of 2019

A real-life secret Santa

Boeing stops making the 737 Max

One run a week for a longer life

Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet

Tiny 'cousin' of T.rex discovered

Russian aircraft enter S Korean airspace

Trump's tweet branded racist

European heatwave

Everest Deaths: The Crowded Mountain

Niki Lauda, Formula 1 legend, dies

WhatsApp attack

Malaria vaccine launched

Sudan protests continue

New blood test can save pregnant women's lives

BA flight to Germany mistakenly flies to Scotland

South African power outages continue

Why are female penguins getting stranded?

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