Learning English from the News Podcast
Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.
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Episodes to download
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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.
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Hurricane Florence forces evacuation
Tue 11 Sep 2018
Neil and Dan teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
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Nike and the Colin Kaepernick controversy
Tue 4 Sep 2018
Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
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World's oldest message in a bottle
Tue 28 Aug 2018
Neil and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.
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North and South Korean family reunions
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.
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Turkish lira falls: who's to blame?
Tue 14 Aug 2018
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.
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Neymar admits exaggerating
Tue 31 Jul 2018
Neil and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.
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Human embryo DNA editing OK, panel says
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.
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Apple to hinder Facebook web tracking
Tue 5 Jun 2018
Dan and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story.
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Brazilian trucker strike continues
Tue 29 May 2018
Sian and Dan bring you the language you need to talk about this story.
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Salamander 'being eaten to extinction'
Tue 22 May 2018
Neil and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story.
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Royal wedding: Markle's father may not attend
Tue 15 May 2018
Dan and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story.
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Tourism's carbon footprint
Tue 15 May 2018
Catherine and Dan discuss the environmental impact of tourism
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A minimum price for alcohol in Scotland
Tue 1 May 2018
Neil and Catherine explain vocabulary and talk about Scotland's new health-related change
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It's a boy! Royal baby born
Tue 24 Apr 2018
Neil and Dan explain the language used to discuss the new royal
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Justin Trudeau apologises for wrongful killing
Tue 27 Mar 2018
The Canadian prime minister apologised for the 1864 unjust hanging of indigenous leaders
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Last male northern white rhino dies
Tue 20 Mar 2018
The future of the northern white rhino looks bleak after the last known male has died
