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Learning English from the News Episodes

  1. Space emergency: Astronaut calls 911

    Tom and Neil discuss the story and teach you vocabulary to talk about it.

  2. South Korea's martial law crisis

    South Korea's president is facing a political crisis after failing to impose martial law.

  3. South African power outages continue

    Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.

  4. South Africa: reports ANC ask Zuma to go

    Reports from South Africa say that the ANC have asked President Zuma to step down

  5. Solved: The mystery of the zebra's stripes

    Neil and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.

  6. Sold: Most expensive piece of 20th century art

    Warhol's Marilyn Monroe painting sold for record-breaking $195m.

  7. Small South African beachside restaurant wins World Restaurant Awards

    Catherine and Neil discuss the story and teach you vocabulary to talk about it.

  8. Slippery toilets could save billions of litres of water

    Neil and Georgina teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.

  9. Singapore bars Boeing 737 Max 8 planes

    Dan and Catherine teach you the language the media is using to discuss this story.

  10. Shift work linked to depression

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

  11. Shanghai: Worst typhoon in 75 years

    The worst typhoon since 1949 has hit Shanghai. Beth and Phil walk you through this story

  12. Senegal's democratic crisis

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

  13. Salamander 'being eaten to extinction'

    Neil and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story.

  14. Russian Navalny Protests

    Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

  15. Russian aircraft enter S Korean airspace

    S Korea says that Russian military aircraft have entered its airspace without permission.

  16. Running marathon can improve heart health

    Georgina and Neil discuss language from this news story.

  17. Rubiales quits: Kiss scandal

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

  18. Royal wedding: Markle's father may not attend

    Dan and Catherine bring you the language you need to talk about this story.

  19. Rolling Stones drummer dies

    Charlie Watts, of legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80.

  20. Rocket hits the Moon

    Part of an abandoned rocket is thought to have hit the Moon last Friday, say scientists.

  21. Rishi Sunak - new UK PM

    45 days after the appointment of the last prime minister, the UK has a new prime minister

  22. Richest 1% harm planet most

    The lifestyles of the wealthy are closely connected to climate change

  23. Rich to pay for climate damage

    Rich nations agree to pay poorer countries for damage caused by climate change.

  24. Review of 2022

    Beth and Neil look back at your favourite news stories and vocabulary of the year.

  25. Review of 2021

    Rob and Roy look back at some of the stories and vocabulary we've discussed during 2021.

  26. Record-breaking snow storm hits Spain

    Up to 50cm of snow fell on the capital Madrid between Friday and Saturday.

  27. Record oil profits

    The five biggest oil companies made profits of 60 billion dollars in just three months.

  28. Rebels defeat Assad in Syria

    Syrian rebels have taken control of the country after defeating Bashar al-Assad's forces

  29. Real-life secret Santa

    Someone's been leaving presents in public places. Could this be a real-life secret Santa?

  30. Rainforests: Destruction gets worse

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

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