Podcast

Learning English from the News

Author: BBC
Feed episode count: 386
Official site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05hw4bq
RSS: https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p05hw4bq.rss
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Summary

Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English. Every week we talk about one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it. And in our special Our World in English episodes, we share documentaries from around the world and across the BBC in simple English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

Episodes

Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Do people trust the news?

Duration seconds: 503
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ny263n

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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

Is coffee good for your brain?

Duration seconds: 482
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ny1z9c

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Taylor Swift wedding

Duration seconds: 472
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxj2d2

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Venezuela earthquakes: Search for survivors continues

Duration seconds: 462
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nw3rlh

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister

Duration seconds: 469
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntsx1j

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

US-Iran peace deal

Duration seconds: 501
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsgpj1

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

World Cup excitement and concern

Duration seconds: 525
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nr42sk

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

El Niño: What to expect

Duration seconds: 535
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nptc1z

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Is social media 'the new smoking'?

Duration seconds: 580
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nnj8cy

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Deadly Ebola virus spreads

Duration seconds: 518
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nm9crs

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Hantavirus ship evacuated

Duration seconds: 456
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nky8qz

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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Iran war puts global food production at risk, says fertiliser boss

Duration seconds: 539
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0njmlw2

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

Trump shooting attempt

Duration seconds: 528
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nh8lz9

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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

Mass shooting at Mexican pyramids

Duration seconds: 489
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nfx8nt

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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

Hungary election landslide

Duration seconds: 547
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ndj0yf

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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

Artemis II takes humans further from Earth than ever before

Duration seconds: 481
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nc5z33

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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

US Court: YouTube and Meta built addictive platforms

Duration seconds: 485
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nb14kg

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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

Our World in English: Fighting child marriage through football

Duration seconds: 834
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n9562z

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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

Earth ‘pushed beyond its limit’ UN warns

Duration seconds: 523
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n8ppsb

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Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested

Cuba protests: millions without power

Duration seconds: 512
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n7br7w

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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

Global impact of US-Israel war with Iran

Duration seconds: 522
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n5xg9q

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Mar 4, 2026 · not_requested

US-Israel war with Iran

Duration seconds: 436
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n4kpkf

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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Violence after Mexican drug leader killed

Duration seconds: 484
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n349v8

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Feb 18, 2026 · not_requested

Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK says

Duration seconds: 522
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n1t0xq

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Feb 13, 2026 · not_requested

Our World in English: The battle for the cowboy way of life

Duration seconds: 765
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n0x259

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