Learning English from the News
BBC Radio
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
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Nov 30, 2021 • 10min
Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions
We discuss this story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.
Nov 23, 2021 • 11min
Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle
Adele has persuaded Spotify to take the shuffle button off all album pages.
Nov 16, 2021 • 12min
Austria: Lockdown for unvaccinated
Two million people who have not been vaccinated have been placed in lockdown in Austria.
Nov 9, 2021 • 12min
COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation
Learn key vocabulary to help you talk about this news story.
Nov 2, 2021 • 10min
Countries try to change UN climate paper
Ahead of COP26, BBC News saw documents showing countries trying to change report.
Oct 26, 2021 • 13min
Donald Trump to launch new social media platform
Donald Trump plans to launch a new social media network called TRUTH Social.
Oct 19, 2021 • 9min
Earthshot Prize: Prince's new awards
Learn language related to Prince William's Earthshot Prize.
Oct 12, 2021 • 10min
Afghan female footballers get UK visas
A team of female footballers who fled the Taliban have been told they can live in the UK.
Oct 5, 2021 • 11min
Pandora Papers: Rich exposed
Thousands of documents have exposed the financial dealings of the world’s rich.
Sep 28, 2021 • 12min
Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have claimed victory in the federal election
