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Learning English from the News

Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English. Every week we discuss one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

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Violence after Mexican drug leader killed
Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.
25 Feb 2026,8 mins
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK says
Two years after Navalny died, European scientists have tested samples from his body.
18 Feb 2026,8 mins
Our World in English: The battle for the cowboy way of life
People in Montana, US worry that they will lose the land the makes the place special.
13 Feb 2026,12 mins
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half-time show was the first ever to be almost entirely in Spanish
11 Feb 2026,7 mins
Women secretly filmed with new tech
Men are secretly filming women and then posting these videos online to make money.
04 Feb 2026,8 mins
Doomsday Clock: Highest ever disaster risk
Experts have warned that the world is the closest it has ever been to disaster.
28 Jan 2026,8 mins
Greenland: Trump clashes with allies
US President Trump's latest comments about Greenland have led to criticism.
21 Jan 2026,8 mins
Iran protesters killed
More than 2,400 people have reportedly been killed after a government crackdown.
14 Jan 2026,8 mins
US seizes Venezuelan president Maduro
The US military have arrested the Venezuelan president. Learn news vocabulary.
07 Jan 2026,8 mins
2025: The year's big news stories
Neil and Pippa look at some of the biggest headlines from the year
31 Dec 2025,8 mins
Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty
Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange.
24 Dec 2025,8 mins
Australia teen social media ban
Australia's social media ban for under-16s has started.
17 Dec 2025,7 mins
Our world in English: Love in a warzone
Adela falls in love and moves to Kharkiv in Ukraine. Adapted from a BBC Eye documentary.
15 Dec 2025,11 mins
Syria: One year since Assad's fall
It's one year since Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced to leave the capital.
10 Dec 2025,9 mins
Deadly fires in Hong Kong investigated
Hong Kong leader orders investigation into deadly fires which killed at least 151 people
03 Dec 2025,8 mins
First treasure recovered from $20bn sunken ship
A ship that sunk in 1708 is thought to have $20bn worth of treasure on it
26 Nov 2025,7 mins
Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina
The former prime minister of Bangladesh has been sentenced to death
19 Nov 2025,7 mins
COP30: Are climate talks effective at fighting climate change?
International leaders gather for COP30 climate talks.
12 Nov 2025,8 mins
Fastest glacier melt in modern history
An Antarctic glacier shrunk by 50% in just two months.
05 Nov 2025,8 mins
'Storm of the century' hits Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa is the strongest hurricane in modern history to hit Jamaica
29 Oct 2025,8 mins
Historic jewels stolen from Louvre
Historic jewels, worth millions of euros have been stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris
22 Oct 2025,8 mins
Hostages released in Gaza ceasefire agreement
Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees were exchanged on Monday
15 Oct 2025,8 mins
Solar and wind beat coal for first time
More electricity has been generated through wind and solar power than coal for 1st time
08 Oct 2025,6 mins
Taliban cut off internet
Afghanistan's Taliban Government has cut internet services in the country
01 Oct 2025,7 mins
Trump's unproven autism claim
Donald Trump has made the unproven claim there's a link between autism and Tylenol.
24 Sep 2025,8 mins
Israel committing genocide in Gaza: UN commission
A UN commission of inquiry says that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
17 Sep 2025,7 mins
'God's influencer': First millennial saint named
Catholic church names 15-year-old boy the first millennial saint.
10 Sep 2025,7 mins
Earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Earthquakes in Afghanistan kill over 1,400 people
03 Sep 2025,8 mins
Heatwaves speed up ageing process, study says
A study in Taiwan has found that peoples' biological age increases during heatwaves.
27 Aug 2025,7 mins
Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war
President Zelensky met President Trump days after Trump met President Putin in Alaska
20 Aug 2025,8 mins