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Learning English from the News
BBC Radio
355 episodes
5 days ago

Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.

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Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.

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Learning English from the News
2025: The year's big news stories

Neil and Pippa look at some of the biggest headlines from the year. Learn about this story and some useful vocabulary from the headlines.

Find full subtitles for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251231

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room Practise your listening skills with The Listening Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_listening_room

FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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5 days ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty

Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange. Learn about this story and some useful vocabulary from the headlines. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251224

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room Practise your listening skills with The Listening Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_listening_room

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1 week ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Australia teen social media ban

Australia's social media ban for under-16s has started.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251217

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room Practise your listening skills with The Listening Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_listening_room

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2 weeks ago
7 minutes

Learning English from the News
Our world in English: Love in a warzone

How far would you go for love? When Czech writer Adela falls in love with artist Konstantin Zhorkin, she moves to Kharkiv, in Ukraine, to be with him.

Kharkiv is just 30 kilometres from the Russian border and has been hit by some of the worst attacks of the war in Ukraine.

In this short documentary, Adela tells her personal story of what life is like in Kharkiv as the war continues.

Based on the BBC Eye documentary, Kharkiv: Love in a War Zone, first broadcast on 25th September 2025. The orginal programme was reported by Albina Kovalyova and produced by Louise Hidalgo.

Find the full programme here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct82ky

More from BBC Eye: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda

(Photo: Adela and Konstantin. Credit: Konstantin Zorkin)

TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/our-world-in-english/251215

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3 weeks ago
11 minutes

Learning English from the News
Syria: One year since Assad's fall

The 8th of December marked a year since Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced to leave the capital, Damascus.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251210

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room Practise your listening skills with The Listening Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_listening_room

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3 weeks ago
9 minutes

Learning English from the News
Deadly fires in Hong Kong investigated

Hong Kong leader orders investigation into deadly fires which killed at least 151 people

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251203

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

Practise your listening skills with The Listening Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_listening_room

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1 month ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
First treasure recovered from $20bn sunken ship

A ship that sunk in 1708 is thought to have $20bn worth of treasure on it. Hear about the expedition to recover the treasure, and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Georgie and Phil.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251126

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room Practise your listening skills with The Listening Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_listening_room

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1 month ago
7 minutes

Learning English from the News
Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina

Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251119

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

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1 month ago
7 minutes

Learning English from the News
COP30: Are climate talks effective at fighting climate change?

International leaders gather for COP30 climate talks, but some important people are not attending. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Beth and Pippa

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251112

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

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1 month ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Fastest glacier melt in modern history

An Antarctic glacier shrunk by 50% in just two months - this is the fastest retreat recorded in modern history. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Beth and Georgie.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251105

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

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2 months ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
'Storm of the century' hits Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest hurricane in modern history to hit Jamaica, has caused severe damage in the Caribbean. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Beth and Phil.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251029

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

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2 months ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Historic jewels stolen from Louvre

Historic jewels, worth millions of euros have been stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Pippa and Phil.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251022

Practise your reading skills with The Reading Room: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room

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2 months ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Hostages released in Gaza ceasefire agreement

Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees were exchanged on Monday as a ceasefire deal is agreed to end the war in Gaza. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Pippa and Beth.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251015

FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

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2 months ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Solar and wind beat coal for first time

More electricity has been generated through wind and solar power than coal for 1st time.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251008

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2 months ago
6 minutes

Learning English from the News
Taliban cut off internet

Internet and many telephones services have been cut in Afghanistan, on the orders of the country's Taliban government.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251001 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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3 months ago
7 minutes

Learning English from the News
Trump's unproven autism claim

Donald Trump has made the unproven claim there's a link between autism and Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere.

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250924

FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:

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3 months ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Israel committing genocide in Gaza: UN commission

An investigation by the United Nations, called a 'commission of inquiry', has found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry has rejected the report, saying that it is "distorted and false".

Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250917

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3 months ago
7 minutes

Learning English from the News
'God's influencer': First millennial saint named

Catholic church names 15-year-old boy the first millennial saint. Learn to talk about this news story in English with Beth and Phil.

Learn about this news story with Neil and Beth. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250910

The London Letter Challenge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_london_letter_challenge/

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3 months ago
7 minutes

Learning English from the News
Earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Earthquakes in Afghanistan kill over 1,400 people.

Learn about this news story with Neil and Beth. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250903

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4 months ago
8 minutes

Learning English from the News
Heatwaves speed up ageing process, study says

A study in Taiwan has found that peoples' biological age increases when they experience heatwaves.

Learn about this news story with Phil and Georgie. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250827

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4 months ago
7 minutes

Learning English from the News

Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English.

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