2020-12-23 BBC News Review – New Covid strain: UK cut off
Restrictions on travel both inside and outside the UK have been placed after a new variant of Covid was discovered. Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk…
2020-12-16 BBC News Review – Brexit talks: Next days are crucial
Negotiators from the UK and EU have begun a new push to reach agreement on post-Brexit trade after both sides agreed “to go the extra mile” Catherine and Neil explain…
2020-12-09 BBC News Review – Brexit: Deal or no deal?
The UK and the European Union have entered final talks this week to try and agree a trade deal. The talks have been ongoing and the possible deal will set…
2020-12-02 BBC News Review – Diego Maradona: Doctor’s house searched
Football legend Diego Maradona died last week; now his doctor is being accused of failing to take proper care of him. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to…
2020-11-25 BBC News Review – Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all?
The G20 summit ended with an agreement to help distribute coronavirus vaccines to countries worldwide.This was following concerns about how much is being done to give poor countries access to…
2020-11-17 BBC News Review – Calls for ban on ‘anti-vax’ social media
With news that a Covid-19 vaccine is being trialled, people who are against vaccines have been posting negative comments on social media. There have been calls for bans on these…
2020-11-10 BBC News Review – Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president
Kamala Harris has made history by being elected as the first female vice-president in the history of the US. This follows Joe Biden’s projected victory in the US presidential election.…
2020-11-03 BBC News Review – US election day 2020
Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been travelling across the nation as the US election race enters its final hours. Republican President Trump visited five battleground states while his Democratic…
2020-10-27 BBC News Review – Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – Harry and Meghan – have reached a deal with streaming giant Netflix to make a range of programmes, some of which they may…
2020-10-20 BBC News Review – China’s Covid Recovery
Many countries in the world are having economic problems because of Covid-19. However, China’s economy is quickly beginning to grow again. This is based on recent economic reports from China.Tom…
2020-10-13 BBC News Review – Nadal Wins 20th Grand Slam
Rafael Nadal has beaten world number one Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open and 20th Grand Slam title. The only other person to have won 20 Grand Slam…
2020-10-06 BBC News Review – London Marathon goes ahead
Organisers of Sunday’s 4th October London Marathon say they are incredibly proud it went ahead during the pandemic. Thousands of runners took part following their own routes across the country,…
2020-09-29 BBC News Review – Trump’s tax returns
In the year Donald Trump became president, a report from the New York Times has claimed he only paid 750 US Dollars in federal tax. The president has dismissed the…
2020-09-22 BBC News Review – 2020 Emmys – New records set
The Canadian programme Schitt’s Creek set a new record for a single comedy show when it won seven Emmy Awards. This all happened at this year’s online Emmy Awards ceremony.…
2020-09-15 BBC News Review – California Wildfires
Wildfires are spreading across the US West Coast. They have left 33 confirmed dead and dozens of people missing in the states of California, Washington and Oregon. Georgina and Catherine…