2025-12-31 2025: The year’s big news stories – Learning English from the News
The stories In this special episode, Neil and Pippa look back at some of the big headlines from the year.…
2025-12-24 Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty – Learning English from the News
The story Japan has changed the law to stop people naming their babies things like Pikachu and Kitty. New rules…
2025-12-17 Australia teen social media ban – Learning English from the News
The story Children under the age of 16 in Australia are no longer allowed to have social media accounts –…
2025-12-10 Syria: One year since Assad’s fall – Learning English from the News
The story The 8th of December marked a year since Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced to leave the capital,…
2025-12-03 Deadly fires in Hong Kong investigated – Learning English from the News
The story Hong Kong leader John Lee has ordered the creation of an independent committee to investigate the cause of…
2025-11-26 First treasure recovered from $20bn sunken ship – Learning English from the News
The story A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup have been recovered from a ship that sank over 300…
2025-11-19 Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina – Learning English from the News
The story Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has been sentenced to death by a court in Dhaka for…
2025-11-12 COP30: Are climate talks effective at fighting climate change? – Learning English from the News
The story Two weeks of international climate talks began this week in Belém in Brazil. COP is an annual gathering…
2025-11-05 Fastest glacier melt in modern history – Learning English from the News
The story In late 2022, an Antarctic glacier, named Hektoria, shrunk by nearly 50% in just two months. According to…
2025-10-29 ‘Storm of the century’ hits Caribbean – Learning English from the News
The story Category five hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica on Tuesday with violent winds reaching a high of 295 km/h. The…
2025-10-22 Historic jewels stolen from Louvre – Learning English from the News
The story Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday morning and stole eight extremely valuable items of…
2025-10-15 Hostages released in Gaza ceasefire agreement – Learning English from the News
The story Israelis and Palestinians have celebrated after hostages and prisoners were exchanged on Monday. Hamas returned all living Israeli…
2025-10-08 Solar and wind beat coal for first time – Learning English from the News
The story For the first time ever, more electricity has been generated through wind and solar power than from coal…
2025-10-01 Taliban cut off internet – Learning English from the News
The story Internet and many telephones services have been cut in Afghanistan, on the orders of the country’s Taliban government.…
2025-09-24 Trump’s unproven autism claim – Learning English from the News
The story US President Donald Trump has said that there is a link between autism and the pain-relieving drug Tylenol,…
2025-09-17 Israel committing genocide in Gaza: UN commission – Learning English from the News
The story An investigation by the United Nations, called a ‘commission of inquiry’, has found that Israel has committed genocide…
2025-09-10 ‘God’s influencer’: First millennial saint named – Learning English from the News
The story A boy who died at the age of 15 has been made a saint by the Catholic Church.…
2025-09-03 Earthquakes hit Afghanistan – Learning English from the News
The story A major aftershock has hit eastern Afghanistan, just days after an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale…
2025-08-27 Heatwaves speed up ageing process, study says – Learning English from the News
The story A study in Taiwan has found that peoples’ biological age increases when they experience heatwaves. Researchers measured participants’…
2025-08-20 Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war – Learning English from the News
The story Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump for…