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…
2025-08-13 Is prostate cancer over-treated? – Learning English from the News
The story The charity Prostate Cancer UK, says that the UK is treating too many patients for prostate cancer where…
2025-08-06 Hiroshima: 80 years since atomic bomb – Learning English from the News
The story 80 years ago, on 6th August 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city…
2025-07-30 Thailand-Cambodia conflict – Learning English from the News
The story Fighting broke out last week on the border between Thailand and Cambodia leading to the deaths of at…
2025-07-23 War in Gaza ‘must end now’, 28 countries say – Learning English from the News
The story A joint statement from 28 nations has demanded an end to the war in Gaza and the release…
2025-07-16 India Air crash report doubts – Learning English from the News
The story On the 12 June, Air India flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London crashed less than a minute after…
2025-07-09 Texas hit by deadly floods – Learning English from the News
The story Flash floods hit central Texas in the USA on Thursday night and Friday morning. More than 100 people…
2025-07-02 Deadly heatwave hits Europe – Learning English from the News
The story Many European countries are experiencing an extreme heatwave and are on a red heat alert. This means there…
2025-06-25 Israel-Iran ceasefire – Learning English from the News
The story A ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Iran is in place. US President Donald Trump announced the…