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,…
2025-10-30 Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? – 6 Minute English
Introduction How do you like your eggs in the morning? Or do you prefer toast, cereal, yogurt or something else?…
2026-01-15 What English phrases really mean – 6 Minute English
Introduction We’ve all been there – we’re talking to someone and they say one thing, when we know they mean…
2026-01-08 Is social media dead? – 6 Minute English
Introduction What is your favourite social media platform? Do you still use it as much as you did three or…
2026-01-01 Is it OK to disagree? – 6 Minute English
Introduction Do you find you generally have the same opinions as your friends, or different? And are you able to…
2025-12-25 Was Christmas better in the past? – 6 Minute English
Introduction It’s Christmas time in the UK. And like with celebrations around the world, people have lots of traditions that…