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…
2025-12-18 Finding and eating wild food – 6 Minute English
Introduction Where do you get your fruit and vegetables – a supermarket, a greengrocer… or the wild? For our distant…
2025-12-11 How are horses helping to heal humans? – 6 Minute English
Introduction Horses and humans have had a close relationship for thousands of years, but did you know that horses, along…
2025-12-04 What’s your favourite flavour of crisp? – 6 Minute English
Introduction You might know them as potato chips, but here in the UK we call them crisps… and we love…
2025-11-27 How are influencers affecting politics? – 6 Minute English
Introduction We’ve seen influencers on social media posting about all sorts of things – lifestyle, fashion, sports, travel, gaming and…
2025-11-20 Do you have good dining etiquette? – 6 Minute English
Introduction Do you know the ‘proper’ way to behave during meals? And what would be the worst thing someone could…
2025-11-13 How important is play? – 6 Minute English
Introduction We all remember playgrounds when we were children – slides, swings and climbing frames. But have you heard of…
2025-11-06 Do you like garlic? – 6 Minute English
Introduction It makes our food tasty and our breath smelly, but what are some of the other uses of garlic…?…