Learning English News Review

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 Jan 30, 2023

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 Sep 22, 2019

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News Review shows you how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English. Published every Wednesday by BBC Learning English.


Episode Date
Milan ice cream ban
Apr 24, 2024
Banning smoking for life
Apr 17, 2024
Hottest March ever
Apr 10, 2024
Israel protests
Apr 03, 2024
Baltimore bridge collapse
Mar 27, 2024
Putin claims election victory
Mar 20, 2024
Haiti: Gang violence crisis
Mar 13, 2024
France protects abortion
Mar 06, 2024
Sweden joins Nato
Feb 28, 2024
Cyber hackers hacked
Feb 21, 2024
Women working more since pandemic
Feb 14, 2024
Senegal's democratic crisis
Feb 07, 2024
Elon Musk's brain chip
Jan 31, 2024
US and UK strike Houthis
Jan 24, 2024
Taiwan election angers China
Jan 17, 2024
Dog meat banned by South Korea
Jan 10, 2024
Earthquake hits Japan on New Year's Day
Jan 03, 2024
Richest 1% harm planet most
Dec 20, 2023
2,000 new species on extinction list: COP28
Dec 13, 2023
Faked accident: YouTuber jailed
Dec 06, 2023
India tunnel rescue
Nov 29, 2023
Bad bosses make people quit
Nov 22, 2023
Iceland prepares for volcano
Nov 15, 2023
Israel-Gaza War: One month on
Nov 08, 2023
Friends say goodbye to Matthew Perry
Nov 01, 2023
Nature destroying nature
Oct 25, 2023
Amazon water emergency
Oct 18, 2023
Junk food addiction
Oct 11, 2023
Covid vaccine scientists win Nobel
Oct 04, 2023
Lego gives up on recycled bricks
Sep 27, 2023
Improving maths with music
Sep 20, 2023
Rubiales quits: Kiss scandal
Sep 13, 2023
Banning 'steak'
Sep 06, 2023
Is laughing good for your heart?
Aug 30, 2023
Is laughing good for your heart?
Aug 30, 2023
Antarctic ice melting
Aug 23, 2023
Shift work linked to depression
Aug 16, 2023
Green flights? Impossible
Aug 09, 2023
Trump charged for third time
Aug 02, 2023
8 ways to live longer
Jul 26, 2023
Alzheimer's drug hope
Jul 19, 2023
Hottest week ever
Jul 12, 2023
Fukushima water release
Jul 05, 2023
Rainforests: Destruction gets worse
Jun 28, 2023
Naps: Good for your brain?
Jun 21, 2023
Could we live to 140?
Jun 14, 2023
New blood test for 50 cancers
Jun 07, 2023
Can diet improve memory?
May 31, 2023
First Arab woman in space
May 24, 2023
Japan learns to smile again
May 17, 2023
King Charles's Coronation
May 10, 2023
Hollywood writers strike
May 03, 2023
Sudan crisis
Apr 26, 2023
Life on Pacific garbage patch
Apr 19, 2023
Exam cheating with AI
Apr 12, 2023
Trump arrested
Apr 05, 2023
Prince Harry: Why was he in court?
Mar 29, 2023
Could caffeine cut obesity?
Mar 22, 2023
Joe Biden breaks oil promise
Mar 15, 2023
No university for Afghan women
Mar 08, 2023
US & Canada Government TikTok bans
Mar 01, 2023
Turkey and Syria earthquakes
Feb 22, 2023
Ozone layer improving
Feb 15, 2023
'Spy balloon' row
Feb 08, 2023
'Love hormone': New study
Feb 01, 2023
'Burnout': Jacinda Ardern Resigns
Jan 25, 2023
Global economy slows down
Jan 18, 2023
Prince Harry's book
Jan 11, 2023
Warmest January day ever
Jan 04, 2023
Review of 2022
Dec 23, 2022
Plastic-eating worms
Dec 21, 2022
The 'King of Crypto' charged with fraud
Dec 14, 2022
Do you know the word of the year?
Dec 07, 2022
Vegan diet protects men from cancer
Nov 30, 2022
Rich to pay for climate damage
Nov 23, 2022
World population reaches 8 billion
Nov 16, 2022
Twitter: One million leave
Nov 09, 2022
Race to save the planet
Nov 02, 2022
Rishi Sunak - new UK PM
Oct 26, 2022
Cancer vaccine?
Oct 19, 2022
Protests in Iran
Oct 12, 2022
Fast food: Bad for the brain?
Oct 05, 2022
Nasa smashes asteroid
Sep 28, 2022
Late nights: Bad for you?
Sep 21, 2022
Ukraine: A turning point?
Sep 14, 2022
New UK prime minister
Sep 07, 2022
Pakistan's climate catastrophe
Aug 31, 2022
Dogs: Happy tears?
Aug 24, 2022
Long Covid: Three types identified
Aug 17, 2022
Trump home 'raided'
Aug 10, 2022
Record oil profits
Aug 04, 2022
Mystery child disease: Cause found
Jul 27, 2022
Heatwaves across the world
Jul 20, 2022
Killer salt?
Jul 13, 2022
Eight months' rain in four days
Jul 06, 2022
World energy crisis
Jun 29, 2022
Prices rise across the world
Jun 22, 2022
Google engineer: AI has feelings
Jun 15, 2022
Boris Johnson survives
Jun 09, 2022
Sold: Most expensive piece of 20th century art
May 31, 2022
Monkeypox: New disease spreads
May 24, 2022
Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022
May 17, 2022
New Doctor Who revealed
May 10, 2022
Is there plastic in your blood?
May 03, 2022
France: Macron wins second term
Apr 27, 2022
Taliban: No beard, no job!
Apr 19, 2022
Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You case
Apr 12, 2022
Driverless cars
Apr 05, 2022
Oscars 2022: When Will hit Chris
Mar 29, 2022
Great Barrier Reef in danger
Mar 22, 2022
What is the future for fuel?
Mar 15, 2022
Rocket hits the Moon
Mar 08, 2022
Ukraine conflict continues
Mar 01, 2022
'Freedom Convoy': Arrests made
Feb 22, 2022
Ukraine: Fears of invasion
Feb 15, 2022
The Queen celebrates 70 years on the throne
Feb 08, 2022
Nadal: Star breaks records again
Feb 01, 2022
Ukraine: US tells embassy families to leave
Jan 25, 2022
Tonga: Volcano and tsunami hit
Jan 18, 2022
Djokovic vs Australia: Novak to stay
Jan 11, 2022
Review of 2021
Jan 04, 2022
Real-life secret Santa
Dec 28, 2021
Omicron: Lockdown in the Netherlands
Dec 21, 2021
Tornadoes devastate US states
Dec 14, 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi: 4 years in prison
Dec 07, 2021
Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions
Nov 30, 2021
Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle
Nov 23, 2021
Austria: Lockdown for unvaccinated
Nov 16, 2021
COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation
Nov 09, 2021
Countries try to change UN climate paper
Nov 02, 2021
Donald Trump to launch new social media platform
Oct 26, 2021
Earthshot Prize: Prince's new awards
Oct 19, 2021
Afghan female footballers get UK visas
Oct 12, 2021
Pandora Papers: Rich exposed
Oct 05, 2021
Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party
Sep 28, 2021
La Palma: Volcano erupts
Sep 21, 2021
Emma Raducanu wins US Open
Sep 14, 2021
Abba: Pop superstars are back
Sep 07, 2021
Rolling Stones drummer dies
Aug 31, 2021
Afghanistan: Taliban retake Kabul
Aug 17, 2021
Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity?
Aug 10, 2021
Olympics: Sprinter seeks asylum
Aug 03, 2021
Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests
Jul 27, 2021
Pegasus: Activists 'spied on'
Jul 20, 2021
Italy win Euro 2020
Jul 13, 2021
The Queen gives medal to health service
Jul 06, 2021
Wimbledon: Return of tennis tournament
Jun 29, 2021
Olympics: First transgender athlete
Jun 22, 2021
Euro 2020: Player has heart attack
Jun 15, 2021
Lilibet: Harry and Meghan's new baby
Jun 08, 2021
Olympics: Tokyo too hot for athletes?
Jun 01, 2021
Belarus accused of 'hijacking'
May 25, 2021
Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year, study finds
May 18, 2021
China rocket lands in ocean
May 11, 2021
India's Covid nightmare
May 04, 2021
Nomadland wins at the Oscars
Apr 27, 2021
Football: 'Super League' for Europe?
Apr 20, 2021
Natanz: Iran blames Israel
Apr 13, 2021
Space wine: Does it taste better?
Apr 06, 2021
Suez Canal: Delays continue
Mar 30, 2021
Australia hit by record floods
Mar 23, 2021
Grammys: Beyonce sets new record
Mar 16, 2021
Harry and Meghan's Interview
Mar 09, 2021
Golden Globes 2021
Mar 02, 2021
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to divorce
Feb 23, 2021
Impeachment trial: Trump acquitted
Feb 16, 2021
India: Flood in Himalayas
Feb 09, 2021
Myanmar: Military takes control
Feb 02, 2021
Russian Navalny Protests
Jan 26, 2021
UK: Tough new travel restrictions
Jan 19, 2021
Record-breaking snow storm hits Spain
Jan 12, 2021
Trump tells official: 'find' votes
Jan 05, 2021
Our favourite News Review of 2020
Dec 29, 2020
Brexit talks: Next days are crucial
Dec 15, 2020
Brexit: Deal or no deal?
Dec 08, 2020
Diego Maradona: Doctor’s house searched
Dec 01, 2020
Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all?
Nov 24, 2020
Calls for ban on 'anti-vax' social media
Nov 17, 2020
Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president
Nov 10, 2020
US election day 2020
Nov 03, 2020
Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix
Oct 27, 2020
China's Covid Recovery
Oct 20, 2020
Nadal 20th Grand Slam
Oct 13, 2020
London Marathon goes ahead
Oct 06, 2020
Trump's tax returns
Sep 29, 2020
2020 Emmys - New Records Set
Sep 22, 2020
Wildfires are spreading across the West Coast of America
Sep 15, 2020
Djokovic hits line judge with ball
Sep 08, 2020
SpaceX splash down
Sep 01, 2020
Kamala Harris makes history
Aug 25, 2020
Belarus: Protests spread
Aug 18, 2020
Beirut explosion protests
Aug 11, 2020
Coronavirus: UN warns of new diseases
Aug 04, 2020
A plan to bring live music back
Jul 28, 2020
Kanye West says he'll run for US president
Jul 21, 2020
Athlete's 200m 'record' only 185m
Jul 14, 2020
World’s biggest classical music festival… from home
Jul 07, 2020
Coronavirus: Half million deaths
Jun 30, 2020
Beyonce: Juneteenth song released
Jun 23, 2020
Black Lives Matter: Racism at London protest
Jun 16, 2020
Can you sleep during lockdown?
Jun 09, 2020
Training for the Premier League starts
Jun 02, 2020
Toddler buys $25 onion on dad’s phone
May 26, 2020
Covid-19: The end for live music?
May 19, 2020
Covid-19: A new era for cyclists?
May 12, 2020
Coronavirus: Are school closures necessary?
Apr 14, 2020
Fixing things to help the planet
Mar 24, 2020
New China virus spreads
Jan 21, 2020
Our biggest stories of 2019
Dec 31, 2019
A real-life secret Santa
Dec 24, 2019
Boeing stops making the 737 Max
Dec 18, 2019
One run a week for a longer life
Nov 05, 2019
Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet
Sep 03, 2019
Tiny 'cousin' of T.rex discovered
Aug 27, 2019
Russian aircraft enter S Korean airspace
Jul 23, 2019
Trump's tweet branded racist
Jul 16, 2019
European heatwave
Jun 26, 2019
Everest Deaths: The Crowded Mountain
May 28, 2019
Niki Lauda, Formula 1 legend, dies
May 21, 2019
WhatsApp attack
May 14, 2019
Malaria vaccine launched
Apr 23, 2019
Sudan protests continue
Apr 09, 2019
New blood test can save pregnant women's lives
Apr 02, 2019
BA flight to Germany mistakenly flies to Scotland
Mar 26, 2019
South African power outages continue
Mar 19, 2019
Why are female penguins getting stranded?
Jan 08, 2019
60% drop in global wildlife
Oct 30, 2018
Stopping the cyber-criminals
Oct 16, 2018
Trump apologises to Kavanaugh for 'lies'
Oct 09, 2018
Hurricane Florence forces evacuation
Sep 11, 2018
Nike and the Colin Kaepernick controversy
Sep 04, 2018
World's oldest message in a bottle
Aug 28, 2018
North and South Korean family reunions
Aug 21, 2018
Turkish lira falls: who's to blame?
Aug 14, 2018
Neymar admits exaggerating
Jul 31, 2018
Human embryo DNA editing OK, panel says
Jul 17, 2018
Apple to hinder Facebook web tracking
Jun 05, 2018
Brazilian trucker strike continues
May 29, 2018
Salamander 'being eaten to extinction'
May 22, 2018
Royal wedding: Markle's father may not attend
May 15, 2018
Tourism's carbon footprint
May 15, 2018
A minimum price for alcohol in Scotland
May 01, 2018
It's a boy! Royal baby born
Apr 24, 2018
Justin Trudeau apologises for wrongful killing
Mar 27, 2018
Last male northern white rhino dies
Mar 20, 2018
Latte levy
Mar 13, 2018
Britain must diet, say health officials
Mar 06, 2018
'The Beast from the East' blankets UK
Feb 27, 2018
How do vampire bats survive on blood?
Feb 20, 2018
South Africa: reports ANC ask Zuma to go
Feb 13, 2018
100 year anniversary for women's rights
Feb 06, 2018
What happened at the Grammys?
Jan 30, 2018
Koreas talk for first time in two years
Jan 09, 2018
Hollywood's campaign against harassment
Jan 02, 2018
Used rocket launched into space
Dec 26, 2017
Gatlin team doping allegations
Dec 19, 2017
Macron renews global warming fight
Dec 12, 2017
Stopping the environmental apocalypse
Dec 05, 2017
A royal romance
Nov 28, 2017
President defies a nation
Nov 21, 2017
Italy World Cup Fail
Nov 14, 2017
The Russian Revolution: 100 years on
Nov 07, 2017
Human health affected by climate change
Oct 31, 2017
Toxicity tax for London’s polluting cars
Oct 24, 2017
Ancient stellar collision makes waves
Oct 17, 2017
Racial inequality in the UK
Oct 10, 2017
Spain in crisis after Catalan vote
Oct 03, 2017