Learning English from the News
Learn the language you need to understand news stories in English. Every week we talk about one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it. And in our special Our World in English episodes, we share documentaries from around the world and across the BBC in simple English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
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Episodes (399)
Why are young people protesting around the world?
Oct 21, 2026
Deadly Saudi airport attacks
Oct 14, 2026
French school protests
Oct 7, 2026
Young people's mental distress is real, according to the head of a new review in the UK
Sep 30, 2026
AI and trade: Will US and China agree?
Sep 23, 2026
Humans could lose control of AI systems, AI boss says
Sep 16, 2026
Man survives longest ever pig kidney transplant
Sep 9, 2026
Nepal recovering from impact of flash floods
Sep 2, 2026
AI hacking other companies by itself, causing security fears
Aug 26, 2026
Meta on trial
Aug 19, 2026
Europe's first solar eclipse since 1999
Aug 12, 2026
Ceuta migrant crisis
Aug 5, 2026
The end of PlayStation discs
Jul 30, 2026
Do people trust the news?
Jul 22, 2026
Is coffee good for your brain?
Jul 15, 2026
Taylor Swift wedding
Jul 8, 2026
Venezuela earthquakes: Search for survivors continues
Jul 1, 2026
Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister
Jun 24, 2026
US-Iran peace deal
Jun 17, 2026
World Cup excitement and concern
Jun 10, 2026
El Niño: What to expect
Jun 3, 2026
Is social media 'the new smoking'?
May 27, 2026
Deadly Ebola virus spreads
May 20, 2026
Hantavirus ship evacuated
May 13, 2026
Iran war puts global food production at risk, says fertiliser boss
May 6, 2026
Trump shooting attempt
Apr 29, 2026
Mass shooting at Mexican pyramids
Apr 22, 2026
Hungary election landslide
Apr 15, 2026
Artemis II takes humans further from Earth than ever before
Apr 8, 2026
US Court: YouTube and Meta built addictive platforms
Apr 1, 2026
Our World in English: Fighting child marriage through football
Mar 27, 2026
Earth ‘pushed beyond its limit’ UN warns
Mar 25, 2026
Cuba protests: millions without power
Mar 18, 2026
Global impact of US-Israel war with Iran
Mar 11, 2026
US-Israel war with Iran
Mar 4, 2026
Violence after Mexican drug leader killed
Feb 25, 2026
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK says
Feb 18, 2026
Our World in English: The battle for the cowboy way of life
Feb 13, 2026
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show
Feb 11, 2026
Women secretly filmed with new tech
Feb 4, 2026
Doomsday Clock: Highest ever disaster risk
Jan 28, 2026
Greenland: Trump clashes with allies
Jan 21, 2026
Iran protesters killed
Jan 14, 2026
US seizes Venezuelan president Maduro
Jan 7, 2026
2025: The year's big news stories
Dec 31, 2025
Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty
Dec 24, 2025
Australia teen social media ban
Dec 17, 2025
Our world in English: Love in a warzone
Dec 15, 2025
Syria: One year since Assad's fall
Dec 10, 2025
Deadly fires in Hong Kong investigated
Dec 3, 2025