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Neil and Pippa look at some of the biggest headlines from the year. Learn about this story and some useful vocabulary from the headlines. Find full subtitles for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk
2025-12-31
Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange. Learn about this story and some useful vocabulary from the headlines. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this
2025-12-24
Australia's social media ban for under-16s has started. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2
2025-12-17
How far would you go for love? When Czech writer Adela falls in love with artist Konstantin Zhorkin, she moves to Kharkiv, in Ukraine, to be with him. Kharkiv is just 30 kilometres from the Russian bo
2025-12-15
The 8th of December marked a year since Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was forced to leave the capital, Damascus. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learni
2025-12-10
Hong Kong leader orders investigation into deadly fires which killed at least 151 people Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features
2025-12-03
A ship that sunk in 1708 is thought to have $20bn worth of treasure on it. Hear about the expedition to recover the treasure, and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Georgie and Phil. Find f
2025-11-26
Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglis
2025-11-19
International leaders gather for COP30 climate talks, but some important people are not attending. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Beth and Pippa Find full subt
2025-11-12
An Antarctic glacier shrunk by 50% in just two months - this is the fastest retreat recorded in modern history. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Beth and Georgie
2025-11-05