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Myanmar has begun five days of national mourning following an earthquake in the country. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features
2025-04-02
There have been protests in Turkey after the president's main political rival was jailed. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/feature
2025-03-26
After nine months in space, two Nasa astronauts have finally arrived back on Earth. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/lear
2025-03-19
After creating woolly mice, researchers plan to create genetically-altered, mammoth-like elephants in the future. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learnin
2025-03-12
More than half of all adults and a third of children, teenagers and young adults around the world are predicted to be overweight or obese by 2050. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode
2025-03-05
A new UK study has found that vapes are just as bad for health as cigarettes. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-e
2025-02-26
The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations for ending the war in Ukraine Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learni
2025-02-19
The ceasefire which started in Gaza in January is at risk of collapsing. Learn vocabulary from this story. SUBTITLES AND WORKSHEET Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.
2025-02-12
Why has US President Trump started imposing tariffs on imports into the USA? Listen to find out SUBTITLES AND WORKSHEET Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/l
2025-02-05
Why has this Chinese AI app shocked the tech world? Listen to find out SUBTITLES AND WORKSHEET Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/fe
2025-01-29