Learning English from the News
Upper intermediate level
Learn English through current events

Learning English from the News / Humans could lose control of AI systems, AI boss says
Episode 260916 / 16 Sep 2026
Head of Anthropic fears that humans could lose control of AI systems

Learning English from the News / Man survives longest ever pig kidney transplant
Episode 260909 / 09 Sep 2026
Longest-ever survival after a pig kidney transplant

Learning English from the News / Nepal recovering from impact of flash floods
Episode 260902 / 02 Sep 2026
Nepal is recovering from devastating flash floods

Learning English from the News / AI hacking other companies by itself, causing security fears
Episode 260826 / 26 Aug 2026
AI has been hacking other companies during tests, causing fears over safety

Learning English from the News / US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta trial begins
Episode 260819 / 19 Aug 2026
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp has gone on trial in the US.

Learning English from the News / Europe's first solar eclipse since 1999
Episode 260812 / 12 Aug 2026
Learn about the first solar eclipse in Europe for over 25 years, in English

Learning English from the News / Ceuta migrant crisis
Episode 260805 / 05 Aug 2026
Viral social media posts declaring ‘Spain is Open’ encouraged people to make the journey

Learning English from the News / No more PlayStation discs
Episode 260729 / 29 Jul 2026
Games for the Sony gaming console will all be digital from 2028.

Learning English from the News / Global trust in news at its lowest
Episode 260722 / 07 Jul 2026
Trust in news around the world is the lowest it has been since annual reports began in 2015

Learning English from the News / Coffee is good for you
Episode 260715 / 15 Jul 2026
Coffee is good for us, research suggests

Learning English from the News / Taylor Swift marries Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden
Episode 260708 / 08 Jul 2026
Pop star Taylor Swift marries American football player Travis Kelce at a huge wedding in New York City

Learning English from the News / Venezuela earthquakes: Search for survivors continues
Episode 260701 / 01 Jul 2026
The search for survivors continues after two strong earthquakes hit Venezuela

Learning English from the News / Keir Starmer resigns as UK prime minister
Episode 260624 / 24 Jun 2026
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned

Learning English from the News / US-Iran peace deal
Episode 260617 / 17 Jun 2026
Agreement reached between the US and Iran

Learning English from the News / World Cup excitement and concern
Episode 260610 / 10 Jun 2026
The 2026 super-sized World Cup is the biggest ever, but could also be the most controversial ever

Learning English from the News / El Niño: What to expect
Episode 260603 / 03 Jun 2026
A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a few weeks, the UN has warned. The World Meteorological Organization said this El Niño is likely to strengthen over the rest of 2026, driving more extreme weather around much of the globe.

Learning English from the News / Is social media 'the new smoking'?
Episode 260527 / 27 May 2026
Why are senior UK doctors comparing the harms of social media with smoking?

Learning English from the News / Deadly Ebola virus spreads
Episode 260520 / 20 May 2026
Ebola virus spreads east from the Democratic Republic of Congo towards the capital of Uganda.

Learning English from the News / Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-affected MV Hondius
Episode 260513 / 13 May 2026
All passengers have now been evacuated from the MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak

Learning English from the News / Iran war puts global food production at risk, says fertiliser boss
Episode 260506 / 06 May 2026
Learn about the impacts of the Iran war on global food production

Learning English from the News / Trump shooting attempt
Episode 260429 / 29 Apr 2026
Attempted shooting of US President Donald Trump.

Learning English from the News / Mass shooting at Mexican pyramids
Episode 260422 / 22 Apr 2026
Two dead and 13 injured after mass shooting at Teotihuacan

Learning English from the News / Hungary election landslide
Episode 260415 / 15 Apr 2026
Peter Magyar is elected as new prime minister of Hungary

Learning English from the News / Artemis II takes humans further from Earth than ever before
Episode 260408 / 08 Apr 2026
This is the first time humans have travelled to the Moon since 1972

Learning English from the News / Meta and YouTube lose social media addiction case
Episode 260401 / 01 Apr 2026
Meta and YouTube have been found legally responsible for creating addictive platforms.
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