In News Review, we show you how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/304xn/p027bv9k.jpg https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:52:37 +0100 BBC Learning English Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/additional_rss.shtml for terms and conditions of reuse.https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-1/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-1/activity-1 Search for survivors after New Year’s Day earthquake hits Japan. Neil and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-10/activity-10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-10/activity-10 France makes abortion a constitutional right. Beth and Phil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-11/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-11/activity-1 The prime minister of Haiti has agreed to resign following weeks of gang violence. Beth and Neil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-11 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-11 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-12/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-12/activity-1 Vladimir Putin has claimed his fifth term as president after winning 87% of the vote, according to Russian election officials. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-12 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-12 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-13/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-13/activity-1 Six people are missing after a ship caused a bridge to collapse in Baltimore, USA. Neil and Beth discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-13 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-13 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-14/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-14/activity-1 Netanyahu under pressure as Israel protests. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-14 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-14 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-15/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-15/activity-1 March was the world's warmest on record. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-15 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-15 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-16/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-16/activity-1 The UK government has voted to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2009. Beth and Neil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-16 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-16 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-17/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-17/activity-1 Milan in Italy is planning to ban ice cream and pizza late at night because of noise complaints. Beth and Phil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-17 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-17 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-18/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-18/activity-1 Scientists believe a healthy lifestyle could increase life expectancy, despite genes. Georgie and Neil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-18 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-18 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-19/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-19/activity-1 Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst flooding in 80 years. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-19 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-19 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-2/activity-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-2/activity-2 South Korea has passed a law banning the killing and sale of dogs for their meat. Neil and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-20/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-20/activity-1 Georgia's parliament has passed a 'foreign agent' law which protesters say could badly affect civil liberties. Neil and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-20 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-20 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-21/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-21/activity-1 The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, has been killed in a helicopter crash. Beth and Phil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-21 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-21 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-22/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-22/activity-1 Scientists have created a computer system that uses living brain cells to complete tasks. Georgie and Neil talk about the language used in the headlines around this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-22 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-22 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-23/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-23/activity-1 Italian researchers have created a complete genetic map of Arabica coffee. Georgie and Neil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-23 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-23 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-3/activity-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-3/activity-3 Taiwan has elected William Lai, a pro-independence president, which has made China angry. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-4/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-4/activity-1 The US and UK have launched another round of airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-5/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-5/activity-1 Elon Musk's company Neuralink has successfully implanted a chip in a human brain. Beth and Phil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-6/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-6/activity-1 Senegal's president has postponed the upcoming elections. Neil and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-7/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-7/activity-1 Women are working more and men are working less in the UK since the pandemic. Beth and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-8/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-8/activity-1 The website of ransomware cyber-criminals Lockbit has been seized by authorities. Neil and Georgie discuss the language in the news headlines. 

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-9/activity-9 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2024/unit-1/session-9/activity-9 Sweden is to join Nato after 200 years of neutrality, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Neil and Phil discuss the language in the news headlines. 

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