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 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:17:10 +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 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-180/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-180/activity-1 Dozens of people are missing and feared dead after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river and triggered a huge flood in northern India. Tom and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-180 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-180 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-181/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-181/activity-1 Donald Trump has been found not guilty of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol last month. Tom and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-181 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-181 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-182/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-182/activity-1 After nearly seven years of marriage, reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her husband the superstar rapper Kanye West are getting divorced. The couple have four children. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-182 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-182 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-183/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-183/activity-1 British actors and talent took home several awards at the Golden Globes ceremony last weekend. The awards celebrate TV and film achievements. Neil and Tom have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-183 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-183 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-184/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-184/activity-1 In a deeply personal TV interview, The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has said she found life within the British Royal Family so difficult that at times she "didn't want to be alive any more". Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-184 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-184 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-185/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-185/activity-1 Beyonce has set a new record after becoming the first female artist to win 28 Grammys. All this happened at the 63rd Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Tom and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-185 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-185 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-186/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-186/activity-1 Large parts of Australia's New South Wales have been hit by the worst floods in decades as heavy rain continues to strike the east coast. Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-186 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-186 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-187/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-187/activity-1 A large ship called the Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal in Egypt on 23rd March. This has caused delays in one of the busiest global shipping routes. Tom and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-187 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-187 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-188/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-188/activity-1 Twelve bottles of Chateau Petrus have returned to Earth after spending over a year on the International Space Station. Scientists are trying to understand the effects of zero gravity on wine. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-188 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-188 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-189/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-17/session-189/activity-1 The Iranian foreign minister has said his country will "take revenge" for an attack on an underground nuclear site, for which it has blamed Israel. Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

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