Learning English from the News

Someone's been leaving presents in public places. Could this be a real-life secret Santa?

The Netherlands goes into Christmas lockdown due to the rise of the Omicron strain.

Tornadoes hit the Midwest of the US on Friday and caused destruction and loss of life.

Deposed Myanmar leader has been sentenced after widely criticised trial.

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Adele has persuaded Spotify to take the shuffle button off all album pages.

Two million people who have not been vaccinated have been placed in lockdown in Austria.

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Ahead of COP26, BBC News saw documents showing countries trying to change report.

Donald Trump plans to launch a new social media network called TRUTH Social.

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A team of female footballers who fled the Taliban have been told they can live in the UK.

Thousands of documents have exposed the financial dealings of the world’s rich.

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have claimed victory in the federal election

A volcano has erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.

Raducanu becomes the first British woman for 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.

ABBA, pop superstars of 70s, are back after 40 years with new album and planned tour.

Charlie Watts, of legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80.

The Taliban have retaken the Afghan capital 20 years after being removed.

IPCC report says it's unequivocal that human activity is responsible for global warming.

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seeking asylum in Europe.

Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests in the country.

A smartphone spyware may have been used to monitor human rights activists and politicians

Italy have won their first European championship since 1968. It beat England in the final.

Queen Elizabeth has awarded the George Cross to the National Health Service.

The famous tennis tournament is back. It was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics.

Denmark’s Christian Eriksen had a heart attack during a Euro 2020 game against Finland.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child.

A report suggests that climate change could put the health of Olympic athletes at risk.

Western countries have accused Belarus of hijacking a Ryanair plane.

People living in South East Asia and the Western Pacific region were the most affected.

The remains of a Chinese rocket have crashed into the Indian Ocean.

India continues to struggle with an aggressive second wave of infections.

Chloe Zhao becomes the first woman of colour to win the best director award.

In a seismic move for football, 12 clubs have agreed to join a new European Super League.

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Scientists sent bottles of wine to the ISS to study the effect of gravity on the product.

The Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal on 23rd March and caused long delays.

Around 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods in Australia.

Beyonce has set a new record after becoming the first female artist to win 28 Grammys.

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Learn the vocabulary you need to talk about this year's film and TV awards ceremony.

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Dozens are feared dead after a piece of a Himalayan glacier triggered a flood in India.

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New controls have come into force to try to keep out variants of coronavirus.

Up to 50cm of snow fell on the capital Madrid between Friday and Saturday.