Sep 2

Nepal recovering from impact of flash floods

More than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead after last week’s flash floods on the border of Nepal and Tibet, according to Nepal’s disaster agency.Almost 4,000 people are still missing. Rescuers are trying to reach hundreds of workers who have been trapped in a large network o ... Show More

8m 39s

Aug 26

AI hacking other companies by itself, causing security fears

AI has been hacking other companies during tests, causing fears over safety. There’s been a series of hacks by AI software in recent months. A hack is when secure technology is broken into in order to steal data or cause disruption.The AI hacks have occurred during testing of sec ... Show More

8m 34s

Aug 19

Meta on trial

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has gone on trial, accused of breaking state and federal laws around child privacy. The trial is expected to last around six weeks.The lawsuit has been filed by 29 US states, representing more than two thirds of the country's p ... Show More

7m 58s

Oct 2020

How can we make the web a better place?

Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.

6m 17s

Jul 2020

The medicine of coronavirus

Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.

6m 17s

Mar 2018

6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary

Neil and Finn's top tips for dealing with specialist vocabulary

6m 18s

Sep 2020

Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic

Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.

6m 18s

Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 change cities?

Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.

6m 3s

Oct 2021

Angela Merkel

Sam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.

6m 10s

Nov 2020

C2 - A news story - A Covid vaccine

In this Learn English Vocabulary podcast, Jack focuses on some C2 Advanced vocabulary from a news story about a Covid vaccine. Read the transcript and find more C2 Learn English Vocabulary podcasts on Learn English Vocabulary - C2 - A news story - A Covid Vaccine.Support the show ... Show More

14m 8s

Jun 2020

What difference has #MeToo made?

Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.

6m 17s

Jun 2024

How names can tell painful stories

Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. [Image: Getty]TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/featur ... Show More

6m 13s

Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all?