Marvel Comics' writer and editor Stan Lee has died. He co-created Spider-man, The Incredible Hulk and Captain America, among others. He died in Los Angeles at the age of 95. Dan and Neil discuss ...
Actress Claire Foy won her first Emmy for playing the Queen.
The big drama and comedy awards went to the fantasy Game of Thrones and 50s period piece The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.
But everyone was ...
The story:
Singapore's aviation regulator says it has temporarily suspended the operation of all variants of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in its airspace following two fatal accidents, the most ...
The story:
A man in Britain has become the second person to be cleared of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant.
Doctors said he received bone marrow stem cells almost three years ago from a ...
The story
South Africans are facing a fourth day of severe power cuts. The troubled, state-run firm, Eskom, has appealed to customers to turn off all non-essential lights and appliances. The power ...
Anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died at the age of 81. Catherine and Dan teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.
Key words and phrases
valiantly ...
President Trump and Kim Jong-un have signed a joint agreement after their unprecedented talks in Singapore.
Mr Trump said he was "very proud of what had been achieved."
Mr Kim said "the world ...
Quiz: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview/unit-5/session-46
The Finnish operator of the mobile fitness app Polar has suspended its location tracking application after ...
Britain will risk a fresh confrontation with Russia today when it seeks new powers for chemical weapons inspectors to say who is responsible for nerve agent attacks in Syria.
The Foreign Secretary ...
Scientists think they may have discovered why thousands of penguins who get stranded on South American coasts are predominantly female. Neil and Tom teach you the language the media is using to ...