The Queen gives medal to health service

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

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Italy win Euro 2020

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

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Pegasus: Activists 'spied on'

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

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Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests

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

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Olympics: Sprinter seeks asylum

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seeking asylum in Europe.

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Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity?

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

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Afghanistan: Taliban retake Kabul

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

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Rolling Stones drummer dies

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

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Abba: Pop superstars are back

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

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Emma Raducanu wins US Open

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

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La Palma: Volcano erupts

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

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Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party

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

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Pandora Papers: Rich exposed

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

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Afghan female footballers get UK visas

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

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Earthshot Prize: Prince's new awards

Learn language related to Prince William's Earthshot Prize.

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Donald Trump to launch new social media platform

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

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Countries try to change UN climate paper

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

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COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation

Learn key vocabulary to help you talk about this news story.

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Austria: Lockdown for unvaccinated

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

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Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle

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

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Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions

We discuss this story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.

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Aung San Suu Kyi: 4 years in prison

Deposed Myanmar leader has been sentenced after widely criticised trial.

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Tornadoes devastate US states

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

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Omicron: Lockdown in the Netherlands

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

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Real-life secret Santa

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

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Review of 2021

Rob and Roy look back at some of the stories and vocabulary we've discussed during 2021.

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Djokovic vs Australia: Novak to stay

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has won his appeal to stay in Australia.

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Tonga: Volcano and tsunami hit

Major damage reported in Tonga after a huge volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami threat.

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Ukraine: US tells embassy families to leave

The United States has told families of staff that work in the Ukraine embassy to leave.

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Nadal: Star breaks records again

Tennis ace Rafael Nadal won a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam singles title in Australia.

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