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Jul 13, 2022 • 6min
Killer salt?
New research has found that adding salt to your meals could take years off your life.
Jul 6, 2022 • 6min
Eight months' rain in four days
Neil and Beth discuss the vocabulary in the news headlines about this story.
Jun 29, 2022 • 6min
World energy crisis
Is the world giving up on green?
Jun 22, 2022 • 6min
Prices rise across the world
As prices rise, interest rates are going up to deal with the crisis.
Jun 15, 2022 • 6min
Google engineer: AI has feelings
Google engineer: AI has feelings
Jun 9, 2022 • 5min
Boris Johnson survives
Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote. Learn vocabulary related to this story.
May 31, 2022 • 10min
Sold: Most expensive piece of 20th century art
Warhol's Marilyn Monroe painting sold for record-breaking $195m.
May 24, 2022 • 8min
Monkeypox: New disease spreads
Outbreaks of the virus have now been reported in at least 15 countries around the world.
May 17, 2022 • 9min
Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022
Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest with the UK’s Sam Ryder in second.
May 10, 2022 • 11min
New Doctor Who revealed
Actor Ncuti Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the star of Doctor Who.
