English News Weekly

 In this special edition podcast ENW visits four adventurous locations from the historic small country of Luxembourg! (PDF) Download MP3

Merry Christmas to our listeners! In this special edition podcast English News Weekly introduces some of the stranger, wilder and exciting Christmas traditions from around the world! (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on the revelation by the American dictionary company Merriam- Webster that their most searched for word in 2017 was 'feminism'. Why was this word the most popular of 2017? What other words made the top 10 list? Can you guess the answers? Well if not, don't worry as... English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on one extraordinary journey that took one retired couple nearly 20,000km using just public transport! The retirees from the south of England undertook their epic journey across Europe and to Asia by shunning airplanes. Why did they travel to Hong Kong by public transport? How long did it take? What were their experiences? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 In this special edition podcast ENW visits 4 fascinating locations from the bustling & vibrant city of Ho Chi Minh! (PDF) Image credit: Trần Thế Vinh via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on an astronomical figure than has been paid to buy one Leonardo da Vinci painting. Salvator Mundi or Saviour of the World in English has smashed the world record for the highest price paid an auction for a painting. Why did the painting sell for such an incredible total? Who is the Saviour of the World? And what is the fascinating story behind the painting? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reveals the results of the most visited city in the world – by foreign tourists. The winning city has for the 9th time come out ahead of all other global metropolis with more than 26m tourists stopping by in 2016. Why did this city top the list again? Which other cities have made the list? Did any Japanese cities sneak into the top ten? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on troubling news from the South China Sea where World War II shipwrecks from countries including the UK, USA, Australia, Netherlands and Japan are being raided. Almost all of these ships contain the remains of naval servicemen and as such are designated as war graves. Why are these shipwrecks being raided? How many have been stripped? What will happen next? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a story from very close to our hometown in north-east England! One of the country's most well-known cultural landmarks and a UNESCO WHS is in trouble of falling down. Hadrian's Wall a nearly 2,000 year-old stone wall which used to dissect England from east to west is suffering from having too many overseas visitors. What will happen next? Can the wall being saved? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on disturbing news from southeast Africa where a spate of attacks on people suspected of being vampires have led to nine deaths. The attacks by groups of over 100 people have been occurring over the last two months across Malawi, an impoverished African country. Why are the people being attacked? Why are these people being suspected of being vampires? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a fascinating discovery from Sweden that could alter Viking history. Garments recovered from 9th and 10th Century Viking graves have revealed Arabic writing – including the words 'Allah' and 'Ali' embroidered on some of them. Researchers from a Swedish University claim this is the first time such discoveries have been found. What does this mean? Why is this interesting? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Grzegorz Wysocki via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a very special event that is held every two years in the Australian Outback. The World Solar Challenge invites cars – many designed at universities – to complete a 3,000 km route driving cars that are propelled by solar power! The 2017 edition has 95 teams from more than 30 countries. What happens in the race? What type of cars are used? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Kohei SAGAWA, Hideki KIMURA via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a crisis that is engulfing Spain that could potentially signal the break- up of the southern European nation. After an attempted independence referendum in Catalonia on Sunday saw protests, arrests, violence and threats –Spain is in a state of extreme unease. What has happened? Why did Catalonia hold an independence referendum? What happens next in Spain? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

 This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on extraordinary events from the United States, where the US president has called for professional football players who don't stand for the US anthem to be fired. In response his words have been condemned by players, coaches and owners in the NFL. What happened before NFL games this weekend? What will happen in the future? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Keith Allison via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 2.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on a remarkable achievement by one cyclist from Scotland – Mark Beaumont. Mr. Beaumont has cycled around the world, a distance of 18,000 miles that took him from Paris around the world and back to Paris again! His journey broke the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world on a bike! What happened on his journey? Where did he go? Why? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Download MP3

In this special edition podcast, ENW visits four fascinating locations from the exotic port city of Marseille! (PDF) Image credit: Thomas Steiner via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

In this special edition podcast, ENW visits four adventurous locations from the historic port city of Southampton! (PDF) Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast visits 4 fascinating locations from the eciting and dynamic Emirate of Abu Dhabi! (PDF) Image credit: FritzDaCat via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on fascinating developments from geophysicists who claim to have discovered a new continent. If confirmed, this would be the Earth's 8th and smallest continent. Currently a team of 30 international researchers and scientists are in the Pacific Ocean trying to confirm the 8th continent's existence. What is it called? How large is it? Why is it hidden? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Alexrk via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Download MP3

This week's English News Weekly podcast reports on developments from the UK where sushi sales in supermarkets are booming. The U.K. has a somewhat underserved reputation for its culinary expertise, but the Japanese fish dish has becoming increasingly popular both in the UK and the rest of Western Europe. Why is this the case and crucially what do Japanese chefs make of British sushi? English News Weekly will try to explain all... (PDF) Image credit: Orderinchaos via Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Download MP3