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Sarah Ferguson 'sorry' for bribe deal Summary 24 May 2010 Sarah Ferguson has been keeping a low profile while visiting Hollywood after a newspaper secretly filmed her trying to sell access to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew. Reporter: Rajesh Mirchandan
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'Revolutionary' dancer Grammar reveal give information about something that wasn't known before suspected of being believed to be attempted coup a failed action to take control of the government of a country complicity knowing about and being involve
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'Revolutionary' dancer Summary 31 May 2010 Secret documents recently made public show that the British ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn was heavily involved in a plot to overthrow the government of Panama in 1959. Reporter: Rebecca Jones Report The Fore
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Falklands invasion 'surprised' Thatcher Vocabulary reflections thoughts and memories evidence information given to a court as part of a process of discovering what happened in a particular situation committee of inquiry group of selected people that
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Falklands invasion 'surprised' Thatcher Summary 28 December 2012 Newly-released government papers show that the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982 took the then British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, by surprise. Reporter: Peter B
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Japan's new prime minister Grammar rose to his feet stood up from humble beginnings from an average family a salaryman an expression used in Japanese to refer to a man who works in an office and is paid a salary predecessors people who had the job be
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Japan's new prime minister Summary 4 June 2010 Japan has a new prime minister, the fifth in three years. He's the former finance minister, Naoto Kan, who takes over from Yukio Hatoyama who resigned suddenly on Wednesday. Reporter: Roland Buerk Report
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Zimbabwean diamonds still bloody Vocabulary stopped short of expelling almost forced them to leave turning a blind eye to ignoring effectively condoned in effect given its approval of joint venture companies business enterprises where two or more com
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Zimbabwean diamonds still bloody Summary 14 June 2010 Global Witness, the human rights watchdog, has warned that the Kimberley Process, the scheme that is meant to certify diamonds, could be funding political violence in Zimbabwe. Reporter: Karen All
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US 'fiscal cliff' Vocabulary standoff a situation in which agreement does not seem possible recession a period when the economy of a country is not successful go through (of a law, plan or deal) officially accepted or approved moderated reduced; limi
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US 'fiscal cliff' Summary 31 December 2012 US Congressional leaders have one more day of negotiations to stop steep tax rises and spending cuts, known as the 'fiscal cliff', after talks ended with no deal. Reporter: Andrew Walker Report The big conce
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 22 August 2012 Retiring elephants Transcript: Theyre not the healthiest specimens of the ten thousand that live in Burma. But thanks to the opening of this elephant retirement home, these animals do at least hav
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 29 August 2012 Air guitar championships Transcript: The 17th annual Air Guitar World Championships have taken place in Finland. Eighteen contestants battled in front of an audience of 5000 for the ultimate prize
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 5 September 2012 Peaceful La Paz Transcript: Its name may mean 'peace', but the Bolivian city La Paz is not normally noted for its calm. That is, apart from on the annual day of the pedestrian. Vehicles are bann
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BBC Learning English Words in the News 9 January 2013 Shark fin discovery Transcript: Thousands of shark fins drying on a Hong Kong rooftop. It's thought they were stored away from the gaze of tourists and conservationists who find the trade hard to
