This month's featured news stories

France introduces smoking ban from BBC Learning English Words in the News (Intermediate+)

Read and listen to the news story, learn some vocabulary, then do a comprehension quiz.

The world's cheapest car from Simple English News (Beginner+)

Read and listen to this very short news article.

News links

Here are some links to recommended websites with news articles and activities.

BBC Learning English - Words in the News (Intermediate +)
Read and listen to news articles from the BBC, with vocabulary definitions for the difficult words and comprehension activities.

Breaking News English (Intermediate +)
News articles written for students of English.  Read the articles and listen to the podcasts.

Simple English News (Beginner)
Read and listen to short simple news articles.

Voice of America Special English (Intermediate +)
Read and listen to news articles produced for English learners. 

Think Spain news (Upper Intermediate +)
News about Spain in English.  Click on the headlines on the left to read the stories.