46 lessons
B1Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Delhi is battling worsening air pollution as winter begins. The city's air quality index (AQI) reached 377, which India's watchdog classifies as very poor (301–400). Long exposure…
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B1Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Scientists say they found signs of fossil red blood cells inside the hind leg bone of an Aratasaurus, a small meat-eating dinosaur from what is now north-eastern Brazil about 115m…
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Monday, 2 November 2026
This crossword revises the vocabulary from this week’s B1 lessons. The words all come from: Why data centres face growing opposition; Melting Dolomites glaciers expose war…
B1Sunday, 1 November 2026
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, says a "complex" hack accessed $6.3bn in digital assets. The company has frozen around half and is trying to recover the rest…
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B1Friday, 30 October 2026
Archaeologists have uncovered personal objects in the ruins of Pompeii, sealed since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. The finds were tucked inside a wooden wardrobe. They…
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B1Thursday, 29 October 2026
DoorDash agreed a $17bn acquisition of Instacart to boost its grocery delivery business. DoorDash said the Instacart brand and app will remain, and Instacart shoppers can keep…
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B1Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Rapidly melting glaciers in Italy's Dolomites have revealed a cache of First World War explosives. Hikers reported sightings in the Primiero Valley near Canal San Bovo. The army's…
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B1Monday, 26 October 2026
Data centres power web searches, emails and AI tools, but a growing backlash says they use too much electricity and water. A few years ago, people had not heard the term. Now they…
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B1Sunday, 25 October 2026
Bananas are one of the world’s favourite fruits, but climate change and new diseases put them at risk. Researchers say progress in breeding may protect future crops. Yelloway, a…
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