46 lessons
B2Thursday, 5 November 2026
France’s Blood Establishment (EFS) said hackers had targeted cold rooms for donated blood and tried to raise their temperatures. Staff intervened quickly, and EFS reported no…
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B2Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Brazil has published what it calls the first global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. As host of Cop30, it wants UN climate talks to move from negotiating new promises to…
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B2Monday, 2 November 2026
Ryanair says it may freeze workers' pay and raise airfares because its fuel costs have surged after the US-Israel war with Iran. The airline expects prices for aviation fuel to…
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Monday, 2 November 2026
This crossword revises the vocabulary from this week’s B2 lessons. The words all come from: Nanotyrannus fossil sold for $47.3m in New York; Electric hydrofoil ferries gain speed…
B2Sunday, 1 November 2026
London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, has called for a cap on robotaxis as the government plans to allow autonomous vehicles to operate in the capital. He warned that rapid change could…
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B2Saturday, 31 October 2026
In Yerevan, Armenia, delegates from nearly 200 countries met for almost two weeks and, early on Saturday, approved key parts of a plan to get the 2022 Global Biodiversity…
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B2Thursday, 29 October 2026
A new generation of electric ferries is appearing in the United States, and some ride on hydrofoils. In a New York Harbor demo, Vessev’s small craft lifted its hull above the…
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B2Wednesday, 28 October 2026
A mounted Nanotyrannus skeleton, nicknamed Jodi, sold for $47.3m at a Sotheby's auction in New York. About 10 feet (3m) tall, it is now the second-most valuable dinosaur fossil,…
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B2Monday, 26 October 2026
Dictionary.com has chosen “maxxing” as its 2026 Word of the Year. Short for maximising, the suffix can stand alone or attach to other words to mean doing something to the fullest,…
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