Mark Shrosbree
News and Current Affairs
News for English Students
Current Issues
1. BBC World Service - News English: study an article from this week's news.

2. Student Times Online: this is the Japan Times' website for English learners.

3. Breaking News English: fantastic website with news articles in 'Easy English'. There are also listening exercises and quizzes.

4. VOA Special English: this is a special site which helps English learners read and listen to the news from Voice of America.

5. NHK World
Read, watch and listen to international and domestic news in English from a Japanese perspective.
1. Global Issues for Learners of English: a selection of articles in 'Easy English' from the New Internationalist magazine.

2. Guardian Weekly 'Learning English'
There are many articles about current issues written is simplified English.

3. BBC Newsround Guides. These guides about many issues are written especially for students.