Making way for Eurovision Vocabulary cut off stopped the supply of compensation money paid to someone because of loss or damage a painful reminder something which makes a person think about a difficult time in their life adequate good enough eviction...
Olympus camera scandal The former Chairman of Olympus cameras and two other former executives have been arrested. The company has admitted it hid more than $1.5 billion in investment losses. The scandal was revealed by Olympus's British CEO Michael W...
Olympus camera scandal Vocabulary corporate scandals events which cause public disgust. Here connected to companies. under suspicion people think he is responsible violating breaking auditor person whose job is to examine business accounts orchestrat...
Rome drops Olympic bid The Italian Prime Minister has refused to sign off Rome's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games on economic grounds. His decision came on the eve of the formal submission of bids to the International Olympic Committee. Reporter Da...
Rome drops Olympic bid Vocabulary austerity money-saving cabinet meeting gathering of the body which controls government policy irresponsible reckless bid application hosting putting on vanished disappeared refurbish renovate or decorate facilities a...
Racism in football summit The British government is to stage a special Downing Street summit on racism in football. The Prime Minister has stepped into the row after a series of high-profile incidents. Reporter Mat Trewern Report When Liverpool's Lui...
Racism in football summit Vocabulary issue topic, subject racism poor treatment or violence against people because of their race on the front pages one of the main stories in the news allegations accusations, claims faced by which the person will hav...
Interminable speeches The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is considering banning officials from giving long speeches at meetings. Audience members in China are often caught dozing off, even at televised events. Reporter Viv Marsh Report When China...
Interminable speeches Vocabulary delegates people attending the meeting had enough of didn't want any more interminable very long stuffy not enough air address speech capped stopped, limited to gatherings meetings a wake-up call an event that alerts...
Why zebras have stripes Scientists claim to have solved the mystery of why zebras have their characteristic black and white stripes. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology showed that the striped pattern made the animals much less a...
