Turkey bans men from football match Vocabulary are famed for are well-known for raucous loud and unpleasant violent behaviour hostile or aggressive actions moderated made less extreme sanctioned approved war-like chanting aggressive sounding singing...
Chinese talent show banned Vocabulary talent contest TV competition for people who don't already work in show business but consider themselves to have the skills to become a famous performer blast out sing powerfully tunes songs regulators people who...
Chinese talent show banned Report 'Super Girl' is one of the most popular shows on TV. It's a talent contest where women of all ages blast out their favourite tunes. But regulators have now told the programme maker, Hunan Satellite Television, not to...
Interview reveals Jackies inner thoughts Vocabulary chat informal conversation candid moments frank and honest conversation about difficult matters ga-ga mad, insane a tricky person a difficult individual to deal with bitter a person that feels angry...
Interview reveals Jackies inner thoughts Report In the eight hours of relaxed chat between Jacqueline Kennedy and an historian some candid moments reveal strong opinions of world figures. Churchill in the fifties she says was already quite ga-ga, civ...
UK Banks face major changes radical reform of important change in the regulations designed to improve the Treasury the British government department responsible for the economy and finance obliging requiring investment banking the business of banks w...
UK Banks face major changes Report The most radical reform of British banks in at least a generation has been proposed by the independent commission on banking set up by the Treasury. What's recommended is as close to a formal break-up of Britain's b...
Robocrab's claws key to mating success Vocabulary heaving very busy moves best dancing movements a mate sexual partner fancies finds attractive (informal) suitors potential partners (an old-fashioned term) unforgiving continuously harsh vigorous stro...
Robocrab's claws key to mating success Report To the fiddler crabs, the Australian mudflats in the north of the country are a heaving dance floor, where a male must rely on his moves to attract a mate. Male crabs attract passing females by waving the...
Gaddafi stronghold talks fail Vocabulary negotiators people who try to get two sides of a dispute to reach an agreement the outskirts of the areas outside of the centre of a city broken down stopped because of disagreement the opposition the group of...
