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Today, after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford, the UK government has insisted the military base is safe. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner explains why the Americans moved the planes back to their home stations. It comes a week after a major incident when police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase and six arrests were made. Plus, housing protests in Spain have lead to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calling a snap election. And in France, student protests over the condition of school buildings and staffing have led to clashes with police. S...
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- 170 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Hello! I was shocked to learn over the weekend that Paddy has still not even made one stir fry as part of his efforts to make a good stir fry in Andy Burnham's first 100 days as
Prime Minister. But then I was very enthused to get this message from Barbara, she says. Inspired by the variety of projects people are hoping to achieve in 100 days, a fortnight ago I felt I should accept the challenge.
And here is Barbara's challenge. months ago. I knitted the various pieces required for a cardigan. I love knitting but not the sewing up nor picking up the stitches to complete the borders. So far I've sewn up part of the cardigan and picked up the stitches to knit up the neck and right hand borders. I hope to finish it
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