179. Donald Trump's Legal Troubles (English V...

Four years ago, I made an episode titled “Should we boycott the Qatar World Cup?” As you might remember, the tournament in Qatar was surrounded by criticism. There were concerns about human rights, especially the treatment of migrant workers who helped build the stadiums. There w ...  Show more

In the 1870s, about ten percent of Africa had been colonised by European countries. But over the next few decades, over ninety percent of the continent was taken, occupied, divided, and partitioned by governments far away in places like London, Berlin, and Paris. We call this per ...  Show more

🗒️ About this episode: A brief introduction to the criminal justice system. This episode covers:

Follow us on Instagram and check out our Stories for more ways to interact with Plain English: @plainenglishpod Donald Trump has been charged in New York with falsifying business records, marking the first time that an American president has been indicted. But prosecutors face se ...  Show more

New ruling means Trump cannot be punished for official actions committed as president(Image via Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/engl ...  Show more

🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at some of the Legal English terms which feature in this week's blog post from guest blogger Dmitry.

Dmitry's b ...