French gangster recaptured after escaping jai...

Learn how to use the English expression, "come to grips"Explore the full lesson & practice using today's expression: https://plainenglish.com/expressions/come-to-grips--Plain English helps you improve your English:Learn about the world and improve your EnglishClear, natural Engli ...  Show more

Today's story: The 2026 Winter Olympics were kind to some 40-something competitors, but devastating to the skier Lindsay Vonn. Mikhail Shaidorov brought Kazakhstan its first gold medal since 1994 after defeating the self-proclaimed "Quad God." Team GB won its first event on snow, ...  Show more

In the early 20th century, a disorganised bunch of criminals transformed into a criminal empire and made billions in the process. 

In this episode, we'll learn how it all got started and why you didn't want to get on the wrong side of Charles ...

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ever feel like English is this big, scar ...

A few months after Daphne's brutal assassination, the Maltese police raided a potato shed.

They would "find" three men who would later admit to being involved in the murder, but were they really any closer to the truth?

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Did you know that words in English can be different depending on the country you're visiting? Ethan and I have often spoken about these differences on the podcast, but today's episode is extra special. Not only will you learn about vocabulary di ...