Julian Assange walks free: BBC Learning English from the News

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walks free from US court. 🔎 For a free worksheet, and all the vocabulary and definitions: bit.ly/3VDJxDr For more Learning English from the News: bit.ly/4bZwR0T
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00:00 Introduction
00:40 The story
01:39 Headline 1
04:20 Headline 2
07:14 Headline 3
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[@bbclearningenglish]

🤩Click here for a free worksheet and a vocabulary list: bit.ly/3VDJxDr

[@Salah_-_Uddin]

Free free.

[@emmahallard1949]

Praise God he is free!!Julian is a hero and should be pardoned and recompensed!love prayers and donations to Julian Stella and Family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@i4ui4uee]

Good for you, Julian

[@pikir01]

Thanks a lot for this good news!! I'm so glad. God bless 🙏

[@DildoraAxtamova-rz8wm]

Assalamu alekum everyone. I'm from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿. Every day at this time I watch BBC informations. I love this channel ❤️. Thanks for useful content 👍.

[@fari4966]

وعلیکم السلام!

[@borhanuddin681]

Owalikumsalam. Same as you.

[@DildoraAxtamova-rz8wm]

@@borhanuddin681 👍

[@alfieromonteverdi7980]

I am very happy for Julian Assange just a little less for freedom of the press !!!

[@suganthypreetha1386]

Hi, I am from India. I am a regular viewer of your programme and I love it a lot. Could you please do this programme as you did before? Atleast provide the notes in the description box as before. Thank you.

[@bbclearningenglish]

👋 Hello! 😊 We're glad to hear you are a fan of this programme. You can still find the notes from this episode on our website: bit.ly/3VDJxDr

[@MosBurgerGoldVIP]

Same opinions with you, previous style shows headline & how to pronounce at the same time. This helps me a lot.

[@amiraratkovic2619]

It is a fantastic video like always. I appreciate it.❤❤❤

[@LearnEnglishwithAbii]

So truth is bitter across the world and whoever speaks the truth has to pay the price of it.

[@chimak8332]

Assange is free at last 🎉

[@paulinho0311]

Unfortunately it seems like News Review has turned into a podcast. Pretty soon there will be nothing left due to cost cutting. 😢

[@angelapalominouriarte1042]

So interesting news. Thanks a lot for the lesson 🙌

[@Prashant-v6l]

"Hello! It's most knowledgeable video. I did learn something from this video.. Keep doing"👍

[@bbclearningenglish]

Thank you! Stay tuned for more!

[@Prashant-v6l]

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[@user-ni5qz5og6c]

Dear gentleman Neil and dear Lady Beth, you both help me to understand better the meaning of the words of Podcast. Thank you very much. My name is Nasser. I live in Tehran-Iran.🌹🌹🌹

[@bbclearningenglish]

😊 We're glad you're enjoying the podcast! Stay tuned for more!

[@edinaldopereira2285]

Assange is free, now he deserves a compensation...

[@milly5678899]

I am happy to hear the news with your different perspectives from different newspapers. Useful vocabulary with other meanings, always happy to keep learning thanks to you BBC good teachers. By the way, I'm also happy about Julian Assange being released, but I hope that freedom of press might not be terribly affected, but unfortunately it appeared that there wasn't any other way to free him at last!

[@bbclearningenglish]

We're glad you enjoyed this episode! You can find more episodes of Learning English from the News on our website: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2024

[@milly5678899]

@@bbclearningenglish I very much appreciate your kindness. Thank you.

[@azadhossan9244]

Everyday I am hear new episode that’s help me how to improve my english skill.Thanks for BBC.

[@bbclearningenglish]

We're glad you enjoyed this episode of Learning English from the News! 😊 Stay tuned for more.

[@EnglishforBeginners-with_riad]

That's a shame! He should not make any deal with the criminal.

[@borhanuddin681]

I have to strike a deal with my beloved rest of my life.

[@sandrajansen4398]

Awesome episode! This story is too important be known widely. Thanks BBC News! Learning and staying update ❤

[@bbclearningenglish]

Thanks for 🎧 listening! Stay tuned for more episodes of Learning English from the News!

[@AhmedAbdi125]

Thanks

[@leandrorelias]

Great video, with a lot of useful information. Thank you.

[@saeedbasabain4188]

Thanks UK nation

[@laiquocanh-dz2xt]

100%

[@cactus4242]

Hi, there.😊 I also found 'walk free' a metaphorical expression. The worksheet was so helpful. Thanks a lot❗👍

[@bbclearningenglish]

We're glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for more.

[@RedRedRedRed]

Who tells the truth will never be a criminal!

[@toobatooba5334]

❤❤❤💕

[@hameed426]

Please in below section, provide main words and their usage in story. It was good option to remember words but you closed it suddenly

[@bbclearningenglish]

👋 Hello! 😊 You can find the notes from this lesson with the vocabulary and example sentences here on our website: bit.ly/3VDJxDr

[@sherry77753]

Tbh I miss the old ‘news review’

[@MosBurgerGoldVIP]

Hi BBC Leaning English Teams👋 I love to watch your headlines review this helps us to learn English & know around the world at the same time, thank you so much. But as a learner, can you have previous style on this serious of video? This can show host how to pronounce each word, also there are sample sentences to highlight the key words in the news. I can try to shadow your video and help to improve my English speaking. Thanks a lot❤

[@bbclearningenglish]

👋 Hello! Thank you for your feedback. 😊 You can find the notes from this lesson with example sentences here on our website: bit.ly/3VDJxDr

[@marine-uz5gp]

Thank you so much for bringing up this news. I wanted to learn about it.🙏 I wonder why the US struck the deal with Assange. Is that because the US wanted him to be seen as a criminal by the public, rather than a hero, by having him plead guilty to a single charge in exchange for freedom? I'm relieved that he seems to be free now that he's back in his home country of Australia. Neil's example sentence brought back a childhood memory. 🙂　I remember striking a deal with my dad to tidy my room in return for a bit of money. He promised to give me a tiny bit of money every time I cleaned up my room, but I only received that reward two or three times, and he soon forgot about the deal or promise itself. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー ●twists and turns I like watching a KZbinr's channel because his life is like a roller coaster ride, full of twists and turns that I never see coming. I don't know what the future holds for him. There will be even more twists and turns that await him from here forward. The Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit" was really arresting and captivating. The series had so many twists and turns that I couldn't predict the ending. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー ●strike a deal Mediated by Belarus, Yevgeny Prigozhin supposedly struck a deal with Kremlin in the midst of his rebellion in June 2023. He was exiled, but in a matter of a couple of months, he passed away due to an airplane crash on 23 August 2023. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー ●dumps My iPhone storage is nearly full, thanks to the photo dumps of hundreds of pictures.

[@bbclearningenglish]

👏 Well done for writing some excellent examples with the new vocabulary! 😊 We were very impressed.

[@rafaelc.s3326]

Hello there! Cut/close/strike/ clench a deal all have the same meaning in this sense? Thanks in advance!

[@gabrielaalejandraacostarob4312]

So no more news review ? You used to put the notes, not more?

[@bbclearningenglish]

😊Thanks for your comment. We regularly review and update our programmes to help our audiences improve their English. You can still find the notes from this episode on our website: bit.ly/3VDJxDr

[@EnglishVid2]

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[@RhillEnglish]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00 *📰 Introduction to the News Topic* - Introduction to the podcast episode focusing on Julian Assange's release and related vocabulary. - Discusses the purpose of the podcast and introduces the hosts, Neil and Beth. 02:20 *🤝 Explanation of 'Strike a Deal'* - Detailed explanation of the phrase 'strike a deal' and its application in various contexts. - Examples include political agreements, business mergers, and informal personal agreements. 04:18 *📄 Discussion of Document Leaks* - Examination of the term 'dumps' and its meanings as both a verb and a noun. - Focuses on the digital context of dumping data, specifically relating to Wikileaks' activities. 06:32 *⚖️ Overview of Assange's Legal Battles* - Review of Julian Assange's extensive legal struggles and his time in the Ecuadorian embassy. - Introduces the expression 'twists and turns' to describe the unpredictable nature of Assange's legal saga.

[@royahashimi6272]

that couple were about to divorce after visiting a few times with a Psychologist now fortunately they have struck a deal. We have always lived castle, the book with a lot of twists and turns readers get completely surprised after every change.

[@bbclearningenglish]

👍 Nice examples! 😊 Here's a quick correction: - ''We Have Always Lived in the Castle', the book with a lot of twists and turns, MAKES readers get completely surprised after every change.' Or, ''We Have Always Lived in the Castle', the book with a lot of twists and turns, completely surprises readers after every change.'

[@user-iu4nn4nf6o]

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[@JamesBondX007]

Finally, English hierarchy decided to let him go

[@stevehowes2468]

Is there really no intention to return the video? The audio version is not as good or interesting. Learners also watch face and particularly the mouth when learning.

[@a_true_one7696]

That's the price you pay for the real freedom of speech.

[@user-iu4nn4nf6o]

Podcast strike a deal

[@shaheqaahmed270]

Dumps releases lot of data and images

[@GraemeWight-wx3xz]

Too late to affect public opinion on our criminal government.

[@Lilib130]

Dear friends Beth and Neil, fortunately it is much less complicated to explain the elaborate newspaper headlines than to explain why an Australian citizen was imprisoned in a maximum security prison in London for 5 years, without any conviction, just because the US government so wanted. Before that, despite being a political asylum seeker, he did not receive safe passage to leave the country. What kind of justice do you have there? Just wondering...

[@Brian-fo6ew]

Jeremy struck a deal with an evil Sith lord to do Sith-related photo dumps every day and make the Sith more well-known. However, there were a lot of twists and turns in the story as Jeremy was a Jedi in disguise!

[@bbclearningenglish]

😂 We wonder why a Jedi was doing Sith-related photo dumps!

[@Brian-fo6ew]

@@bbclearningenglish Because the Jedi Order sent Jeremy to go undercover and learn more about the Sith so the Jedi could defeat them!

[@jieli3313]

We call on the Chinese government to stop illegal activities that prohibit people from speaking and commenting!

[@silviaestevez5569]

When I saw the notification of a new episode of Learning English with the news I had the hope that you would return to your older format where you are in live. When I saw that is another podcast I immediately turned it off. I don't like this format. We miss you Neil and your colleagues. f. Please return to it !!!!!

[@cristinaolague1554]

The same happened to me. I prefer the previous format

[@bbclearningenglish]

You can watch all the archive episodes of News Review right here on KZbin bit.ly/2K0Fdf0 and also on our website bit.ly/45llaPm.

[@silviaestevez5569]

But it's not the same!!!! I hope you can return to your former format

[@auditt5450]

Wish BBC stopped being political biased