A British Council site with many excellent listening activities relevant to what is happening now. You can listen and follow the transcript online or download it. Jolly good show, old chap.
News articles where you can download the pdf transcript and listen to the audio mp3 file. There are full lessons here including controlled to semi-controlled to freer activities.
Study English and many other languages by podcast including Thai, just for you David. The thai podcasters have decided to make people PAY for certain lessons. Ah, the sniff.
Watch an online TV series designed for English learner´s from beginners on, and you can also follow it using the transcript. Wow, gawd blimey more English than you can poke a stick at!