Simple English News Daily
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Simple English News Daily is a 7-minute podcast which tells today’s news in clear, simple, British English. Start your day by listening to 7 minutes of the most important stories from everywhere in the world. With SEND7, you can stay up-to-date with world news, and improve your English at the same time. SEND7 is aimed at intermediate and advanced English learners and teachers, and people with English as a second language, as well as native English speakers who want a fast, daily summary of world events! The podcast is released Monday to Friday.SEND7 in an acronym for Simple English News Daily, in 7 minutes. Stephen Devincenzi, from the UK, started SEND7 in 2020, and hosts most episodes. Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin are also British, and host some episodes. For more information, or to contact us, go to www.send7.orgThe Simple English News Daily podcast is free, and is supported by generous listeners. SEND7 supporters benefits include:Ad-free listeningBonus episodeTranscripts (written by us, not AI!)Vocabualry listsWorksheetsWorld news quizzesAsk questions in Ask Me Anything episodesWe give 10% of our profit to highly effective charities!Become a SEND7 supporter at send7.org/supportWe do not use AI for anything.Get your daily news and improve your English listening, in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee, with SEND7.
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Nov 1, 2026 • 9min
Monday November 2nd 2026. Europe protests. Ukraine evacuation. US midterms. North Korea crypto theft. DRC Ebola. India electoral protests...
Europe sees protests over public services and rising costs, while Ukraine faces evacuations and renewed attacks. Political disputes stir Poland and India, and Russia draws criticism at the G20. North Korea is linked to a massive cryptocurrency theft. Ebola devastates the DRC, Egypt cracks down on journalism, US midterm races take shape, and marathon surprises make headlines.
Oct 29, 2026 • 7min
Friday 30th October 2026. ECB Lagarde resigns. Bulgaria drone attack. Ukraine drone strikes. Uganda Russia recruits. Libya ban...
Christine Lagarde prepares to leave the European Central Bank as drone attacks threaten Black Sea shipping and strike Ukraine. Uganda reports citizens recruited or lost fighting for Russia, while Libya expands its entry bans. Hong Kong’s fire inquiry finds government failures, South Korea considers a Hormuz deployment, and El Salvador plans a Haiti mission. Plus, US sanctions on Rwanda and a record-breaking Monet auction.
Oct 28, 2026 • 7min
Thursday 29th October 2026. Spain train crash. Israel election count. Cambodia cruise. India cyclone. Brazil Bolsonaro flees. Canada Euro...
A deadly train collision in Spain sparks an investigation, while Israel’s election leaves the country without a clear majority. A cruise ship’s journey ends abruptly in Cambodia, and Cyclone Arnab devastates parts of India. Bolsonaro flees Brazil, Canada prepares for Eurovision, and the US and Cuba clash at the UN. Plus, new gas in Tanzania and smartphone-free dinners in Sardinia.
Oct 27, 2026 • 8min
Wednesday 28th October 2026. Israel elections. Brazil Bolsonaro missing. Venezuela Machado crowds. El Salvador-Haiti soldiers. Tanzania...
Brazil’s election ends with Lula victorious, while Bolsonaro disappears amid rigging claims. Venezuela’s Machado returns to cheering crowds and demands new elections. El Salvador sends troops to Haiti as gang violence worsens. Israel’s wartime vote produces no clear majority, and Ethiopia faces disputed reports of killings. Also covered: an Indian cyclone, Putin calls, Mbappé’s sponsorship troubles, French riot fines, and Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or triumph.
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Oct 26, 2026 • 7min
Tuesday 27th October 2026. Brazil election result. Cuba CIA proposal. Serbia student victory. Ukraine Russia ceasefire...
Lula stages a comeback in Brazil, while Serbia’s student movement scores a stunning election victory. Tensions rise over Cuba, Ukraine and Russia, and Korea’s border dispute reaches the UN. Libya reopens its airspace after 11 years, Ebola misinformation fuels violence in Congo, and New Zealand begins voting. Plus, a daring dive beneath a Canadian iceberg.
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Oct 25, 2026 • 7min
Monday 26th October 2026. Germany Eagle's Nest fire. UK Oxford St pedestrianisation. France le Pen campaign. N Korea China bridge...
A fast tour of global headlines: a fire at Germany’s Eagle’s Nest, Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation plans, and Marine Le Pen’s campaign in France. Reports also cover North Korea and China, Taiwan’s typhoon, Venezuela’s political developments, Uganda’s Ebola quarantine, a deadly Gabon oil-rig disaster, and New York’s horse-carriage ban.
Oct 22, 2026 • 9min
Friday 23rd October 2026. Website problems. Finland Google trees. Russian 'humanitarian' response. EU ICC award. Serbia, Brazil elections...
Government websites shut down after a major security threat, while Google faces accusations over clearing Finnish forest for AI data centres. Russia’s humanitarian claims spark mockery, and the EU honours the International Criminal Court. Elections loom in Serbia and Brazil, Musk considers a Tesla-SpaceX merger, Ebola screening begins in Nigeria, and a typhoon threatens Taiwan and Japan.
Oct 21, 2026 • 7min
Thursday 22nd October 2026. Nigeria Ebola. Libya masked men. Australia MP attack. Russia-Ukraine peace talks. France Macron promise...
Nigeria reports its first Ebola case in over a decade, while masked men attempt to seize Libya’s audit bureau. Russia and Ukraine may return to peace talks, and France faces renewed protest tensions. Other headlines cover Anthropic’s huge losses, a shocking attack on an Australian politician, a rescued shark in South Korea, and a venomous primate rediscovered in Indonesia.
Oct 20, 2026 • 8min
Wednesday 21st October 2026. France, Italy military patrol. Canada Alberta referendum. Yemen siege. Flamingo crime. Japan Mars Moon Mission.
France and Italy deploy military support amid unrest, while Alberta voters reject independence. The roundup covers migrant rights concerns in Ceuta, deadly drone strikes in Sudan, Ebola cases in Kenya, and Yemen’s worsening siege. It also explores an attack on an Australian politician, unusual flamingo-related crime, and Japan’s ambitious mission to collect samples from Mars’s moon Phobos.
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Oct 19, 2026 • 7min
Tuesday 20th October 2026. Australia MP attacked. Central Asia talks. Philippines China ambassador. Spain floods. France riots continue...
A packed global news roundup covers the suspected terrorism-related attack on an Australian MP, Central Asian diplomacy and tensions between the Philippines and China. Deadly floods hit Spain while unrest continues in France and Italy. A Kenyan cult leader faces convictions over mass deaths, Ukrainians and Sudanese retain US protection, Alberta votes on separation, and Al Pacino earns a lifetime award.
