Simple English News Daily
SEND7
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, who receive access to the transcripts and a vocabulary list of every episode, and our weekly worksheets and world news quiz. To become a supporter and have access to the transcripts, worksheets and quiz, go to www.send7.org/supportGet 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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Feb 4, 2026 • 7min
Thursday 5th February 2026. United States human rights. Mexico US water. Estonia Russian ship. Hungary German activist sentenced...
A rapid roundup of global developments in human rights and freedom trends. Coverage of a Mexico-US water and mineral agreement. A detained container ship linked to Russia, and a long prison sentence for a German activist in Hungary. Reports on mass evacuations in Morocco after heavy rain and deadly attacks in Nigerian villages. Also notes on a jailed Russian comedian and major Grammy winners.
Feb 3, 2026 • 8min
Wednesday 4th February 2026. Spain social media ban. Italy Trevi charge. Ukraine Russian bombs. Japan snow. Syria change. Grok no change...
Plans to ban social media for under-16s and hold executives accountable. Tourists now pay to get close to Rome’s Trevi Fountain. Large Russian strikes damage Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid extreme cold. Soldiers help clear record snowfall in Japan. Syrian government reclaims northeast territory. US carrier downs an Iranian drone. Reports of Grok producing unauthorized deepfakes.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 9min
Tuesday 3rd February 2026. Costa Rica election. Mexico Cuba oil. Nigeria Boko Haram. Guinea-Bissau junta. Ukraine miners drone strike...
A rapid round-up of recent global headlines. Coverage includes Costa Rica's election outcome and Mexico sending aid to Cuba amid oil tensions. Reports on Nigerian military action against Boko Haram and the Guinea-Bissau junta releasing an opposition leader. Accounts of a deadly drone strike on Ukrainian miners and protests in Czechia. Updates on royal scrutiny in Norway, US‑Iran tensions, Rafah medical crossings, and a Grand Slam tennis milestone.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 8min
Monday 2nd February 2026. Pakistan attacks. Australia laser. Syria merging. Argentina fires. DRC mine. Epstein files. Italy Meloni angel...
Reports of coordinated attacks in Balochistan and a deadly mine collapse in the DRC make the headlines. An Australian company unveils a laser anti-drone weapon while Keir Starmer discusses security and tech ties in Japan. A ceasefire brings Syrian forces closer to the state and Rafah crossing opens a little. Wildfires rage in Patagonia and controversy surrounds a restored angel statue in Rome.
Jan 31, 2026 • 28min
Bonus episode from English Learning for Curious Minds : A Beginner's Guide To British Politics
A clear walkthrough of Britain’s political system with short, lively explanations. Learn how Parliament, Commons and Lords fit together. Hear why the monarch is mostly ceremonial and how first-past-the-post shapes party power. Discover how prime ministers gain and lose authority and why devolution creates tricky fairness questions.
Jan 29, 2026 • 8min
Friday 30th January 2026. EU Iran terrorists. Ghana malaria cuts. Colombia plane crash. Nigeria protests. Germany potatoes...
Reports on the EU labeling Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists and wider tensions involving naval warnings and talks. Coverage of internet blackouts easing in Iran and China executing scammers linked to Myanmar. Scenes of protests after demolitions in Nigeria and a Colombian plane crash with fatalities. Warnings about malaria vaccine funding cuts in Ghana and unusual relief efforts like free potatoes in Germany.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 8min
Thursday 29th January 2026. Rwanda UK asylum deal. Uganda activist bail. Nigeria slum protests. Portugal storm. Europe talks...
A quick roundup of global headlines in short, clear segments. Legal battles over a cancelled migration pact and a lawsuit over deadly strikes. Protests after slum demolitions and a major storm hitting Portugal. Political and judicial developments across Africa and Asia. New flight routes and AI tools improving weather forecasts.
Jan 28, 2026 • 7min
Wednesday 28th January 2026. Ukraine train hit. NATO Europe 'dreaming'. Honduras president. EU India deal. AI risk. Italy landslides...
A Russian drone strike on a Kharkiv passenger train and NATO warnings about Europe’s defence. Reports on Holocaust memorials and Sicily landslides forcing evacuations. Coverage of South Sudan evacuations and an international corruption trial. Discussion of an EU–India trade deal and China’s falling population.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 9min
Tuesday 27th January 2026. Egypt social media. Kenya assassination attempt. US Minnesota. US winter storm. Mexico gunmen...
Short world news roundup covering proposed limits on children’s social media in Egypt. A reported assassination attempt in Kenya and pressure after an ICE shooting in Minnesota. A deadly US winter storm and a mass shooting at a Mexico football match. Lightning injuries at a Brazilian rally and an EU probe into X’s new AI. Plans for huge North Sea wind power and pandas returning to China.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 8min
Monday 26th January 2026. US ICE killing. Colombia Ecuador spat. UK Starmer criticizes Trump. Ukraine missiles. Uganda Wine. Taiwan climb...
A rapid roundup of a disputed ICE shooting and legal fallout. Reports on an ex-olympian arrested for drug charges and tense trade moves between Colombia and Ecuador. Coverage of missile strikes in Ukraine and alleged police violence in Uganda. Stories on a Chinese general under investigation, deadly New Zealand storms, and a daring free solo climb of Taipei 101.
