Simple English News Daily

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.org

The 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/support

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Episodes

Wednesday 7th May 2025. India hits Pakistan. Germany Merz Chancellor. Buddha gems. Yemen Houthi agreement? Ukraine Moscow drones. Skype bye.

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 7th May 2025. Today: India hits Pakistan. Germany Merz Chancellor. Buddha gems. Yemen Houthi agreement? Ukraine Moscow drones. Estonia Skype finished. Vatican conclave. Canada US chat. Mexico mayor arrest. Port Sudan hit. Nigeria cocoa boom. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our...

May 07, 2025•8 min

Tuesday 6th May 2025. Romania election. EU science. UK Iranians arrested. Spain copper theft. Brazil Gaga arrests. US Alcatraz...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 6th May 2025. Today: Romania election. EU science. UK Iranians arrested. Spain copper theft. Brazil Gaga arrests. US Alcatraz. DRC Rwanda peace? Togo life position? China river accidents. Yemen Israel missiles. Gaza Popemobile. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get ...

May 06, 2025•8 min

Monday 5th May 2025. Elections in Australia, Romania, Singapore. Israel airport hit. Germany AFD extremist. Brazil Lady Gaga plot...

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 5th May 2025. Today: Elections in Australia, Romania, Singapore. Israel airport hit. Germany AFD extremist. Brazil Lady Gaga plot. Mexico no US troops. South Africa trafficking. South Sudan bombing. Woman found after 60 years. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get ac...

May 04, 2025•8 min

BONUS: The Salisbury Poisoning - A double Agent's Narrow Escape

This is a bonus episode, from English Learning For Curious Minds. Today's episode is part 3 of a 3-part series about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Part 1 was released two Saturdays ago - titled "Vladimir Putin - Russia's Modern Tsrar" Part 2 was released last Saturday.- titled "A Double Agent’s Narrow Escape" -------- In part three of our three-part series on Putin & Poison , two men attempted to kill ex-spy Sergey Skripal in a sleepy English town using the deadly nerve agent Novichok. I...

May 03, 2025•23 min

Friday 2nd May 2025. Ukraine US deal. Romania election. Turkiye protests. Brazil Collor prison. Chile arrests. Japan snake stops trains...

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 2nd May 2025. Today: Ukraine US deal. Romania election. Turkiye protests. US shuffle. Brazil Collor prison. Chile arrests. Somalia Taiwan problem. Uganda oppression. Israel Syria bombing. New Zealand storm. Japan snake stops trains. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters ...

May 02, 2025•9 min

Thursday 1st May 2025. Spain grid solar. Sweden teenager detained. Russia N Korea bridge. Cuba Ferrer arrested. US El Salvadoran detainee...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 1st May 2025. Today: Spain grid solar. Sweden teenager detained. Russia N Korea bridge. Cuba Ferrer arrested. US El Salvadoran detainee. US Trump 100 days. Nigeria new commander. Sudan acting PM. India caste census. Australia alleged mushroom murder. Scotland Greenpeace Trump. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English works...

Apr 30, 2025•7 min

Wednesday 30th April 2025. Canada Liberals win. Spain Portugal power on. Sweden shooting. France Russia cyberattack. India-Pak conflict...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 30th April 2025. Today: Canada Liberals win. Spain Portugal power on. Sweden shooting. France Russia cyberattack. Brazil data centres. Nigeria, Kenya, jihadist attacks. Ghana gold smuggling. Pakistan India conflict. Nepal Everest permits. Indian record smasher. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by u...

Apr 29, 2025•8 min

Tuesday 29th April 2025. Spain, Portugal power cut. Canada election. Mexico screwworm. India Pakistan shooting. France grandpa robbers...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 29th April 2025. Today: Spain, Portugal power cut. France grandpa robbers. Canada election. Mexico screwworm. India Pakistan shooting. Yemen prison hit. North Korea admits. Malawi Tanzana trade war. South Africa tools. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to...

Apr 28, 2025•7 min

Monday 28th April 2025. Canada election. Vancouver attack. Pope funeral. Greenland not for sale. Iran port explosion. Ghana meta lawsuit...

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 28th April 2025. Today: Canada election. Vancouver attack. Greenland not for sale. Brazil president prison. Vatican funeral. Trump Zelensky. Iran port explosion. Israel Lebanon strike. Korea Moon ribery. DRC Rwanda talks. Ghana Meta lawsuit. And The London Marathon. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by...

Apr 27, 2025•7 min

BONUS: Putin's Poison: The Death of Alexander Litvinenko

This is a bonus episode, from English Learning For Curious Minds. Part 1 was released last Saturday - titled "Vladimir Putin - Russia's Modern Tsrar" Part 3 will be released next Saturday. -------- In part two of this three-part mini-series on Putin & Poison, we’ll explore the chilling tale of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent poisoned in London with a rare radioactive substance. We’ll learn about the bold accusations he made against Vladimir Putin and how his tragic death reveals...

Apr 26, 2025•23 min

Friday 25th April 2025. Ukraine Russia attack, No deal. Vatican funeral. DRC M23 peace. India Pakistan feud. Trump crypto...

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 25th April 2025. Today: Ukraine Russia attack. No deal. Vatican funeral. DRC M23 peace. India Pakistan feud. US Trump crypto. Abbas against Hamas. Ecuador no recount. Cote d'Ivoire election denial. And a male contraception. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get acces...

Apr 25, 2025•8 min

Thursday 24th April 2025. Germany Afghan flights. UK Ukraine peace talks. Vatican Pope mourning. Ivory Coast Thiam ruling...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 24th April 2025. Today: Germany Afghan flights. UK Ukraine peace talks. Vatican Pope mourning. Ivory Coast Thiam ruling. S Africa Zondi dies. Vietnam trade agreements. Australia defence spending. Brazil officials suspended. US Weinstein retrial. US Trump Powell relations. Kenyan Kipyegon record. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access ...

Apr 23, 2025•7 min

Wednesday 23rd April 2025. India shooting. Australia votes. Spain defence budget. Russia Ukraine talks. Israel Gaza. Argentina peso ok...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 23rd April 2025. Today: India shooting. Israel Gaza. Australia votes. Spain defence budget. Russia Ukraine talks. Vatican Pope funeral.US Harvard sues. Argentina peso OK. Ethiopia funding cut. Guinea Bissau drunk chimps. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get acces...

Apr 23, 2025•7 min

Tuesday 22nd April 2025. Pope dies. France Kardashian trial. El Salvador US congress. US Hegseth chat. DRC boat disaster. Israel failure...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 22nd April 2025. Today: Pope dies. France Kardashian trial. Colombia yellow fever. El Salvador US congress. US Hegseth chat. DRC boat disaster. South Sudan capture. Yemen bombing. Israel admits wrongdoing. And elderly smartphone users. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our support...

Apr 21, 2025•8 min

Monday 21st April 2025. Sudan camp escape. Tunisia trial. Russia-Ukraine no ceasefire. Israel-Hamas no ceasefire. Pakistan KFC protests...

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 21st April 2025. Today: Sudan camp escape. Tunisia mass trial. Russia-Ukraine no ceasefire. Israel-Hamas no ceasefire.Canada US changed. Pakistan KFC protests. Ecuador attack. US Houthis. Pope Easter. Welcome to the world. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access...

Apr 20, 2025•8 min

BONUS: Vladimir Putin - Russia's Modern Tsar

This is a bonus episode, from English Learning For Curious Minds. Part 2 and 3 will be released on the following two Saturdays. -------- In this episode, we will explore Vladimir Putin’s unlikely journey from a rat-catching streetfighter to the modern-day tsar of Russia. We’ll look at his rise to power, some of the accusations about what it took to get there, the key decisions that have defined his 25-year rule, and question how history will remember his legacy. • Vladimir Putin’s early life and...

Apr 19, 2025•26 min

Friday 18th April 2025. Von der Leyen "No more West". Italy cable car accident. California sues. France prisons hit. Tanzanian diet...

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 18th April 2025. Today: Von der Leyen "No more West". Italy cable car accident. France prison attacks. Ukraine drone attacks. Sweden cheap lifesaver. California sues US. El Salvador no release. Argentina WW2 pilot. Israeli airstrikes. Russia Taliban ok. Somalia airstrikes. Tanzania good diet. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to a...

Apr 17, 2025•8 min

Thursday 17th April 2025. UK Supreme Court trans. Finland Russia border. China Xi Asia visit. Maldives bans Israelis...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 17th April 2025. Today: UK Supreme Court trans. Finland Russia border. China Xi Asia visit. Maldives bans Israelis. Kyrg election delayed. Somalia al Shabaab attack. S Africa pastor rescue. Tunisia school wall collapse. Brazil Heredia asylym. Mexico Ecuador relations. US Biden Social Security. Thai New Year. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporter...

Apr 16, 2025•7 min

Wednesday 16th April 2025. Sudan two years. Kenya ant smuggling. Peru corruption. China US accusation. Ukraine Chinese soldiers...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 16th April 2025. Today: Sudan two years. Kenya ant smuggling. El Salvador no return. Peru corruption. China US accusation. Japan Sony costs. Ukraine Chinese soldiers. Russia journalists prison. And a millennial saint. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access t...

Apr 15, 2025•8 min

Tuesday 15th April 2025. Hungary anti-LGBT. EU leaders Ukraine. Ecuador Noboa in. Algeria France problems. Peru Llosa. Katy in space...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 15th April 2025. Today: Hungary anti-LGBT. EU leaders Ukraine. Ecuador Noboa in. Peru Llosa. China Xi trip. Israel hospital strike. Zimbabwe white compensation. Algeria France rift. Katy in space. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz ...

Apr 14, 2025•8 min

Monday 14th April 2025. Ukraine Russia Sumy bombing. Argentina IMF. US China trade war. Ecuador, Gabon elections. Australia IVF accident...

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 14th April 2025. Today: Ukraine Russia Sumy bombing. UK prison attack. Spain floods. Argentina IMF. US China trade war. Ecuador, Gabon elections. Palestine no food, water. Australia IVF accident. South Sudan USAID deaths. Bojo ostrich attack. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our s...

Apr 13, 2025•9 min

Turkiye Protests (With Melisa)

Stephen talks to Melisa from Turkiye about the ongoing protests. Melisa IG: https://www.instagram.com/eece.melissa/ www.send7.org

Apr 12, 2025•22 min

Friday 11th April 2025. Dominican funerals. Colombia song violation. US tariffs war. South Korea Syria relations. UK Universal...

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 11th April 2025. Today: Dominican funerals. Colombia song violation. US tariffs war. South Korea Syria relations. Yemen bombing. Sudan migration. Gabon election. Morocco hack. Ukraine POWs. Italy Prada Versace. UK Universal. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get acce...

Apr 10, 2025•7 min

Thursday 10th April 2025. US Trump lowers tariffs. Dominican Republic nightclub collapse. US Africa adviser Congo. Germany coalition...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 10th April 2025. Today: US Trump lowers tariffs. Dominican Republic nightclub collapse. US Africa adviser Congo. Germany coalition. EU response tariffs. Spain-China relationship. China tariffs complaint. Hong Kong social worker sentenced. Pakistan surplus energy. Tanzania opposition leader. Tunisia protests. German Herzog Lifetime Achievement. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts wr...

Apr 09, 2025•7 min

Wednesday 9th April 2025. Dominican Republic roof collapse. Ukraine Chinese POWs. US Iran talks. UK transplant birth. Korea election...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 9th April 2025. Today: Dominican Republic roof collapse. Ukraine Chinese POWs. US Iran talks. UK transplant birth. Gabon election. DRC anthrax. Korea election date. Thailand American arrest. And the secrets to a stronger coffee. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters g...

Apr 08, 2025•8 min

Tuesday 8th April 2025. EU tariff deal or response. Myanmar no ceasefire. Argentina mortgages. US measles. Algeria Mali spat...

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 8th April 2025. Today: EU tariff deal or response. Sweden human waste. Nigeria rural violence. Algeria Mali spat. Kenya officials released. Argentina mortgages. US measles. Palestine journalists attacked. Myanmar no ceasefire. Australia football head. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per w...

Apr 07, 2025•7 min

Monday 7th April 2025. US recession? Ukraine children attacked. Korea Yoon out. South Africa coalition risk. Japan low matcha...

World news in 7 minutes. Monday 7th April 2025. Today: US recession? Brazil Bolsonaro court. Colombia peace. Ukraine children attacked. France Le Pen fight. South Africa coalition. DRC flooding. Africa Spotify. Korea Yoon removal. Palestine displacements. Yemen US strike. Japan can't match the matcha. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet mad...

Apr 06, 2025•7 min

Friday 4th April 2025. US tariffs. Trillions lost. Haiti protests. Hungary ICC. UK drug explosion. Ukraine update. India tribe arrest...

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 4th April 2025. Today: US tariffs. Trillions lost. Haiti protests. Hungary ICC. UK drug explosion. Ukraine update. Myanmar earthquake. Israel bombing. India arrest. South Sudan prevention. DRC sociable bonobos. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our week...

Apr 03, 2025•9 min

Thursday 3rd April 2025. US “Liberation Day”. Brazil da Silva disapproval. Slovakia bear killing. Greece defence spending...

World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 3rd April 2025. Today: US “Liberation Day”. Brazil da Silva disapproval. Slovakia bear killing. Greece defence spending. Guinea referendum. Congo death sentences. S Africa opposition budget. China Politburo job swap. S Korea impeachment ruling. Kazakhstan rare earth metal. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English worksheet...

Apr 02, 2025•7 min

Wednesday 2nd April 2025. EU tariffs response. France Le Pen appeal. Haiti Kenyan police. China Taiwan drills. Zimbabwe protests...

World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 2nd April 2025. Today: EU tariffs response. Iceland eruption. France Le Pen appeal. US Trump third term? Haiti Kenyan police. Myanmar airstrikes. China Taiwan drills. Israel Beirut strike. Malaysia fire. Mali, Burkina, Niger tariff. Zimbabwe protests. Zambia sleepy ministers. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day. Our supporters get access to an English work...

Apr 01, 2025•7 min

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