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

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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Episodes

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