Simple English News Daily

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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February 5, 2026 7 mins
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 6th February 2026.

Today : Italy Olympics. Ukraine Russia talks. Iran US talks. Spain Telegram. Israel Gaza strikes. Japan election. Nigeria snake bite. Uganda Wine. Mexico tequila arrest. US Post cuts. And newborn rhythm. 

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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 5th February 2026

Today: United States human rights. Mexico US water. Estonia Russian ship. Hungary German activist sentenced. Russia comedian jailed. United Kingdom Mandelson. Morocco flood evacuations. Nigeria village attacks. Pakistan insurgent violence. Myanmar junta council. Grammy Awards.

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 4th February 2026.

Today : Spain social media ban. UK Mandelson. Italy Trevi charge. Ukraine Russian bombing. Japan snow. India US deal. Syria change. Grok no change. US Iran drone. Colombia US talks. Libya Gaddafi. Kenya bank warning.

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Today: Costa Rica election. Mexico Cuba oil. Nigeria Boko Haram. Guinea-Bissau junta. Ukraine miners drone strike. Czechia protest. Norway royal family. Iran Trump warning. Israel Rafah border. Australian Open record.

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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 2nd February 2026.

Today : Pakistan attacks. Australia laser. Japan Starmer. Syria merging. Israel Rafah. Costa Rica election. Argentina fires. US protests. DRC mine. South Africa expels. UK Andrew Epstein. Italy Meloni angel.

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Today, Stephen introduces a bonus episode from the podcast English Learning for Curious Minds.

You can listen to all episodes by searching in your podcast app for English Learning for Curious Minds or go to www.leonardoenglish.com

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British politics can feel confusing, with a king, a Prime Minister, and noisy debates in an old building. 
This episode explains how the sy...
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 30th January 2026.

Today : EU Iran terrorists. China executions. Ghana malaria cuts. Nigeria floating slum. Colombia plane crash. Canada treason. Russia Ukraine strikes. Portugal storm. Germany free potatoes.

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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 29th January 2026.

Today: Rwanda UK asylum deal. Uganda activist bail. Nigeria slum protests. Portugal storm. Europe talks. United Kingdom archbishop. Canada airline expansion. United States missile lawsuit. India Nipah screening. India plane crash. South Korea ex-first lady jailed. China Starmer visit. Hong Kong AI forecast.

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 28th January 2026.

Today : Ukraine train hit. NATO Europe 'dreaming'. France social media ban. Holocaust memorial day. Italy cliff town. Canadian olympiian pleads. Anthropic AI risks. Honduras president. South Sudan evacuations. Nigeria oil corruption. Bangladeshis in Ukraine. India EU deal. China population. And its grand to look after the grandchildren.

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 27th January 2026.

Today: Egypt social media. Kenya assassination attempt. US Minnesota. US winter storm. Mexico gunmen. Brazil lightning. European Commission Grok. Germany North Sea. Gaza hostage body. Japan pandas. Australia cap.

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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 26th January 2026.

Today : US ICE killing. Mexico Canadian drug arrest. Colombia Ecuador spat. UK Starmer criticizes Trump. Ukraine missiles. Uganda Wine wife. Mozambique floods. China investigation. New Zealand landslides. Taiwan biggest free solo climb.

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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 23rd January 2026.

Today : Switzerland Zelensky speech. Venezuela Delcy knew. France Russian tanker. EU Mercosur delay. Spain train strike. UK slave. Norway ski cheats. Greece floods. Syria Daesh prisoners. Iran suppression. Israel Gaza bombing. Japan tourism. AFCON complaints. Nigeria hunger. US Board of Peace. Canada fake pilot.

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World news in 7 minutes. Thurdsay 22nd January 2026.

Today: Ukraine power shortages. France Le Pen appeal. Switzerland Trump Greenland. Nigeria hostages rescued. Sudan drone strikes. Ecuador Colombia tariffs. Ecuador murders. Costa Rica election polls. South Korea Han jailed. Japan Abe assassin. Indonesia oldest rock art.

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 21st January 2026.

Today : Switzerland Davos speakers. Spain train crashes. Ukraine Russian attacks. Syria SDF losses. Australia shark attacks. DRC Uvira. Uganda Wine missing. Colombia Mancuso. Peru Jeri congress. And think positive!

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 20th January 2026.

Today: Japan election. Pakistan fire. South Africa floods. Uganda internet blackout. Guatemala siege. US Board of Peace. Denmark blackmail. Norway Trump letter. Spain train crash. Italy Valentino.

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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 19th January 2026.

Today : US - Europe tariffs. Spain train crash. Portugal election. Paraguay EU-Mercosur. Guatemala prison riots. Chile fires. Syria fighting. Iran protests. Uganda election. Morocco AFCON final.

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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 16th January 2026.

Today : Uganda election. Benin citizenship. Greenland talks. UK screens. Italy pandoro fraud. Cuba Venezuela bodies. Haiti Barbecue operation. Iran protests. China living check. 

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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 15th January 2026.

Today: France no-confidence vote. Germany Greenland troops. Ukraine energy emergency. Switzerland Nestle recall. Japan snap election. Thailand crane disaster. Singapore opposition leader. Kazakhstan oil. Tunisia journalist freed. Burkina Faso coach fired. United States visa suspensions. Venezuela journalist release. South Korea BTS tour.

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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 14th January 2026.

Today : Iran protests. Malaysia suing Grok. Korea Yoon penalty. India deadly elephant. Greenland Denmark trip. Ukraine power. Spain Sweden drugs. Venezuela Machado Trump. Mexico no intervention. Nigeria schools. Uganda internet. Morocco AFCON semis.

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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 13th January 2026.

Today: Iran US negotiation. Indonesia Malaysia Grok. Australia bushfire. Gambia FGM. Egypt energy deal. Uganda election. Hungary asylum. UK Ukraine missile. US Fed. Venezuela Italian prisoner. US Barbie.

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