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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 w ...
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 20th June 2025. Today: Israel-Iran war.Thailand leak. Brazil bird-flu. Costa Rica Nicaragua shooting. Argentina Russian spies. Ukraine Kyiv toll. France Champagne trafficking. Nigeria health tests. Mozambique rhinos return. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcr…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 19th June 2025. Today: Britain abortion vote. Austria gun control. Portugal new government. Kenya officer arrested. Nigeria US deals. Thailand coalition. Bali volcano. Iran US statement. Mexico hurricane Erick. Colombia labour reform. Chile Sculptor galaxy. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by our amazing liste…
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 18th June 2025. Today: Israel-Iran missiles. Gaza aid violence. Taiwan drones. Australia mushroom trial. Kenya protests. Ghana lost gold. Haiti hunger. Argentina Kirchner home. Ukraine Russian bombs. Hungary pride. UK Evita avoids her audience. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters g…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 17th June 2025. Today: Nigeria attack. Israel-Iran war. Togo French media. Cambodia-Thai border. UK grooming. Europe heatwave. US Minnesota capture. Canada G7. Greenland Macron. Colombia surgery. US nappy fungi. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vo…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 16th June 2025. Today: Israel Iran war. India crash search. Kenya police arrests. Egypt solar. Tunisia Moussi prison. Europe anti-tourism. Denmark conscription. US members assassinated. Argentina inflation. Canada impressive luck. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the …
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 13th June 2025. Today: India plane crash. Israel Iran threat. Taiwan Chinese spies. Japan Nintendo record. RFK vaccines. Protests in US, Bolivia, Kenya, Northern Ireland. Brazil less Catholic. South Africa floods. France social media. And Google fox problems. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our …
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 12th June 2025. Today: S Korea broadcasts suspended. Philippines Duterte trial. Australia IVF mix-up. S Africa flood deaths. Kenya blogger death. Britain spending review. Poland confidence vote. Portugal neo-Nazi. US-China trade deal. UN Haiti displacement. Mongolia new dinosaur. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is support…
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 11th June 2025. Today: Austria shooting. Russia attacks. Greece MPs removed. Malta prison. Colombia explosions. Argentina Kirchner jail. US vaccines. South Africa snow. Sudan food. Israel sanctions. Korea BTS free. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts a…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 10th June 2025. Today: US California riots. Colombia Uribe. Peru bridge. Sudan cholera. Kenya protests. France Renault drones. Ukraine Russia more land, less planes. Italy referenda. Israel flotilla. Iran no dogs. India space. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the tra…
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Here is the second part of this double episode all about great things to see and do while in London 🇬🇧. Listen to my friends and family talking about the city 🏙️, learn some fascinating bits of history 🔥, get inside tips 🗺️ and learn some vocabulary in the process. 📄 Get the episode PDF with transcript, recommendation summaries & vocabulary list 👉 …
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Here is part 1 of a double episode about London 🇬🇧 and great things you can see and do there 🎡. Listen to my friends and family describing their favourite things to do in the city 🍻, get some travel tips 🏙️, get a mini history lesson 🏛️, and learn some vocabulary in the process. 📄 Get the episode PDF with transcript, recommendation summaries & voca…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 9th June 2025. Today: Rwanda ECCAS. Kenya social media death. Monaco-Nice oceans meetings. Italy referenda. Spain protests. Germany bunkers. Israel-Gaza updates. China-Philippines claims. Colombia shooting, earthquake. US LA riots. Peru Nazca protected. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our suppor…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 6th June 2025. Today: US Trump Musk fall out. Chile abortion. India crush. Israel-Gaza-Lebanon. Japan Switch. Ukraine drones. Turkiye investigations. Tanzania XXX on X. South Africa rhinos. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written b…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 5th June 2025. Today: Bulgaria euro. Germany evacuation. EU tariffs. S Korea government. Pakistan India talks. Mongolia PM resigns. El Salvador officers sentenced. Mexico metal measures. US ship abandoned. Nigeria border fences. UN Libya investigation. National Spelling Bee. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is supported by…
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 4th June 2025. Today: Gaza aid shootings. Korea election. Japan rice. Saudi Hajj. Ecuador foreign bases. Peru Nazca protection. Canada smoke. Sudan 4 million. Uganda explosion. Ukraine Kerch explosion. UK defence budget. Netherlands government collapse. And an old condom. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listener…
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A return to Luke's Film Club with a conversation about one of the funniest and most controversial films of all time, also voted one of the UK's favourite films. Antony and I discuss the film's writing, production, story, famous scenes, deeper meanings and acting by the various members of the Monty Python team. Transcript available. 📄 Get the PDF tr…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 3rd June 2025. Today: Poland Nawrocki. Turkiye, Russia, Ukraine talks. Italy volcano. Greta to Gaza. Korea election. Syria exchange. India floods. Nigeria military strike. Ghana gold. Mexico low turnout. US Colorado attack. Guatemala ancient city. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters …
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 2nd June 2025. Today: Ukraine hits Russian air bases. Poland close. Argentina trial collapse. US Musk drugs. Canada fires. Nigeria floods. Egypt city. Israel Hamas no deal. Singapore summit. Chinese paraglider tells tall tale. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the tran…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 30th May 2025. Today: Switzerland glacier. Portugal opposition. Ukraine Germany package. Poland second round. Mexico judicial. US tariff fight. Musk out. South Africa kidnapping. Nigeria floods. Israel aid. Korea election. Please remain seated until the plane arrives at a complete stop. SEND7 is supported by our amaz…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 29th May 2025. Today: Namibia memorial day. Kenya Morocco plan. Swiss glacier collapse. French surgeon sentenced. UK Tate charged. Peruvian farmer case. Canada King visit. S Korea students. Indonesia antitrust. Samoa parliament dissolved. Australia World Heritage site. Nepal Sherpa record. With Juliet Martin SEND7 …
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 28th May 2025. Today: Gaza failed distribution. Indonesia drugs. China explosion. Brazil BYD sued. Venezuela no democracy. US NPR sues. Nigeria violence. Malawi Mpox. Netherlands Russia cyberattack. Lagarde Euro moment. Spain ancient fingerprint. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters…
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It's my birthday 🥳 so join me for a relaxed and light-hearted ramble, first with some comments about recent episodes and other podcast housekeeping, and then a series of talking points with the Spinning Wheel of Random Questions ☸️ including bits about how being an English teacher affects my social interactions 💬, the infamous ice-cream wars of Ice…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 27th May 2025. Today: Ukraine no limits. German economy up. Romania Dan. Canada King. Brazil tribe sue. Malaysia ASEAN. Palestine attacks. India ship sinks. Kenya MP abducted. Ghana embassy. UK dangerous cheese. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vo…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 26th May 2025. Today: Russia Ukraine attack. Poland campaigns. France power cuts. Spain racism. Gaza strikes. Turkiye Syria talks. India Pakistan border. Australia floods. US explosion. Venezuela Essequiba. South Africa miners. Kenya rhinos up. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get …
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 23rd May 2025. Today: Israel criticises allies. North Korea ship. US Israel shooting. Cryptodinner. Argentina protests. German deployment. EU fertilizer. Chagos Islands. South Africa burial ground. And sweet mummies. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts an…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 22nd May 2025. Today: Japan minister resigns. Australia flash flooding. Nepal Xenon climbers. Pakistan bus bombing. S Sudan promotion. Congo Mapon convicted. Rainforest loss. US Cuban officials. EU Syria sanctions. UK Starmer arson. Greenland mining contract. France tech ecosytem. With Juliet Martin SEND7 is suppor…
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 21st May 2025. Today: Gaza aid needed. France Amazon prison. Taiwan open. Japan Honda less electric. Mozambique attacks. SA Ramaphosa in US. France Amazon prison. Mexico City murders. US Bladder transplant. EU UK Russia sanctions. Spain Airbnb crackdown. France Jim Morrison's head. SEND7 is supported by our amazin…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 20th May 2025. Today: Israel "all Gaza". Japan rice price. Somalia suicide bomb. Equatorial Guinea wins. Argentina flooding. Trump Putin talk. US deepfake law. Poland, Portugal results. UK EU deal. Slovenia Melania missing. And Bucharest not Istanbul!! SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our suppor…
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In this episode, I’m joined by Alastair Budge from Leonardo English to explore how you can use AI tools like ChatGPT to boost your English, especially when combined with podcasts. We go through specific, practical ways to actively engage with podcast content using AI — improving your listening, vocabulary, grammar, writing, and even speaking. Alast…
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 19th May 2025. Today: Elections in Romania, Poland, Portugal. Ukraine Russia war. Italy, Vatican meetings. Eurovision. Bolivia protests. Brazil bird flu. US storms. Bridge hit. Biden diagnosis. Gabon Bongo. Ethiopia Tigray complaint. Israel increase. Nepal records. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 16th May 2025. Today: Turkiye-Ukraine-Russia talks. Europe elections. Spain fire. Germany UK weapon. Vietnam Shein. Gaza dead. New Zealand no haka. Mexico femicide. Guyana attacks. Sudan power cut. Uganda clean monkey bums. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcr…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 15th May 2025. Today: EU text disclosure. Russia watchdog head sentenced. France attempted kidnapping. Libya ceasefire. Mali political parties dissolved. Bangladesh Awami League suspended. India China tension. Tajikistan decriminalised "liking". Saudia Arabia Trump al Sharaa. US Russia-Ukraine talks. Peru Adrianzen…
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World news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 14th May 2025. Today: Turkiye Russia-Ukraine talks. France trials. Albania election. UK wrong conviction. Syria sanctions. Israel hospital bomb. Burkina Faso attacks. Libya fighting. Kenya Haiti help. Uruguay Jose Mujica. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transc…
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World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 13th May 2025. Today: Turkiye PKK disbands. Israel hostage freed. Russia Ukraine talks. Philippines elections. US China tariff pause. UK Bulgarians jailed. Egypt Suez discounts. DRC floods. Qatar free plane. US white South Africans. Argentina Nazi material. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our s…
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This episode is all about the exciting topic of driving, getting stuck in traffic jams, the future of our roads and how self-driving cars might be the solution. What is so annoying about traffic jams? Why do they even happen in the first place? Have you seen your first self-driving car yet? Will they solve our driving problems, or not? The episode …
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World news in 7 minutes. Monday 12th May 2025. Today: Putin rejects ceasefire. Ukraine Russia talks? India Pakistan ceasefire. Spain toxic cloud. China US talks. Sri Lanka bus. Hamas hostage. Somalia floods. White South Africans. Mexico sues Google. Galapagos rescue. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to…
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World news in 7 minutes. Friday 9th May 2025. Today: Pope Leo XIV. UK Iran arrests. VE Days. Ukraine Russia update. India Pakistan drones. Bill Gates pledge. RFK autism. Uganda rations stop. Morocco emergency preparations. Japan old ticket. SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you. Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabu…
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World news in 7 minutes. Thursday 8th May 2025. Today: Europe tariff preparation. Poland axe attack. Italy superyacht recovery. Vatican black smoke. World Bank Sri Lanka. India airports closed. China Russia visit. US Honduras warning. Venezuela Russia partnership. US Vance on Russia-Ukraine. Mali political suspension. Kenya ant smuggling. With Juli…
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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 …
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Have you ever wondered about sign language, how it works and if it is similar to other languages like English? In this conversation I speak to Siobhan Dodd who is a sign language interpreter between English and BSL (British Sign Language). Siobhan is an enthusiastic and entertaining guest and we have a great chat about the nature of sign language, …
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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 tr…
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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 tran…
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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…
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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 th…
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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 …
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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.…
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Hello! In this episode I focus on English expressions and idioms that originated in the works of William Shakespeare and are still used in modern everyday language. Notice the expressions in various contexts, fully understand their meanings and use, explore their origins in Shakespeare's work, and gain valuable lessons about how to learn new vocabu…
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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…
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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 yo…
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