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/supportWe do not use AI for anything.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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Apr 2, 2026 • 8min
Friday 3rd April 2026. Macron-Trump criticisms. Hungary polls. Iran bridge. Bahrain Amazon. Indonesia quake. China ashes. Chile memorial...
Quick coverage of Macron's critique of Trump's NATO remarks and the tense Hungary vote with outside influence. Reports on strikes and damage in Iran and the Gulf, plus concerns about executions. China bans storing ashes in apartments. Rescue efforts after an Indonesian quake. A lunar flyaround mission marks a major space milestone.
Apr 1, 2026 • 8min
Thursday 2nd April 2026. Kenya tea crisis. South Africa Coca-Cola investment. Senegal LGBT law. Trump Iran comments...
Stories include Kenyan tea stuck at port after shipping disruption. A major Coca-Cola investment plan in South Africa. Senegal tightening penalties for same-sex acts. Reports on possible rapid moves to end the Iran war. Big drone strikes on Ukraine and student protests in Serbia. Plus updates on Ecuador crime drops, EU aid to Cuba and Celine Dion concert news.
Mar 31, 2026 • 9min
Wednesday 1st April 2026. Pakistan China plan. Trump criticises allies. Spain Morocco tunnel. Bolivia clown protest. Italy painting theft...
A quick tour of global headlines: a five-point Pakistan China peace plan and regional strikes. NATO tensions and criticism of allies. Spain and Italy limit military access. Humanitarian warnings from Gaza and a Tunisia press freedom case. A dramatic museum painting theft and a bizarre Bolivia clown protest. A hospital bomber stopped after a two-hour talk and hug.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 7min
Tuesday 31st March 2026. Iran peace proposals. India census. Lebanon-Israel strikes. Spain airspace. Germany-Syria refugees...
Reports on Iran receiving US peace proposals and regional military tensions. India starts a year-long census using millions of officials and digital registration. Germany and Syria agree plans for returning refugees. Spain blocks US flights linked to Iran strikes. Researchers create the first 3D map of clitoral nerves.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 8min
Monday 30th March 2026. Middle East update. US protests. Nepal Oli arrest. Vietnam train street. Africa cholera aid. Italy KitKats...
Updates on strikes and wider regional attacks in the Middle East and new defence deals for Ukraine. Arrest of a former Nepal leader and plans to close Vietnam’s famous train-street tourist spot. Large US protests and disruption of cholera aid to parts of Africa. A daring foiled Paris bomb plot, mass KitKat thefts in transit, and a rare papal visit to Monaco.
Mar 27, 2026 • 8min
Friday 27th March 2026. Israel-Iran missiles. UAE hit. Nepal PM. Algeria-Spain gas. WTO disruption. Ukraine Russian oil. D'Artagnan...
Missile and drone exchanges between Israel and Iran, plus Iran's domestic moves and internet blackout. A deadly bus ferry incident in Bangladesh. WTO warns of major disruption to global trade. Mediterranean gas supply talks and reduced Russian oil exports after strikes. IOC decision on transgender participation. Possible remains of d'Artagnan found under a church.
Mar 25, 2026 • 8min
Thursday 26th March 2026. Denmark election. Ukraine drones. North Korea Belarus visit. US Iran statement. Thailand tanker passage...
A rundown of Denmark's election and a government resignation. Reports on stray Ukrainian drones crossing into Baltic airspace and damage to infrastructure. Coverage of North Korea hosting Belarus and plans for a friendship treaty. Tensions between the US and Iran are highlighted. Shipping and fuel issues in the Strait of Hormuz and Mauritius are discussed.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 9min
Wednesday 25th March 2026. Israel Lebanon occupation. US Iran talks? Australia-EU deal. Ghana-EU deal. Denmark election. Ukraine Lviv...
Reports on plans for Israel to occupy southern Lebanon and recent fighting there. Coverage of US-Iran diplomatic talks and related regional tensions. New trade and defence deals: Australia-EU, Ghana-EU, and Kenya-China tariff changes. Updates on Denmark election, Hong Kong arrests over a biography, a Russian drone strike in Lviv, and a deadly plane crash in Colombia.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 6min
Tuesday 24th March 2026. Air Canada plane collision. Cuba energy. Colombia military plane. Italy referendum. Belgium evacuation. Slovenia...
A plane hit a fire truck at LaGuardia with multiple deaths and injuries. Havana gets power back after major outages linked to an oil blockade. Colombia and Italy face major aviation and political crises. Brussels station evacuated over suspicious bags. Elections and coalition talks reshape politics in Slovenia and France. New laws, refugee moves, debt-for-nature deals, postponed US airstrikes, and a study on python molecules are also covered.
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Mar 22, 2026 • 8min
Monday 23rd March 2026. Middle East strikes & threats. South Korea fire, BTS. Ukraine Russian casualties. France Russian tanker. Iceland EU.
Missile exchanges and regional threats in the Middle East, including strikes linked to Iran and Israel. A long-range missile interception near the Chagos Islands. Major Russian casualties reported in Ukraine and cross-border attacks. France seizes a Russian tanker. South Korea faces a deadly factory fire and a huge BTS reunion concert. Iceland expresses optimism about EU membership.
