Stephen's view on Ceuta The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 6 minutes to read. Issue #23Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… Personal belongings float off El Tarajal beach in Ceuta, Spain, after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'judicious'? (A) Changing moods or decisions suddenly and unpredictably (B) Showing wisdom and careful thinking before acting (C) Relating to...
14 days ago • 5 min read
A Debt of Dignity The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 5 minutes to read. Issue #22Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… Two “Likweli” monkeys, a newly discovered monkey species, sit on a tree branch in Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'complicity'? (A) Difficult to understand, complex (B) Obligatory, required (C) Following rules or requests (D) Involved in a...
21 days ago • 3 min read
Hunger is falling(and other good news) The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 5 minutes to read. Issue #21Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… A helicopter drops water on one of Spain's largest wildfires near Condemios de Arriba, Guadalajara, on July 22, 2026. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'extradition'? (A) A long-established custom or belief (B) Moving to another country to live permanently(C) Sending someone...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Has the war made the Islamic Republic stronger? The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 6 minutes to read. Issue #20Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… 'Gus', one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered, is displayed at Sotheby's Breuer Building in New York. Gus sold for $50 million. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'endemic'? (A) spreading across many countries or continents (B)...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
US alone,but with record visitors The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 6 minutes to read. Issue #19Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… A bird's nest woven with fibre-optic cable fragments, found on Ukraine's front line. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'motive'? (A) a repeated pattern or design (B) the reason someone chooses to do something(C) the process of moving from one place to another(D) the act of...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Heatwaves andEarthquakes The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 6 minutes to read. Issue #18Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… People take refuge from the heat in Paris. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'arson'? (A) a stock of weaponry, especially artillery (B) the deliberate setting of fire to property(C) the legal act of taking ownership of land(D) being powered by the sun (answer at bottom of email) 3 big...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Multiculturalism The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 6 minutes to read. Issue #17Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… The roof of an oil storage tank is blown off, apparently after mistakenly being hit by a Russian air defense missile during a Ukrainian drone attack, Moscow. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'interim'? (A) medium-sized or of average difficulty(B) to connect deeply(C) a sudden and unexpected change...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Stephen's Brexit The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 4 minutes to read. Issue #16Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… Fireworks at the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, after a blessing by Pope Leo 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'livestock'? (A) to store for future use, especially emergencies(B) a document that proves ownership of land(C) financial support, or to give financial support(D) animals kept on farms for...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Ceasefire rejections.Overlooked elections. The weekly newsletter from the daily podcast. 4 minutes to read. Issue #15Listen to SEND7 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Pocket Casts, and more… Hillary Dawa Sherpa is rescued after spending a week without food or extra oxygen, high on Mount Everest, Nepal. 🧠 Vocabulary challengeWhich of these is the meaning of the word 'futile'? (A) a system of governance based on small, powerful regions(B) not immediately obvious, understated, hidden(C)...
3 months ago • 4 min read