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Learn English with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in clear English at B1 and above, spoken more slowly than everyday speech, with every word on the page, free. Read today's episode: https://linguawire.com/learn/english WHAT YOU GET A new episode every morning. Two real news stories from today, at a steadier pace than native conversation, with the words the news really uses. Every episode has a page. You can read along as you listen. You get today's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. You do not need an account to read. WHY THE NEWS HELPS You already know what happened today. So your attention goes to the English, not to the story. At this level that is what moves you from understanding lessons to understanding real reporting. WHO B1+ IS FOR You can hold a conversation and you want the vocabulary that real reporting uses. The pace is still slower than everyday speech, so speed never gets in the way of the words. This is the level where most learners stall. NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR LEVEL? Answer about twenty short questions. We tell you your level and what to work on next: https://linguawire.com/assessment MORE FROM LINGUAWIRE The language guide: https://linguawire.com/guide Every language and level: https://linguawire.com/podcasts We also help people learn Spanish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese. If today's episode helped, please follow the show. It is the single thing that helps other English learners find us. Note: LinguaWire podcasts use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. 05 · Pasting it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B1 English News | Anthropic's $31 Billion AI Datacentre Faces Local Resistance
2026/10/05
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Elfyn Evans becomes world rally champion after Oliver Solberg crashes two corners from the finish. Also: A proposed $31 billion data centre near Dalby promises jobs but raises concerns about energy, local benefits, and its impact on rural Queensland.
Today’s English focus: a before a singular countable noun when we introduce something that the = using a before a new singular countable noun. Vocabulary: demand (the amount of something that people need), concern (a worry), petition (a written request that people sign to show support).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-05
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B1 English News | Why Is OpenAI Reviewing 50 Petabytes of Data?
2026/10/04
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: OpenAI is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites without authorisation, costing more than $500,000 a day. Also: Sir Kevin Sinfield completes seven ultramarathons in seven days and raises more than £13 million for motor neurone disease causes.
Today’s English focus: had been notified = had received a notification. Vocabulary: split (divide into parts), block (a section of time or activity), join (take part with other people).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-04
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B1 English News | Why Alibaba's Qwen AI Avoids Sensitive Topics
2026/10/03
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Researchers say Alibaba's Qwen gives China-friendly answers and avoids sensitive political subjects. Also: Uzbekistan wins the Chess Olympiad, while 11-year-old Sivanandan sets a world age record.
Today’s English focus: tested = tested. Vocabulary: Sensitive (likely to cause strong feelings or arguments), Suppression (stopping people from expressing ideas or protesting), Bias (an unfair tendency to support one side).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-03
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B1 English News | How AI Could Change Southeast Asia's Elections
2026/10/02
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Google tests a refrigerator-sized satellite with AI chips for possible data centers in space. Also: An AI-linked operation in Malaysia used fake accounts and documents to target voters.
Today’s English focus: it = it, used as an object pronoun. Vocabulary: influence (to affect what someone thinks or does), target (to direct something at a particular person or group), scale (to increase something so it reaches more people).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-02
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B1 English News | Why Nikon Is Rechecking a Scientific Video
2026/10/01
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Nikon is re-evaluating a winning microscope video after scientists questioned how AI was used to create and process it. Also: Georgia Tech researchers have developed SWANS, a system that sends signals through body tissue so medical implants can communicate.
Today’s English focus: much weaker = much weaker. Vocabulary: implant (a medical device placed inside the body), tissue (material that forms parts of a living body), syringe (a tool for injecting liquid into the body).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-01
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B1 English News | Luxury Apartments Found Inside an Indonesian Prison
2026/09/30
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Oura postpones its planned $15 billion stock market listing because of uncertainty. Also: Indonesia suspends five officials after luxury residences are found inside a prison.
Today’s English focus: falls = falls. Vocabulary: postpone (to move something to a later time), confidence (belief that something will succeed or work well), flotation (the process of offering a company's shares for sale on a stock market).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-30
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B1 English News | Why South Korea Is Angry With Ukraine
2026/09/29
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Britain plans to cut deposits to 2.5% for some first-time buyers, but the scheme could push house prices higher. Also: South Korea complains after Ukraine publicly announces the transfer of two North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
Today’s English focus: were transferred, were moved from one place to another = passive past: were plus a past participle. Vocabulary: deposit (money paid first when buying something expensive), subsidy (government money that helps reduce a cost), transfer (moving a person or thing to another place).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-29
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B1 English News | US Wins Its 11th Presidents Cup After Comeback
2026/09/28
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: The United States comes from three points behind to beat the International team 17-13 and win its 11th straight Presidents Cup. Also: An avalanche hits a climbing camp in Nepal, where rescuers recover two bodies and around twelve people remain missing.
Today’s English focus: had fought = had fought. Vocabulary: persistent (continuing for a long time), unaccounted (not found or not included in a known number), debris (broken pieces left after something is damaged or destroyed).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-28
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B1 English News | Why Lula Is Blocking Brazil's Sports Betting
2026/09/27
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Tesla starts high-volume production of its Semi, but charging networks remain too small for electric trucks. Also: Brazilian President Lula orders an immediate ban on fixed-odds sports betting to protect families from debt, while Congress decides whether it will continue.
Today’s English focus: has begun, has started = to have started. Vocabulary: network (a connected system of places, people, or services), cargo (goods carried by a truck, ship, plane, or train), delay (a situation in which something happens later than planned).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-27
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B1 English News | Why Ebola Is Hard to Stop in DR Congo
2026/09/26
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Ebola spreads to two new health zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where conflict, displacement, and a lack of approved vaccines make the response difficult. Also: Hurricane Polo regains Category 5 strength near Mexico, bringing risks of heavy rain, flooding, mudslides, dangerous surf, and coastal flooding.
Today’s English focus: were found = were discovered. Vocabulary: contact (a person who may have been near someone with an illness), trace (to find where a person, thing, or event came from or went), exposed (placed in contact with something harmful).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-26
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B1 English News | Lowe's Drones Deliver Over 100 Home Improvement Products
2026/09/25
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Lowe's is launching a drone delivery service in partnership with DoorDash, Alphabet. Also: Senate again fails to adopt Iran War Powers Resolution despite growing criticism.
Every episode ends with a English language recap: three vocabulary words and one grammar point, explained in English with examples you can repeat.
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-25
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B1 English News | Can Ukraine's Drone Tech Help the U.S.?
2026/09/24
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Ukraine may sign a major drone defense deal with the U.S., and the report says its drones, software, and trained teams could help expand testing and production in America. Also: Former NASA chief Bill Nelson warns that China wants to lead space, pointing to the spy balloon incident as a sign of a bigger rivalry.
Today’s English focus: will not be fought, a future event that we say will not happen = will not be fought. Vocabulary: technology (technology), partnership (partnership), deal (deal).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-24
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B1 English News | Can Toyota's 400,000 Robots Work With Humans?
2026/09/23
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: A Mississippi family keeps pushing for justice after a grand jury said there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges in Nolan Wells' death. Also: Toyota is training humanoid robots with factory workers and says the robots are meant to work alongside humans, not replace them.
Today’s English focus: is already using = is already using. Vocabulary: robots (robots), workers (workers), factory (factory).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-23
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B1 English News | Can Nissan Create More U.S. Jobs?
2026/09/22
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Nissan may add a third shift in Tennessee as it launches a new Rogue hybrid, which could mean hundreds or thousands of jobs. Also: Australia joins more than 20 countries calling for human control over fast-moving AI.
Today’s English focus: be going to be three shifts, a future plan or expected result = a future plan or expected result. Vocabulary: production (making things in a factory or plant), shift (a work period in a factory or other workplace), capacity (the amount something can hold or produce).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-22
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B1 English News | Can Canadian Dairy Farmers Absorb Trump's Tariff Shock?
2026/09/21
Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.
In this episode: Canadian dairy farmers are feeling the pressure after a US tariff cuts off some milk sales, and the story explains why the loss is hard to absorb in a system where farmers cannot. Also: Nvidia chief Jensen Huang pushes back against claims that AI could end humanity by 2030, calling the warnings doomsday narratives and arguing the panic is exaggerated.
Today’s English focus: You can't just turn them on or off, you cannot simply switch cows on and off = You cannot simply switch cows on and off. Vocabulary: tariff (tax on imports), processor (company that turns raw farm goods into products), supply chain (the full path from producer to buyer).
Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-21
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