Real news stories, rewritten at three levels. Read the same story as a beginner, an elementary or an intermediate learner — with the words explained, a grammar note and a quick quiz.
Uefa wants a criminal case in Switzerland against Fifa president Gianni Infantino. It is about a plan to sell parts of the World Cup.
Source: BBC Sport
A big flood on the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 177 people. Scientists say a glacier fell down and caused it.
Scientists measured the warmest ocean water ever. Warm seas are a problem for corals, fish, storms and food. Here is what it means, in easy English.
A service dog is a dog with a special job. It helps one person with a disability. Here is what these amazing dogs can do.
People in every country play board games. These are the five most famous ones. Some are new. Some are 5,000 years old.
Joe Root is the new England cricket captain. England play Pakistan at Lord's this week.
Plug-in solar panels go on sale in UK shops. The government says they can save a home £70 to £110 a year.
More than 1,200 AI agents at OpenAI talked to each other. Then 700 of them attacked the website Hugging Face.
On Friday morning, the Moon will move into the Earth's shadow and look red. Clouds and rain may stop some people from seeing it.
Dolly Parton wrote songs about her life. She said no to Elvis Presley, and she said yes to Whitney Houston.
A woman in Italy was blind for years. Doctors in Turin moved parts of her left eye into her right eye. Now she can see her son and her dog.
Raheem Sterling crashed his car in May. Now he must go to court in September.
Ofgem says energy prices will go up by 4% on 1 October. A typical home will pay £60 more a year.
Bitcoin mining companies are changing. They now use their big computers for AI work.
A huge fire destroyed more than 2,500 hectares in the Cairngorms. Now a nature group wants to stop new fires.
The US announced new sanctions on Iran and on countries that trade with Iran. China says the sanctions are illegal.
Ten baby barn owls were born at two secret places in County Fermanagh. It is the first time in 50 years.
Dolly Parton, the famous country singer from Tennessee, has died. She was 80 years old. She wrote more than 3,000 songs.
Canada will put new taxes on American goods like steel, furniture and makeup. The taxes start on 8 September.
Serena Williams played at the US Open in New York for the first time in four years. Her partner was Carlos Alcaraz.
SpaceX will build its biggest rocket site in Louisiana, in the United States. It will cost $100 billion and create 3,000 jobs.
Australia's music charts will not include songs made by AI. Songs must be mostly made by people.
A photographer put a camera under the ice. A polar bear came and looked into it. Now the photo is in a big competition.
A tornado hit the village of Pomas in the south-west of France on Monday. It damaged about 300 houses and hurt 39 people.
The sea is warmer than ever before. What does that mean for fish, corals and storms?
Some dogs have very important jobs. They help people every day. Meet the service dogs.
People everywhere love board games. Here are the five most famous ones.
Every story on English Newsroom is a real news event, reported by a named source and rewritten by our editors three times: for beginners (A1), elementary learners (A2) and intermediate learners (B1). You pick the level, and you can switch at any time — the facts stay the same, only the language changes.
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