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ENGLISH NEWSROOM · FOR AGES 7–11
News for Kids
Real news in easy English for children. Short sentences, friendly words, a picture, and a question to think about. No scary stories — every one is checked first.
Science
Big Plans to Protect the Cairngorms
Nature experts in Scotland are making clever plans to keep wild land safe.
Animals & Nature
Ten Baby Barn Owls Surprise Everyone in Fermanagh
Ten barn owl chicks have hatched in County Fermanagh, the first in 50 years.
Sport
Serena Williams Returns to Tennis With Alcaraz
Serena Williams played tennis again with young star Carlos Alcaraz in New York.
Computers & Robots
Australia Says Music Charts Need Real People
Songs made mostly by computers can no longer join Australia's music charts.
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How we choose stories for kids
Every story on English Newsroom is checked twice before it can appear on this page. A word filter removes anything about death, violence, crime, war, politics, money markets or adult topics. Then our editor reads the story and only publishes it for kids if it is cheerful, safe and easy to follow. That is why most stories here are about animals, nature, space, science, sport, inventions and kind people.
The facts never change between versions. Grown-ups can read the same story at A1, A2 or B1 — the link is at the bottom of every kids page.
How to read with a child
- Look at the picture and the headline. Ask: what do you think happened?
- Read the story out loud together, one paragraph each.
- Find the highlighted words in the word list and say them aloud.
- Answer the question at the end — there is no wrong answer.
- Older children: open the grown-up A1 version and spot what changed.
Questions from parents and teachers
Who is News for Kids for?
Children aged about 7 to 11 who are learning English, and younger native speakers who want short, real news. Every sentence has ten words or fewer, and the hard words are explained under the story.
How do you choose the stories?
Every story on English Newsroom is checked twice before it can appear here. First a word filter removes anything about death, violence, crime, war, politics, money markets, drugs or adult topics. Then our editor reads the story and only publishes it for kids if it is cheerful, safe and easy to understand. Most days that means animals, nature, space, science, sport, inventions and kind people.
Are the stories true?
Yes. Each one is a real news event reported by a named source such as the BBC or the Guardian, rewritten in simple English. We never add facts, and the grown-up versions of the same story (A1, A2 and B1) are linked at the bottom of every kids page.
Where do the pictures come from?
The photos are openly licensed pictures from Wikimedia Commons that show the subject of the story — an animal, a place, a rocket — not the exact event. The photographer and licence are named under every picture. When we cannot find a good open photo we show a simple picture card instead.
Can I use these in class?
Please do. A kids story, its word list and the question at the end make a ten-minute reading activity for young learners. See our page for teachers for a full lesson plan built on the grown-up versions.