Read in Levels

B1 English News for Intermediate Learners

Real news at intermediate level — natural pacing, manageable vocabulary, and a clear style that helps you read longer texts with confidence. B1 is the intermediate level of the CEFR scale — roughly equivalent to "Level 3" on News in Levels.

All B1 stories

A line of football players lined up on the field
SportAUG 28

Study Finds Brain Disease in NFL Players

Audio209 words2 min
a black and white photo of a power pole
NatureAUG 27

Indiana City Waits Twelve Days for Power

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Two cars loaded onto a car carrier truck
BusinessAUG 26

Trump Puts 50% Tax on Canadian Cars

Audio217 words2 min
a deer lying in the grass
HealthAUG 25

Tick Bites Rise, Meat Allergy Spreads

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a robot that is standing on one foot
CuriousAUG 24

Robot Beats Usain Bolt's 100m Record

Audio202 words2 min
An audience in a dark cinema with red velvet seats facing a bright screen
TechnologyAUG 23

UK Cinemas Limit Meta Smart Glasses

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a large storm moving across the sky over a body of water
ScienceAUG 22

Met Office Warns of Record El Niño

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snow covered mountains under blue sky during daytime
WorldAUG 21

Melting Glacier Shows Climbers Lost in 1992

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woman holding tennis ball and racket
SportAUG 20

Venus Williams, 46, Gets US Open Wildcard

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A sequence of solar eclipse phases above a dark desert landscape at twilight
NatureAUG 19

Millions Watch Rare Eclipse Across Europe

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a large amount of containers are stacked on top of each other
BusinessAUG 18

US Gives Back Billions in Tariff Money

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two men riding kick scooters during daytime
HealthAUG 17

Study: Child E-Scooter Injuries Rise Fast

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brown round coins on brown wooden surface
CuriousAUG 16

Workers Find €9m Gold in Belgian Cellar

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a rack of servers in a server room
TechnologyAUG 15

Zuckerberg Wants Powerful AI for Everyone

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The stars and galaxy as seen from Rocky Mountain National Park.
ScienceAUG 14

Scientists Find a New Black Hole Star

Audio220 words2 min
a couple of firemen standing next to a pile of rubble
WorldAUG 13

Rescuers Save Baby After Colombia Earthquake

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green soccer field
SportAUG 12

Lionel Messi's Father and Agent Dies

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Man walks through flooded street with umbrella
NatureAUG 11

Typhoon Dolphin Forces One Million From Homes

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Woman in glasses interviews man at office desk.
BusinessAUG 10

US Lost 23,000 Jobs in July

Audio218 words2 min
man in white dress shirt using computer
HealthAUG 9

AI Designs First Viruses That Kill Bacteria

Audio196 words2 min
a bottle filled with pills sitting on top of a wooden table
CuriousAUG 8

Pharmacists Say Wasted Medicine Costs Millions

Audio184 words2 min
Autonomous vehicle driving on a city street.
TechnologyAUG 7

London Approves First Self-Driving Taxis

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green cabbage vegetable
HealthAUG 6

Michigan Reports First Parasite Outbreak Deaths

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The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceAUG 5

Old SpaceX Rocket Will Hit the Moon

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two man in blue and red pair of gloves on boxing ring
SportAUG 4

Boxer Reeves Stays Very Ill in Hospital

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a plane flying over a desert
WorldAUG 3

Tourist Plane Crash in Peru Kills 13

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a computer chip with the letter a on top of it
BusinessAUG 2

Apple Warns of Chip Problems, Shares Fall

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White boat resting on a sandy beach under blue sky
NatureAUG 1

Low Danube Shuts Hungary's Nuclear Plant

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a sports stadium with a field
CuriousJUL 31

Europe's Nations Refuse to Play World Cup

Audio203 words2 min
a computer screen with a bunch of code on it
TechnologyJUL 30

OpenAI Agent Broke Into Four More Services

Audio199 words2 min
Woman playing guitar and singing on stage
HealthJUL 29

Carly Simon Says She Has Parkinson's Disease

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a very large satellite dish sitting on top of a train track
ScienceJUL 28

Cuts May Close Jodrell Bank Telescope

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basketball shoot on the basket
SportJUL 27

LeBron James Signs Two-Year Deal With 76ers

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a fighter jet flying through a cloudy sky
WorldJUL 26

Romania Shoots Down Drone for First Time

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silver Android smartphone
BusinessJUL 25

EU Fines Google 1 Billion Dollars

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green corals under water
NatureJUL 24

Miami Scientists Move Coral to Land

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two hands holding each other with bracelets on them
CuriousJUL 23

Deaf Godzilla Actress Kaylee Hottle Dies

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Close-up of server cooling fans in a vibrant data center.
TechnologyJUL 22

Chinese AI Kimi K3 Stops New Users

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acupuncture needles inserted into skin
HealthJUL 21

Ear Acupuncture Fails to Beat Placebo

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a planet in space
ScienceJUL 19

Scientists Find Air Around Earth-Like Planet

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soccer field
SportJUL 18

Argentina Beat England, Reach World Cup Final

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white and green Exit sign
WorldJUL 17

Bangkok Pub Fire Kills 32 People

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person holding red box
BusinessJUL 16

Buffett Ends 20-Year Gates Charity Gifts

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firefighters near fire
NatureJUL 15

Paris Fire Empties 900 Homes

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a man and a child looking at a plant
CuriousJUL 14

Harry's Family Meets King Charles Again

Audio203 words2 min
Wooden gavel resting on a dark surface next to book
TechnologyJUL 13

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secrets

Audio196 words2 min
Two white devices on a rooftop against a cloudy sky.
HealthJUL 12

Dangerous Lung Disease Spreads in New York

Audio212 words2 min
astronaut floating in space
ScienceJUL 11

Wally Funk, Oldest Woman in Space, Dies

Audio218 words2 min
woman in black and white soccer jersey kicking soccer ball on green field during daytime
SportJUL 10

Switzerland Reach Quarter-Finals After 72 Years

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woman standing in the middle of crowd
WorldJUL 9

Bombs Hurt 18 During Macron's Syria Visit

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white corner desk
BusinessJUL 8

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Hits Xbox

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A air conditioner sitting outside of a building
NatureJUL 6

Heatwave Restarts Europe's Air Conditioning Debate

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bouquet of assorted-color flowers hanged on brown plank with white textile
CuriousJUL 5

Swift and Kelce Marry in New York

Audio196 words2 min
silver compact disc on black cd rack
TechnologyJUL 4

Sony to End PlayStation Discs in 2028

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football players on field during daytime
HealthJUL 3

Ex-NFL Star Chris Johnson Reveals ALS

Audio218 words2 min
an artist's rendering of a space station in orbit
ScienceJUL 2

NASA Robot to Save Swift Telescope

Audio197 words2 min
man playing soccer game on field
SportJUL 1

Paraguay Beat Germany in World Cup Shootout

Audio186 words2 min
a large pile of rubble next to a building
WorldJUN 30

Venezuela Quake: Father and Son Saved

Audio218 words2 min
an apple laptop sitting on a wooden table
BusinessJUN 29

Apple and Xbox Raise Prices Over Chips

Audio203 words2 min
A swift bird flying in a clear blue sky.
NatureJUN 28

Study: Swifts Return to Same Nests

Audio218 words2 min
a coat of arms with a lion and a unicorn on top of it
CuriousJUN 27

King Charles Reveals £12.9m Tax Bill

Audio217 words2 min
rocket ship launching during daytime
TechnologyJUN 26

SpaceX Shares Drop After Debt Plan

Audio217 words2 min
The thermometer shows a very hot temperature.
HealthJUN 25

Doctors Warn Extreme Heat Can Kill

Audio217 words2 min
Saturn and its rings
ScienceJUN 24

NASA: Titan Could Refuel Deep-Space Ships

Audio197 words2 min
a green and white shopping cart
SportJUN 23

Cape Verde Hold Uruguay, Near Next Round

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a large factory with a lot of smoke coming out of it
WorldJUN 22

Ukrainian Drones Hit Moscow Oil Refinery

Audio219 words2 min
Mobil gas station sign with fuel prices at night
BusinessJUN 21

Iran Deal Pushes US Gas Below $4

Audio211 words2 min
two men riding on the back of a motorcycle down a street
NatureJUN 20

Delhi Ground Hits 64C, Hotter Than Air

Audio219 words2 min
white and black sailboat on calm water
CuriousJUN 19

Russian Warship Fires Shots Near Yacht

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woman holding phone
TechnologyJUN 18

UK Will Ban Social Media for Under-16s

Audio218 words2 min
white blue and orange medication pill
HealthJUN 17

Study: Many Women Buy Wrong Painkiller

Audio199 words2 min
a great white shark swimming in the ocean
ScienceJUN 16

Divers Film First Great White Shark

Audio216 words2 min
people inside soccer stadium during day
SportJUN 15

Vinícius Saves Brazil in World Cup Draw

Audio207 words2 min
white DJI quadcopter drone flying in mid-air
WorldJUN 14

Ex-President Yoon Jailed 30 Years for Drones

Audio216 words2 min
rocket launch light trail at dusk
BusinessJUN 13

SpaceX Holds Record $75 Billion Share Sale

Audio214 words2 min
green grass field under gray clouds
NatureJUN 12

Storms Threaten 90 Million Across US Midwest

Audio216 words2 min
a black bear is sitting in the woods
CuriousJUN 11

Bear Closes 94 Schools in Japan

Audio218 words2 min
a person holding a cell phone in front of a stock chart
TechnologyJUN 10

OpenAI Files for IPO in US

Audio220 words2 min
a group of cars driving down a race track
SportJUN 9

Antonelli, 19, Wins Wild Monaco Race

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woman in white and black polka dot shirt with face mask
HealthJUN 8

CDC Warns Ebola Could Hit 20,000 Cases

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man in blue crew neck shirt holding black smartphone
ScienceJUN 7

Scientist First to Get Full Bionic Arm

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white printer paper on brown envelope
WorldJUN 6

Zelenskyy Writes Open Letter to Putin

Audio219 words2 min
a large warehouse filled with lots of boxes
BusinessJUN 5

Amazon Beats Walmart in Fortune 500 List

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a snow covered mountain surrounded by pine trees
NatureJUN 4

Scientists Call Mt Rainier Most Dangerous Volcano

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low-angle photography of airliner during flight
CuriousJUN 3

Bluetooth Name Forces Plane to Return

Audio217 words2 min
silhouette of mountain peak at nighttime
TechnologyJUN 2

Big Meteor Booms Over US Northeast

Audio213 words2 min
a gas station at night with no people around
BusinessJUN 1

Oil Falls 20% on US-Iran Peace Deal

Audio220 words2 min
man playing soccer game on field
SportJUN 1

PSG Beat Arsenal to Win Champions League

Audio214 words2 min
woman in blue shirt lying on bed
HealthMAY 31

Studies Link Bad Sleep to Under-50 Cancer

Audio216 words2 min
The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceMAY 30

NASA Picks Blue Origin for Moon Base

Audio203 words2 min
cargo ship on sea under cloudy sky during daytime
WorldMAY 29

Iran War Shuts Hormuz, Raises Food Prices

Audio218 words2 min
a large white building with a flag on top of it
CuriousMAY 28

White House Builds Cage for UFC Fight

Audio210 words2 min
A small delivery robot with googly eyes on a sidewalk.
TechnologyMAY 27

Robots Spread in LA; AI Helps Airport

Audio214 words2 min
people watching soccer game in stadium
SportMAY 26

Arsenal Win English League After 22 Years

Audio203 words2 min
ocean waves crashing on shore during daytime
NatureMAY 25

NOAA: Pacific Ocean Heatwave Will Grow

Audio217 words2 min
gray spacecraft taking off during daytime
BusinessMAY 24

SpaceX IPO Papers Show Mars Goals

Audio214 words2 min
person in green shirt wearing white mask
HealthMAY 23

WHO Calls Rare Ebola Spread an Emergency

Audio219 words2 min
brown chick on focus photography
ScienceMAY 22

Colossal Hatches Chicks From Artificial Eggshells

Audio219 words2 min
A scuba in a cave with a green light
WorldMAY 21

Italian Divers' Bodies Found in Maldives Cave

Audio217 words2 min
Silhouetted figures under stage spotlights at concert
CuriousMAY 20

Bulgaria Wins 70th Eurovision Contest

Audio210 words2 min
A gavel rests on a sound block with money.
TechnologyMAY 19

Court Drops Musk's OpenAI Case

Audio214 words2 min
a man is practicing boxing in a gym
SportMAY 18

McGregor Returns to UFC to Fight Holloway

Audio206 words2 min
Eagle soaring near nest
NatureMAY 17

Bald Eagles Hatch in Chicago After Century

Audio219 words2 min
a large building with columns and a flag on the corner
BusinessMAY 16

Senate Confirms Warsh as New Fed Leader

Audio211 words2 min
a doctor showing a patient something on the tablet
HealthMAY 15

AI Health Advice Worries Doctors

Audio217 words2 min
green and black trees under blue sky
ScienceMAY 14

Pentagon Releases Decades of UFO Files

Audio217 words2 min
black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
WorldMAY 13

Volcano Erupts and Kills Three Hikers

Audio215 words2 min
shallow focus photo of man in black jacket
CuriousMAY 12

Long Hours May Raise Obesity, Study Says

Audio203 words2 min
person sitting while using laptop computer and green stethoscope near
TechnologyMAY 11

State Fights AI Chatbot Acting as Doctor

Audio208 words2 min
boxer on ring
SportMAY 10

Wardley to Defend Title Against Dubois

Audio191 words2 min
white airplane wing over the clouds during daytime
ScienceMAY 9

NASA Satellite Watches Mexico City Sink

Audio210 words2 min
a factory with smoke coming out of it
BusinessMAY 8

Shell Earns Big Profit as Oil Rises

Audio219 words2 min
person in black jacket sitting on brown wooden dock over sea waves during daytime
NatureMAY 7

2026 Hurricane Forecast Predicts a Quieter Season

Audio214 words2 min
a man in white lab coat looking through a microscope
HealthMAY 6

Cruise Ship Outbreak Causes Three Deaths

Audio217 words2 min
Large ship sailing into harbor at sunset
WorldMAY 5

Trump Plans to Help Trapped Ships

Audio219 words2 min
Race cars speed through wet track during competition.
CuriousMAY 4

Miami F1 Race Moved to Avoid Storms

Audio220 words2 min
a man and a woman exchanging a cell phone at a store
TechnologyMAY 3

iPhone 17 Lifts Apple Sales

Audio215 words2 min
Two skiers descend a vast snowy mountain slope.
SportMAY 2

Vonn Uncertain After Serious Olympic Injury

Audio218 words2 min
Satellite orbiting earth with clouds below
ScienceMAY 1

Old Soviet Probe Falls to Earth

Audio201 words2 min
pump-jack mining crude oil with the sunset
BusinessAPR 30

UAE to Leave Big Oil Group OPEC

Audio212 words2 min
a close up of an octopus under water
NatureAPR 29

Giant Octopuses Lived with Dinosaurs

Audio207 words2 min
brown egg on white woven basket
HealthAPR 28

Alzheimer's Drugs Disappoint, Eggs May Help

Audio200 words2 min
a couple of elephants standing next to each other
WorldAPR 27

Hunter Killed by Elephants in Africa

Audio206 words2 min
selective focus photo of poker chips
CuriousAPR 25

Soldier Bet on Secret Military Raid

Audio182 words2 min
two ping pong paddles and a ping pong ball on a blue table
TechnologyAPR 24

Robot Wins Table Tennis Against Humans

Audio216 words2 min
Runners collapse at finish line after race.
SportAPR 23

Two Runners Help Rival Finish Boston Marathon

Audio215 words2 min
Earth above the lunar surface
ScienceAPR 22

Astronauts Return After Moon Trip

Audio192 words2 min
A gas station with a few gas pumps
BusinessAPR 5

War Makes US Gas Very Expensive

Audio220 words2 min
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