Read in Levels

B2 English News for Upper-Intermediate Learners

Richer vocabulary and more complex sentences, closer to the original news writing. For learners ready to read journalism comfortably. B2 is the upper-intermediate level of the CEFR scale — a step beyond what News in Levels covers.

All B2 stories

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

Apple Sues OpenAI, Claiming Trade Secret Theft

Audio269 words3 min
Two white devices on a rooftop against a cloudy sky.
HealthJUL 12

Legionnaires' Outbreak Sickens Dozens in New York

Audio300 words3 min
astronaut floating in space
ScienceJUL 11

Wally Funk, Oldest Woman in Space, Dies

Audio300 words3 min
woman in black and white soccer jersey kicking soccer ball on green field during daytime
SportJUL 10

Switzerland Reach World Cup Quarter-Finals After 72 Years

Audio293 words3 min
woman standing in the middle of crowd
WorldJUL 9

Bombs Wound 18 During Macron's Syria Visit

Audio300 words3 min
white corner desk
BusinessJUL 8

Microsoft Cuts 4,800 Jobs, Reshapes Xbox Division

Audio259 words2 min
A air conditioner sitting outside of a building
NatureJUL 6

Record Heatwave Revives Europe's Air Conditioning Debate

Audio283 words3 min
bouquet of assorted-color flowers hanged on brown plank with white textile
CuriousJUL 5

Swift and Kelce Marry at Madison Square Garden

Audio257 words2 min
silver compact disc on black cd rack
TechnologyJUL 4

Sony to End PlayStation Discs From 2028

Audio269 words3 min
football players on field during daytime
HealthJUL 3

Ex-NFL Star Chris Johnson Announces ALS

Audio292 words3 min
an artist's rendering of a space station in orbit
ScienceJUL 2

NASA Sends Robot to Save Falling Swift Telescope

Audio282 words3 min
man playing soccer game on field
SportJUL 1

Paraguay Stun Germany on Penalties at World Cup

Audio263 words3 min
a large pile of rubble next to a building
WorldJUN 30

Venezuela Quake: Father, Son Rescued After Four Days

Audio296 words3 min
an apple laptop sitting on a wooden table
BusinessJUN 29

Apple and Xbox Raise Prices on Chips

Audio256 words2 min
A swift bird flying in a clear blue sky.
NatureJUN 28

15-Year Study: Swifts Return to the Same Nests

Audio289 words3 min
a coat of arms with a lion and a unicorn on top of it
CuriousJUN 27

King Charles Reveals £12.9m Tax Bill, a First

Audio300 words3 min
rocket ship launching during daytime
TechnologyJUN 26

SpaceX Shares Fall 16% on Debt Plan

Audio284 words3 min
The thermometer shows a very hot temperature.
HealthJUN 25

Extreme Heat Can Cause Organ Failure, Doctors Warn

Audio299 words3 min
Saturn and its rings
ScienceJUN 24

NASA Study: Titan Could Fuel Future Space Missions

Audio300 words3 min
a green and white shopping cart
SportJUN 23

Cape Verde Draw With Uruguay, Near Knockouts

Audio268 words3 min
a large factory with a lot of smoke coming out of it
WorldJUN 22

Ukrainian Drones Set Moscow Oil Refinery on Fire

Audio293 words3 min
Mobil gas station sign with fuel prices at night
BusinessJUN 21

Gas Prices Drop Below $4 After Iran Deal

Audio255 words2 min
two men riding on the back of a motorcycle down a street
NatureJUN 20

Delhi's Surfaces Reach 64C, Far Above Air Temperature

Audio271 words3 min
white and black sailboat on calm water
CuriousJUN 19

Russian Warship Fires Shots Near British Yacht

Audio291 words3 min
woman holding phone
TechnologyJUN 18

UK Plans to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

Audio281 words3 min
white blue and orange medication pill
HealthJUN 17

Study: Women Often Buy Wrong Painkiller for Cramps

Audio270 words3 min
a great white shark swimming in the ocean
ScienceJUN 16

Divers Film First Underwater Great White Shark

Audio284 words3 min
people inside soccer stadium during day
SportJUN 15

Vinícius Rescues Brazil in 1-1 World Cup Draw

Audio258 words2 min
white DJI quadcopter drone flying in mid-air
WorldJUN 14

Ex-President Yoon Sentenced to 30 Years Over Drones

Audio291 words3 min
rocket launch light trail at dusk
BusinessJUN 13

SpaceX Prices Record $75 Billion Stock Sale

Audio257 words2 min
green grass field under gray clouds
NatureJUN 12

Severe Storms Threaten 90 Million in US Midwest

Audio294 words3 min
a black bear is sitting in the woods
CuriousJUN 11

Japanese City Closes 94 Schools After Bear Sighting

Audio297 words3 min
a person holding a cell phone in front of a stock chart
TechnologyJUN 10

OpenAI Files for IPO With US Regulators

Audio296 words3 min
a group of cars driving down a race track
SportJUN 9

Antonelli, 19, Wins Chaotic Monaco Grand Prix

Audio293 words3 min
woman in white and black polka dot shirt with face mask
HealthJUN 8

CDC Warns Congo Ebola May Reach 20,000 Cases

Audio297 words3 min
man in blue crew neck shirt holding black smartphone
ScienceJUN 7

Physicist First to Get Full 3D-Printed Bionic Arm

Audio295 words3 min
white printer paper on brown envelope
WorldJUN 6

Zelenskyy's Open Letter Asks Putin to Meet

Audio282 words3 min
a large warehouse filled with lots of boxes
BusinessJUN 5

Amazon Tops Fortune 500, Ending Walmart's 13-Year Lead

Audio270 words3 min
a snow covered mountain surrounded by pine trees
NatureJUN 4

Scientists Warn: Mt Rainier Most Dangerous Volcano

Audio289 words3 min
low-angle photography of airliner during flight
CuriousJUN 3

Bluetooth Name Forces United Flight to Return

Audio300 words3 min
silhouette of mountain peak at nighttime
TechnologyJUN 2

Meteor Booms Over US Northeast, Shakes Buildings

Audio274 words3 min
a gas station at night with no people around
BusinessJUN 1

Oil Prices Fall 20% on US-Iran Peace Deal

Audio273 words3 min
man playing soccer game on field
SportJUN 1

PSG Win Champions League Again After Arsenal Loss

Audio298 words3 min
woman in blue shirt lying on bed
HealthMAY 31

Studies Link Insomnia to Cancer Risk in Under-50s

Audio273 words3 min
The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceMAY 30

NASA Picks Blue Origin to Build Moon Base

Audio283 words3 min
cargo ship on sea under cloudy sky during daytime
WorldMAY 29

Iran War Closes Hormuz Strait, Drives Up Prices

Audio282 words3 min
a large white building with a flag on top of it
CuriousMAY 28

White House Builds UFC Cage for 250th Anniversary

Audio278 words3 min
A small delivery robot with googly eyes on a sidewalk.
TechnologyMAY 27

Delivery Robots Spread in LA; Hologram Helps Airport

Audio296 words3 min
people watching soccer game in stadium
SportMAY 26

Arsenal End 22-Year Wait for Premier League Title

Audio266 words3 min
ocean waves crashing on shore during daytime
NatureMAY 25

NOAA Warns Pacific Ocean Heatwave Will Grow

Audio283 words3 min
gray spacecraft taking off during daytime
BusinessMAY 24

SpaceX IPO Reveals Mars Plans and AI Concerns

Audio296 words3 min
person in green shirt wearing white mask
HealthMAY 23

WHO Declares Emergency Over Rare Ebola Strain

Audio298 words3 min
brown chick on focus photography
ScienceMAY 22

Colossal Hatches 26 Chicks in Artificial Shell

Audio286 words3 min
A scuba in a cave with a green light
WorldMAY 21

Finnish Divers Recover Final Italian Bodies in Maldives

Audio287 words3 min
Silhouetted figures under stage spotlights at concert
CuriousMAY 20

Bulgaria Wins 70th Eurovision Song Contest

Audio270 words3 min
A gavel rests on a sound block with money.
TechnologyMAY 19

US Jury Rejects Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI

Audio263 words3 min
a man is practicing boxing in a gym
SportMAY 18

McGregor to Face Holloway in UFC Return

Audio289 words3 min
Eagle soaring near nest
NatureMAY 17

Bald Eaglets Hatch in Chicago After 100 Years

Audio300 words3 min
a large building with columns and a flag on the corner
BusinessMAY 16

Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as New Fed Chair

Audio287 words3 min
a doctor showing a patient something on the tablet
HealthMAY 15

Doctors Warn About AI Health Advice

Audio285 words3 min
green and black trees under blue sky
ScienceMAY 14

Pentagon Releases Decades of Classified UFO Files

Audio293 words3 min
black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
WorldMAY 13

Three Hikers Killed on Forbidden Indonesian Volcano

Audio290 words3 min
shallow focus photo of man in black jacket
CuriousMAY 12

Long Hours Linked to Obesity, Study Finds

Audio275 words3 min
person sitting while using laptop computer and green stethoscope near
TechnologyMAY 11

Pennsylvania Sues AI Chatbot for Posing as Doctor

Audio299 words3 min
boxer on ring
SportMAY 10

Wardley Defends WBO Title Against Dubois in Manchester

Audio266 words3 min
white airplane wing over the clouds during daytime
ScienceMAY 9

NASA Radar Tracks Mexico City Sinking

Audio276 words3 min
a factory with smoke coming out of it
BusinessMAY 8

Shell's Profits Jump as Oil Prices Climb

Audio297 words3 min
person in black jacket sitting on brown wooden dock over sea waves during daytime
NatureMAY 7

Early 2026 Hurricane Forecasts Predict Below-Average Atlantic Season

Audio299 words3 min
a man in white lab coat looking through a microscope
HealthMAY 6

Hantavirus Outbreak Strikes Cruise Ship Off Cape Verde

Audio285 words3 min
Large ship sailing into harbor at sunset
WorldMAY 5

Trump Launches 'Project Freedom' for Hormuz Ships

Audio286 words3 min
Race cars speed through wet track during competition.
CuriousMAY 4

Storms Force Miami Grand Prix to Start Earlier

Audio290 words3 min
a man and a woman exchanging a cell phone at a store
TechnologyMAY 3

Strong iPhone 17 Sales Boost Apple Earnings

Audio278 words3 min
Two skiers descend a vast snowy mountain slope.
SportMAY 2

Vonn Faces Uncertain Future After Olympic Crash

Audio290 words3 min
Satellite orbiting earth with clouds below
ScienceMAY 1

Soviet Venus Probe Falls After 53 Years

Audio287 words3 min
pump-jack mining crude oil with the sunset
BusinessAPR 30

UAE Leaves OPEC, Shaking the Oil Market

Audio295 words3 min
a close up of an octopus under water
NatureAPR 29

Giant Octopuses Lived with the Dinosaurs

Audio277 words3 min
brown egg on white woven basket
HealthAPR 28

Alzheimer's Drugs Fall Short While Eggs Show Promise

Audio273 words3 min
a couple of elephants standing next to each other
WorldAPR 27

American Hunter Killed by Elephants in Gabon

Audio277 words3 min
selective focus photo of poker chips
CuriousAPR 25

Soldier Secretly Bet on His Own Raid

Audio291 words3 min
two ping pong paddles and a ping pong ball on a blue table
TechnologyAPR 24

Sony's Robot Ace Beats Elite Table Tennis Players

Audio270 words3 min
Runners collapse at finish line after race.
SportAPR 23

Runners Stop to Help Rival at Boston Marathon

Audio294 words3 min
Earth above the lunar surface
ScienceAPR 22

Astronauts Share Feelings After Moon Mission

Audio280 words3 min
A gas station with a few gas pumps
BusinessAPR 5

Iran War Drives US Fuel Prices Higher

Audio291 words3 min
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