{"podcast":{"title":"Leeds News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"leeds-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573170","podcast_index_feed_id":7573170,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/dallas-wings-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/dallas-wings-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1675,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Leeds News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Leeds—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Leeds News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T14:20:25.355715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leeds-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573170"},"episode":{"title":"England Bans Phones in Schools","slug":"england-bans-phones-in-schools","published_at":"2026-06-28T08:12:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leeds-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573170/england-bans-phones-in-schools","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leeds-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573170","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/cc0059ac-94c3-4e42-ba18-46a1cad18901.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/cc0059ac-94c3-4e42-ba18-46a1cad18901.mp3","summary":"Starting Monday, England’s schools face strict new smartphone bans under law — no phones, not even smartwatches, allowed during lessons or breaks. Enforced by Ofsted inspections, the goal? To give kids focused, distraction-free learning and the childhood they deserve. Schools can choose how to implement — hand-ins, switches off, or outright bans — with limited exceptions for medical needs. Tech should empower, not harm — and this law aims to make that reality. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/fa288f63e18d348c","meta_description":"Starting Monday, England’s schools face strict new smartphone bans under law — no phones, not even smartwatches, allowed during lessons or breaks. Enforce…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leeds-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573170/episodes/england-bans-phones-in-schools/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leeds-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573170/england-bans-phones-in-schools.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}