{"podcast":{"title":"Leicester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499","podcast_index_feed_id":7589499,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-henderson-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-henderson-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":765,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Leicester News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Leicester—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. Leicester News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T08:17:43.360143+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499"},"episode":{"title":"Britain’s Flying Ant Invasion","slug":"britain-s-flying-ant-invasion","published_at":"2026-06-06T04:03:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/britain-s-flying-ant-invasion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c686bd57-b129-4866-a157-91824d7c7a42.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/c686bd57-b129-4866-a157-91824d7c7a42.mp3","summary":"Britain’s gearing up for a massive flying ant invasion—no armies, just swarms of winged ants taking flight in a natural mating frenzy dubbed “Flying Ant Day.” Experts say warmer, rainier weather is fueling an earlier, bigger-than-usual event, with southern cities like Cornwall and Kent likely to see the first swarms. These are mostly male ants and queens from black garden colonies, with queens reaching up to 15mm. Urban heat islands mean city swarms kick off sooner. It’s a wild, natural spectacle—and yes, it’s happening. 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/b1052ce296159dd7","meta_description":"Britain’s gearing up for a massive flying ant invasion—no armies, just swarms of winged ants taking flight in a natural mating frenzy dubbed “Flying Ant D…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/episodes/britain-s-flying-ant-invasion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/britain-s-flying-ant-invasion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}