{"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":"Centrica Cuts 1300 Jobs Amid AI Push | Leicester News","slug":"centrica-cuts-1300-jobs-amid-ai-push-leicester-news","published_at":"2026-07-23T09:01:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/centrica-cuts-1300-jobs-amid-ai-push-leicester-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/1f747a04b7a14a88","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/bf0491ab-0228-4d86-81c0-0638eff762e7.mp3","summary":"Centrica’s massive job cuts—now totaling 1,300 layoffs—are shaking British Gas workers as the company reshapes its customer service with AI, sparking outrage from unions who blame automation for replacing human roles, while Centrica defends the move as efficiency-driven, backed by a £92 million tech investment and new hires. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://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/1f747a04b7a14a88","meta_description":"Centrica’s massive job cuts—now totaling 1,300 layoffs—are shaking British Gas workers as the company reshapes its customer service with AI, sparking outr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":87,"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/centrica-cuts-1300-jobs-amid-ai-push-leicester-news/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/centrica-cuts-1300-jobs-amid-ai-push-leicester-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}