{"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":"DWP Now Records All Disability Assessments | Leicester News","slug":"dwp-now-records-all-disability-assessments-leicester-news","published_at":"2026-07-05T05:15:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/dwp-now-records-all-disability-assessments-leicester-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2779cf11-1c2f-4629-8094-9b17d146f23d.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2779cf11-1c2f-4629-8094-9b17d146f23d.mp3","summary":"Starting Monday, June 29, the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions is rolling out mandatory audio recordings for all disability and sickness benefit assessments—whether in person or over the phone—aiming to boost transparency and trust in the system. This change, which replaces the previous opt-in model, is expected to give a more accurate record of what happens during assessments and help improve the quality of decisions. While written reports remain part of the process, officials hope the recordings will reduce stress and build confidence among claimants. The DWP is also pausing major changes to Personal Independence Payment until a full review is complete later this fall. Disability advocates welcome the move, seeing it as a step toward a fairer, more open system. 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/7f51133fc0bad41b","meta_description":"Starting Monday, June 29, the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions is rolling out mandatory audio recordings for all disability and sickness benefit asse…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":96,"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/dwp-now-records-all-disability-assessments-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/dwp-now-records-all-disability-assessments-leicester-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}