{"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":"Special Needs Teachers Prepare to Strike","slug":"special-needs-teachers-prepare-to-strike","published_at":"2026-06-05T14:33:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/special-needs-teachers-prepare-to-strike","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2f556fda-3507-447b-92c8-b92c286dc202.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2f556fda-3507-447b-92c8-b92c286dc202.mp3","summary":"Specialist teachers in Leicestershire who support children with disabilities from birth to age four are preparing to strike over a bitter pay and conditions dispute. The council plans to make them redundant and force them to reapply for their jobs under worse terms, claiming it will improve year-round support. But the NEU union says this is a sneaky tactic to bypass existing agreements and undermine staff rights. Talks have stalled since last fall, and despite the council’s claims of valuing staff, the union says they’ve ignored recommendations. The five-day strike begins June 8th — and while the council expects little disruption, the union insists fair negotiations are the only path forward. 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/c262e2427c007a24","meta_description":"Specialist teachers in Leicestershire who support children with disabilities from birth to age four are preparing to strike over a bitter pay and conditio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":98,"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/special-needs-teachers-prepare-to-strike/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/special-needs-teachers-prepare-to-strike.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}