{"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":"Topps Tiles Hit by Heat and Costs | Leicester News","slug":"topps-tiles-hit-by-heat-and-costs-leicester-news","published_at":"2026-07-01T08:10:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leicester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589499/topps-tiles-hit-by-heat-and-costs-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/275965c6-a527-4fe8-aea4-772afef4c37f.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/275965c6-a527-4fe8-aea4-772afef4c37f.mp3","summary":"Topps Tiles is sweating through a rough patch, hitting a six-and-a-half-million-pound profit forecast—down from last year’s nine million—as scorching heatwaves ground tradespeople to a halt and shoppers flock to cheaper alternatives. CEO Alex Jensen admits the economic climate’s tough, but insists they’re outperforming the market long-term. To weather the storm, they’ve slashed costs, shuttered stores, sold off acquired outlets to appease regulators, and absorbed the Fired Earth brand—leading to job cuts and closures. Shares took a hit, but the company’s still betting on future growth. 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/852730a254e77fdf","meta_description":"Topps Tiles is sweating through a rough patch, hitting a six-and-a-half-million-pound profit forecast—down from last year’s nine million—as scorching heat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":93,"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/topps-tiles-hit-by-heat-and-costs-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/topps-tiles-hit-by-heat-and-costs-leicester-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}