{"podcast":{"title":"Manchester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135","podcast_index_feed_id":7574135,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/connecticut-sun-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/connecticut-sun-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":528,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Manchester News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Manchester—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. Manchester News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T20:20:38.803972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135"},"episode":{"title":"Beekeepers Hunt Asian Hornets in Oldham | Manchester News","slug":"beekeepers-hunt-asian-hornets-in-oldham-manchester-news","published_at":"2026-09-14T05:32:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/beekeepers-hunt-asian-hornets-in-oldham-manchester-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/5e02c2a12f8f6955","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/2fdfdfc6-8f27-45e5-ae0e-f2521c542bb9.mp3","summary":"Beekeepers in Oldham, Greater Manchester, teamed up with government inspectors to track down a nest of invasive Asian hornets—dangerous predators that can decimate honey bee colonies. Using food traps and AI-powered cameras, they followed the hornets’ flight patterns to pinpoint the nest hidden high in a tree. With one hornet capable of killing 50 bees daily, this threat to biodiversity is serious. Now, locals are urged to join the fight: see it, snap it, and report it via the Asian Hornet Watch app. 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. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyk6emn3dlo More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5e02c2a12f8f6955 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Beekeepers in Oldham, Greater Manchester, teamed up with government inspectors to track down a nest of invasive Asian hornets—dangerous predators that can…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/episodes/beekeepers-hunt-asian-hornets-in-oldham-manchester-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/manchester-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7574135/beekeepers-hunt-asian-hornets-in-oldham-manchester-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}