I've noticed this morning that the 'News Editors' Pick' section has been renamed 'Apple News Spotlight' on Apple News on my iPhone and that some of the news stories have the 'News+ Audio' branding and a 'Listen' button beneath the story. Tapping on the 'Listen' button does nothing at the moment.
It looks like Apple are preparing to launch this feature in the UK soon.
It looks like Apple are preparing to launch this feature in the UK soon.