{"podcast":{"title":"London News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121","podcast_index_feed_id":7573121,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/atlanta-dream-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/atlanta-dream-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1546,"summary":"Voiced by Corey with the Story, stay updated with London's latest local news, weather, community updates, and events. Our 2-minute episodes are designed to keep you informed quickly and efficiently.DNN | The Daily News Now!The world’s first global local news network.Every city. Every story. AI powered. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:22:47.144826+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121"},"episode":{"title":"Farage Under Fire Over Cottrell Ties | London News","slug":"farage-under-fire-over-cottrell-ties-london-news","published_at":"2026-07-19T12:28:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121/farage-under-fire-over-cottrell-ties-london-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/0bc5fd534fc0773c","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8a2c0ed1-1f97-474f-93d3-dc37f455af92.mp3","summary":"Nigel Farage is under fire for allegedly accepting undeclared financial help from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster who funded his London home and social media content before the last election. Farage insists the support wasn’t politically linked and cites legal advice to avoid disclosure, even as police probe a $500K donation from Cottrell’s mother and whether she was the real source. Farage also briefly misattributed the donation, hinting at a coordinated attack on his party. He argues that since he was a broadcaster—not a politician—before July last year, prior support doesn’t count, while calling Cottrell a “colourful character.” A standards commissioner is now reviewing whether these funds, including a separate $5 million donation just before the election, should have been declared. Farage has called a byelection in Clacton, daring voters to decide his fate—and could face another if penalties trigger a recall. 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/0bc5fd534fc0773c","meta_description":"Nigel Farage is under fire for allegedly accepting undeclared financial help from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster who funded his London home and so…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121/episodes/farage-under-fire-over-cottrell-ties-london-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121/farage-under-fire-over-cottrell-ties-london-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}