{"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":"Lower Thames Crossing Costs Spiral","slug":"lower-thames-crossing-costs-spiral","published_at":"2026-06-08T05:08:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121/lower-thames-crossing-costs-spiral","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6634693c-d25f-4edd-8f56-6a789cb7f8b4.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6634693c-d25f-4edd-8f56-6a789cb7f8b4.mp3","summary":"The Lower Thames Crossing project just got a $174 million cash injection, pushing its total cost over $3 billion — already more expensive per mile than HS2. Critics blast the government for quietly diverting funds, rushing ahead without publishing its business case, and contradicting its own rail nationalization promises. Despite claims that private investment will follow, campaigners accuse the Department for Transport of hiding spending moves from Parliament. The government insists the tunnel is essential to ease M25 congestion, with tolls planned but unconfirmed — and all public work funded upfront to attract private partners. 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/8cd33d6442300cf4","meta_description":"The Lower Thames Crossing project just got a $174 million cash injection, pushing its total cost over $3 billion — already more expensive per mile than HS…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":107,"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/lower-thames-crossing-costs-spiral/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/lower-thames-crossing-costs-spiral.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}