{"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":"Water CEO Pay Doubled Amid Spill Crisis | London News","slug":"water-ceo-pay-doubled-amid-spill-crisis-london-news","published_at":"2026-07-04T06:16:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121/water-ceo-pay-doubled-amid-spill-crisis-london-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7573121","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/cd950da4-7907-42d6-8bee-750714bf397e.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/cd950da4-7907-42d6-8bee-750714bf397e.mp3","summary":"Severn Trent’s new CEO, James Jesic, could earn up to £4.8 million annually thanks to a revamped pay package that doubles his potential bonus — sparking outrage as the company recorded tens of thousands of sewage spills. Jesic’s predecessor, Liv Garfield, was denied bonuses for environmental failures, yet Severn Trent has now removed environmental metrics from future bonus criteria, replacing them with customer service targets — a move slammed by environmental advocates. While the company defends its pay as shareholder-funded and compliant, citing a 41% drop in spills and ongoing infrastructure investments, critics argue the timing and scale of the payout undermine public trust. Meanwhile, rivals like United Utilities face similar backlash for rewarding CEOs without performance conditions. 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/2ce4a18bd7d1abd3","meta_description":"Severn Trent’s new CEO, James Jesic, could earn up to £4.8 million annually thanks to a revamped pay package that doubles his potential bonus — sparking o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":115,"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/water-ceo-pay-doubled-amid-spill-crisis-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/water-ceo-pay-doubled-amid-spill-crisis-london-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}