{"id":268223,"date":"2025-08-06T15:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-youths-spending-almost-all-their-free-time-online-government-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:05:18","slug":"uk-youths-spending-almost-all-their-free-time-online-government-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-youths-spending-almost-all-their-free-time-online-government-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"UK youths spending &#8216;almost all&#8217; their free time online, government claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LdUGLTPbYAk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK youths spending 'almost all' their free time online, government claims\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LdUGLTPbYAk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced an \u00a388 million package for youth clubs and schools as he warned children are \u201ctoo often isolated at home\u201d facing the challenges of the online world.<\/p>\n<p>The funding will be aimed at delivering services like new climbing walls, music lessons and outdoor activities in a bid to slow the \u201cworrying\u201d trend of young people \u201cdetached from the real world\u201d, Downing Street said.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Denison reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced an \u00a388 million package for youth clubs and schools as he warned children are \u201ctoo often isolated at home\u201d facing the challenges of the online world. 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