{"id":340516,"date":"2026-05-04T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-government-spent-millions-here-why-is-it-still-struggling-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:00:14","slug":"the-uk-government-spent-millions-here-why-is-it-still-struggling-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-government-spent-millions-here-why-is-it-still-struggling-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK government spent millions here &#8211; why is it still struggling? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8VlrIEi5s0A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The UK government spent millions here - why is it still struggling? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8VlrIEi5s0A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the coast of Kent in England. <\/p>\n<p>It has huge potential, and was granted millions of pounds in the UK\u2019s \u2018levelling up\u2019 scheme. 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