{"id":345342,"date":"2026-05-21T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-the-uk-softened-russian-oil-sanctions-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:00:19","slug":"has-the-uk-softened-russian-oil-sanctions-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-the-uk-softened-russian-oil-sanctions-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the UK Softened Russian Oil Sanctions? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fPDMhpc2Nqg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Has the UK Softened Russian Oil Sanctions? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPDMhpc2Nqg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK government announced a watering down of Russian oil sanctions as fuel prices rise from Iran war. <\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Chris and Faisal to discuss that, as well as the cut in fuel duty and Wes Streeting\u2019s resignation speech in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n<p>And Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Change Committee, speaks to Adam about a new report on climate adaptation in the UK. <\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. 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