{"id":357796,"date":"2026-07-03T01:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teen-rapists-face-custody-after-appeal-overturns-lenient-sentence-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T01:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:00:15","slug":"teen-rapists-face-custody-after-appeal-overturns-lenient-sentence-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/teen-rapists-face-custody-after-appeal-overturns-lenient-sentence-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen rapists face custody after appeal overturns &#8216;lenient&#8217; sentence | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kydeiXjDYCM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Teen rapists face custody after appeal overturns 'lenient' sentence | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kydeiXjDYCM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Two teenage boys who raped girls in Hampshire have been given four years&#8217; detention after the Court of Appeal changed their sentences. A third boy\u2019s youth rehabilitation order was left unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC UK correspondent Daniel Sandford was at the court and explains the reasoning behind the judges\u2019 decision.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Morgan McSweeney, the elusive former chief of staff to Sir Keir Starmer has given his first ever media interview. He spoke to Political Thinking\u2019s Nick Robinson about Labour\u2019s lack of preparation for government and his response to allegations of a boys club in Number 10.<\/p>\n<p>Nick joins Alex and James to unpack what we learned.<\/p>\n<p>Information and support for the issues raised in this podcast can be found on BBC Action Line: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/actionline\/<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers.<\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/newscastdiscord<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. 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