{"id":364007,"date":"2026-07-23T22:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-uk-prime-minister-andy-burnham-paused-plans-to-release-some-prisoners-early-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:28","slug":"why-has-uk-prime-minister-andy-burnham-paused-plans-to-release-some-prisoners-early-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-uk-prime-minister-andy-burnham-paused-plans-to-release-some-prisoners-early-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why has UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham paused plans to release some prisoners early?  BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/z90o5V5WbTo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why has UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham paused plans to release some prisoners early?  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