{"id":365963,"date":"2026-07-30T22:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-is-not-built-for-heat-heres-what-needs-to-change-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:00:22","slug":"the-uk-is-not-built-for-heat-heres-what-needs-to-change-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-uk-is-not-built-for-heat-heres-what-needs-to-change-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK is not built for heat. Here&#8217;s what needs to change | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Voi6_BUc86c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The UK is not built for heat. 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