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Every time you ask ChatGPT a question, stream a film, save a photo to the cloud or join a video call, a data centre helps make it happen.

But what happens when one of those facilities is planned for your community?

In Cardiff, there is a proposal to turn a hospital park and ride site into a new data centre campus. Supporters say projects like this could bring jobs, investment and help power the UK's AI boom. Critics worry about transport, noise, energy use and the impact on their community.

As demand for AI grows, more data centres are being planned across the UK. So where should they be built, who benefits, and what are the trade-offs?

In this episode:

00:00 – Everything you need to know about the park and ride

01:30 – Wales largest hospital

02:00 – Reaction from local residents

03:50 – Looking into the planning documents

04:36 – Data centres... what are they and do we need them?

06:35 – ‘Critical National Infrastructure’

07:26 – Back at the park and ride

08:00 – Plans for more data centres across the UK

09:48 – The view from the tech industry

10:46 – The American example with Nathalie Jimenez

14:38 – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez examines the drinking water in Morgan County Georgia

15:34 – Water usage in the UK

16:15 – The noise from a data centre

19:00 – Friends of the Earth call for a pause on building data centres

19:50 – Summary

21:20 – Statements from the Cardiff Council, Welsh Government & the UK Government.

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There have been a lot of sanctions programmes against Iran. But this week US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast, which promises to go further than ever before.

It will punish not just Iran but any country helping Iran - including China. It is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to end the war. Will it work?

We speak to Vali Nasr,  professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University, and ask whether in trying to end one war, President Trump risks starting a global trade conflict.

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00:00 President Trump’s plan for Iran

01:42 What are the new US economic sanctions?

03:00 What is an economic sanction?

07:10 The history of US sanctions against Iran

10:20 How are the sanctions affecting Iranians?

14:12 How will China respond to the sanctions?

18:00 How could China retaliate?

20:27 What is the worst case scenario?

Social media giant Meta has agreed to a $18bn (£13.3bn) settlement with US states and territories to resolve claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children.

A California judge approved the settlement, which Meta must pay to 48 states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories, marking the company's largest payment over child safety litigation to date.

Meta will also implement a host of changes aimed at better protecting kids online, which the states had demanded, including default daily time limits and night-time blocks.

Meta has denied any wrongdoing as part of the settlement and said on Wednesday that the payment it agreed to "will be distributed in annual instalments over a 10-year period".

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US President Donald Trump says he believes the Supreme Leader of Iran is still alive, but is seriously injured after the attack that killed his father.

Meanwhile, Iran and Oman plan a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warns it won't reopen unless the US stops the war.

Shopkeepers inside Iran say they're starting to feel the impact of America's economic squeeze.

And Dubai International Airport reports a 30% drop in passengers, as travel struggles almost six months into the war.

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At least 160 people are known to have died in massive flash floods and mudslides that engulfed a remote region on the Nepal-Tibet border. Hundreds more people, including travellers from many countries, are missing following the catastrophe.

The missing tourists include more than 100 from India, 54 from the US, and 33 from the UK, as well as more than 100 from Nepal itself, according to Nepal's tourist board. The area is popular with pilgrims and trekkers.

Authorities initially thought an earthquake may have triggered a landslide - the US Geological Survey now says the "seismic energy was instead generated by a landslide”.

The area hit by the flood is home to two different high-altitude lakes that are also pilgrim sites revered by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains - Lake Mansarovar near Mount Kailash in Tibet, and the Gosaikunda lake in Nepal's Rasuwa district.

Tens of thousands of tourists make their way through Nepal to Lake Mansarovar annually. The disaster struck at the time of the year when people, especially Indian tourists, visit the area. Travellers from 28 countries including India, China, Australia, the US and the UK are known to be among those missing.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Azadeh Moshiri and Ellie Price.

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With the number of young people not in work, education or training at its highest level in over a decade, it's a tough time to be looking for a job.

 

The National Foundation for Educational Research has identified six key skills you need to stand out from the crowd, and it could be that you already have them…

 

Come with BBC News' Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys as she looks for those skills in action to help you land your dream career. 

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Canada recently walked away from trade talks with the US hours before Donald Trump's deadline to impose major tariffs on Canadian goods.

Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a defiant tone, acknowledging that Canada was now locked in a trade war with the US.

He also announced retaliatory tariffs, pledging to match US tariffs "dollar for dollar".

Carney's tough stance is popular at home, but will it come at a price?

We speak to Jayme Poisson, host of the CBC podcast Front Burner, about whether Carney is taking a big political gamble by standing up to Trump’s tariffs – and why many Canadians feel confident they can withstand a trade war with their southern neighbour.

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0:00 Why is Mark Carney standing up to Trump?

2:31 What does Carney have to gain from fighting back?

5:03 How is Canada trying to reduce its reliance on the US?

7:48 Why did the US-Canada trade talks collapse?

11:33 What went wrong in the final hours of negotiations?

14:17 Why is Carney now talking about a trade war?

16:59 Could Trump be more vulnerable than Carney?

19:28 Do Canadians support Carney's approach?

22:54 What could Canada lose from this trade war?

26:07 Can Canada really win against the US?

Prince Harry and Meghan have arrived back in the UK from California.

Senior royal correspondent Daniela Relph joins Adam to discuss what life in the British countryside might look like for the couple. Where is the line between private and public life? Who will pay for their security? And could Meghan be returning to her acting career?

And, why did the head of the US CIA John Ratcliffe make an unannounced visit to Moscow? Caitriona Perry, chief presenter in Washington, and Steve Rosenberg, Russia editor, piece together what we know so far about John Ratcliffe’s meeting in the Russian capital.

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Prince Harry is back in the UK, but could his return help heal the rift with his brother, Prince William?

After six years living in the US, Prince Harry, Meghan and their children, Archie and Lilibet, have returned to life in Britain.

While the royal brothers were once inseparable - Harry and William’s relationship has been strained for more than half a decade, becoming increasingly divided by family tensions and a series of public revelations.

So could Harry’s return mark the beginning of a reconciliation or is the rift between the brothers too deep to repair?

BBC Senior Royal Correspondent Daniela Relph examines the breakdown in Harry and William’s relationship and whether the brothers can ever rebuild their bond.

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At least 100 people have been killed in Nepal, and hundreds of tourists are missing, after a massive flash flood and mudslide on the Nepal-Tibet border.

Nepal's foreign minister says the flood may have been caused by an earthquake triggering an avalanche.

What do we know about how it started, and the damage done?

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00:00-01:23 Intro

01:23-02:11 What happened?

02:11-02:52 Eyewitness account

02:52-03:51 What caused the flood?

03:51-04:32 What has been damaged?

04:32-05:40 How difficult is the rescue operation?

05:40-06:29 Why tourists go to Nepal

06:29-07:12 Has Nepal seen this before,

07:12-end How bad could this be?