
Four Planned UK Data Centres Weigh Gas Power Despite Net Zero Aim
BBC research says plans for on-site gas generation could emit more CO2 than Manchester, Liverpool and Southampton together. The government says such power would be tightly controlled.
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BBC research says plans for on-site gas generation could emit more CO2 than Manchester, Liverpool and Southampton together. The government says such power would be tightly controlled.

Cambridge-led physicists studying beauty quark decays at the LHC report signals from a scale 100 billion times smaller than an atom. UK funding for the next stage is in doubt.

The centre that preserves Liverpool's Williamson Tunnels will shut on 20 December after its annual ground rent was set to rise to a commercial rate and no long-term investor was found.

High pressure keeps the UK mostly dry this week, with frost and fog at night. Met Office figures show October was wetter, warmer and sunnier than average.

A 200-page draft would remove certificates and inspection fees on food and farm trade with the EU. The EU ambassadors discuss it on Wednesday.

Point of Law reeled in Royal Supremacy at Flemington to win the Melbourne Cup. Trainer Ciaron Maher took the first three places.

A team says it found structures resembling red blood cells and chemical traces of heme in an Aratasaurus fossil from Brazil. Another palaeontologist doubts the cells.

Liverpool lost 1-0 to Arsenal without a shot on target. Opta numbers show the larger issue is turning frequent entries into the penalty area into clear chances.

Everton beat Newcastle at St James' Park through a Thierno Barry goal after a goalkeeping error. It was their second win over Matthias Jaissle's side in five days.

Trade groups from farming to retail say the fees would raise costs for American importers and exporters. The current suspension expires on 9 November unless it is extended.

The home secretary has dropped a 15-year wait for care workers after a cabinet backlash. Most of her tougher settlement rules still stand, including retrospective ones.

Dozens of French high schools were barricaded again after the holiday. The education minister says final-year pupils risk losing the school year, and unions plan a nationwide strike on Thursday.

At least 250 households and several businesses are out of their homes and workplaces in east London. The building manager cited an imminent risk to life.

Christophe Fanichet takes over from Gwendoline Cazenave on 1 December. Eurostar says rivals are now seeking to run trains on its routes.

Labour has quit local deals with the Green Party in 11 councils, including Sheffield, after the Greens adopted a policy defining Zionism as racism. Both parties are trading blame.