AI data centres are becoming a major US political issue.

Candidates and lawmakers in both parties are challenging their growth, but Donald Trump supports them – calling critics “backwards”.

With the midterm elections around the corner, could this issue lose Trump votes? In this video…

1:39 – What are data centres used for?
2:01 – How many are there across the US?
2:45 – What are the environmental impacts?
3:21 – How much water do they really use?
4:37 – How unpopular are they in the US?
5:15 – What is the impact on nearby residents?
6:19 – How could they influence the US midterms?

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New student housing is transforming Scotland’s cities. But as thousands of rooms are built, many students say affordable accommodation remains out of reach.

Journalist Thea Kellock explores the business behind Scotland’s student housing boom and asks who these developments are really built for.

In this video:

00:00 – The student accommodation boom
00:43 – The human cost of private PBSA: Lara
02:57 – How much PBSA is there?
03:45 – Why is there so much being built?
04:22 – The pros and cons
05:34 – The financial cost of private PBSA
06:15 -The international student perspective: Saba
07:12 – The scammer
08:16 – ‘These buildings aren’t filling up’
10:23 – The PBSA alternatives
11:18 – The Slurp student accommodation snapshot
13:17 – A complex picture
13:46 – University of Edinburgh Statement

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Does the energy ceasefire President Trump announced between Russia and Ukraine actually exist?

Over the weekend Trump said a truce had been reached. But whilst Ukrainian President Zelensky said he would be willing to back one, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Ukraine doesn’t deserve the “respite” that a ceasefire would bring.

To unpack was was and was not agreed, Adam is joined by Dan Johnson in Kyiv, Asma Khalid in Washington DC and diplomatic correspondent James Landale in London.

00:00 What is life like in Ukraine?
08:45 What does each side want from an ‘energy ceasefire’?
17:00 What is the current relationship between Trump & Zelensky?
22:00 What’s happening in Saudi Arabia with the Houthi conflict?

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