New York bans new data centres
New York state bans large-scale data centres.
Border controls between Spain and Gibraltar are lifted, allowing Spaniards to travel more easily to Gibraltar to work.
New York becomes the first US state to impose a moratorium on building large-scale data centres.
The measure, announced by New York's Governor Kathy Horchul, applies to all centres using 50MW or more of power and will remain in force for a year. We hear what the moratorium might mean for business.
The announcement comes hours after Australia's prime minister Anthony Albanese announces tougher rules for companies wanting to build data centres there.
Elsewhere, the removal of a border fence separating southern Spain from the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar puts an end to border controls that have been in place for 118 years. And our correspondent Anna Holligan looks at Europe's largest freight port in Rotterdam, which is under pressure to be greener.
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