
Press Release · Oct 9, 2026
The Environment Agency has declared Yorkshire in drought on 9 October 2026 after months of below average spring and summer rainfall left reservoirs and river flows persistently low. The designation triggers intensified monitoring and co ordinated action by national and local agencies, and adds Yorkshire to most of central, southern and eastern England already in drought status.

World News · Oct 9, 2026
Finland’s licensing and supervision authority has told Tuike Finland, the local company linked to Google’s €13 billion AI infrastructure programme, to suspend preparatory work at Muhos and Kajaani while environmental impact assessments are completed and questions about large-scale forest clearance are examined.

Technology & AI · Sep 30, 2026
Greece’s minister for digital governance said investments including a major DEI AWS data centre and national supercomputing projects will turn Western Macedonia into a data and artificial intelligence hub, promising jobs, new industry and research links.