Down the drain

Down the drain

Author: BBC Radio 5 Live May 29, 2026 Duration: 51:16

Felicity Hannah hears from businesses in Kent experiencing water outages in the heatwave. Plus, we go behind the scenes of a data centre in London to find out if they're putting the UK on the map when it comes to AI.


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